Sr. HR Compliance Analyst

In-office required. This position will be located in Indianapolis IN.

As a member of JD Finish Lines People Department the Sr. HR Compliance Analyst will support the organization through the administration and development of HR compliance programs and policies to prevent legal risk and ensure compliance with employment laws. This role serves as a credible and trusted advisor to the People Department and business leaders leveraging experience expertise organizational awareness business acumen a pragmatic mindset and a strong ability to effectively partner with and influence others. This individual is expected to consistently demonstrate and embody JD Finish Lines core values: Customer People Winning Community and Financial Responsibility through the following key responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Lead research and strategize HR Compliance efforts and provide proactive practical compliance advice across a broad range of HR and employment-related matters such as employee classification time and attendance compensation benefits and recordkeeping with a strong focus on wage & hour laws and California law.

• In connection with leadership and Legal identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk prioritizes high and low risk exposures and develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of issues. Must be able to proactively strategize and provide guidance on avoiding similar situations in the future.

• Partner with HRIS Payroll Benefits and other relevant teams on deliverables related to payroll and time entry (ensure accurate time entry rules and payroll calculations including meal waivers and PTO/paid sick balances) employee training onboarding etc.; proactively notify relevant stakeholders about changes and ensure proactive compliance.

• Serve as HR compliance subject matter expert for introduction of new technology platforms; possess the ability to understand HRM/WFM platforms/tools and ensure systems are set up for employment law compliance

• Lead process for monitoring and tracking new and emerging compliance trends labor & employment laws and agency enforcement actions that impact companys people and processes. Interpret and simplify laws and policies into easily consumable concepts and regularly keep the People team abreast of applicable changing regulations.

• Serve as primary leader for maintaining and drafting internal employee policies that are consistent with federal state and local employment laws; regularly review and revise policies to ensure compliance with changing laws; work with applicable management to obtain all necessary approvals for new policies or amendments to existing policies; execute effective succinct communication of policy changes to all affected employees.

• Serve as the subject matter expert for all compliance-related topics providing guidance to HR team members and cross-functional business partners; provide easily digestible reports to HR leadership on compliance status.

• In collaboration with Legal drive and ensure company-wide compliance with federal state and local employment and labor laws.

• Identify organize and support the Learning & Development team in the development of mandatory and/or desired employee training modules/presentations; serve as primary adviser on employee training materials and take the lead role in approving training content.

• Project manage the annual review/distribution of company policies and oversee rollout of new/reissued policies in collaboration with HR Technology & Operations team members.

• Must be a strong communicator both written and oral and must be able to provide easily digestible succinct communications to a wide variety of employee populations.

• In partnership with Legal advise/collaborate with internal compliance investigations and the resolution of employment-related issues.

• Promote and lead the standardization and documentation of HR processes; identify and implement process improvements.

• Responds to known/potential non-compliance events and assists in the mitigation of future compliance risk. Assists and contributes to compliance risk assessments by identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability prioritization of HR compliance risk issues and in the development maintenance and publishing of compliance audit findings and plans.

• Counsel People and business leaders on compliance issues and trends and respond to routine requests for information on policy interpretation.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and carry out responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Education and/or Experience

Bachelors degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university or equivalent experience. 4-6 years progressive experience in HR compliance/employment law field or combination of experience in HR compliance and another functional human resources area including talent management learning & development and/or talent acquisition (with at least 3 years experience focused on employment law/HR compliance). Extensive experience and knowledge providing U.S. federal state and local employment law counseling and guidance on day-to-day operational and compliance issues policies and processes. Extensive experience reviewing and drafting HR policies and procedures and advising on compliance issues and solutions in multiple jurisdictions.

Required Computer and/or Technical Skills

Should have basic to intermediate knowledge and abilities with Google Suite and Microsoft Products including: Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint as well as a working understanding of functions and relationships of information in HRIS.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit for more than 6 hours per shift

• Use hands to finger handle and feel

• Reach with hands and arms

• Talk and/or hear

• Walk or move from one location to another

• Occasionally may need to climb balance stoop kneel or crouch

• Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the companys policies are required for the position.

• Average work week is 45 - 50 hours which can vary depending on business need.

The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy.

Finish Line Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal state and local EEO laws. Finish Line Inc. prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on the individuals race or color religion or creed national origin alienage or citizenship status marital status sex pregnancy status age military status disability or any other protected characteristic or class protected by law. Finish Line Inc. provides reasonable accommodation of religion and disability in accordance with applicable laws.

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This job description is not intended to cover all aspects duties and/or responsibilities required of employees. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary or permanent basis per company policy. The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice.

EEO Statement:

The Finish Line Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to complying with all federal state and local EEO laws. The Finish Line Inc. prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on race or color religion or creed national origin alienage or citizenship status marital status sex pregnancy status age military status disability or any other characteristic or class protected by law. The Finish Line Inc. provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws including for disabilities pregnancy and religious practices.

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