Human Resources & Payroll Lead

• Company Information
• For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.

Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.

If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer!

Job Summary

The HR & Payroll Lead will serve as a point of contact to provide support to all festivals, venues, and touring management teams as well as the event staff employees throughout the employment life cycle including recruitment, onboarding, payroll and employee management. The HR & Payroll Lead will provide guidance to Payroll Coordinators and Specialists across all regions and will be the point of contact for payroll issues and challenges.

What you will do

Assist with aligning and creating the best payroll practices across all regions for HR & Payroll Coordinators and Specialists to ensure consistency across all regions.

Aid employees with daily payroll, PTO, timesheet and system Issues. Assist management with reports, timesheet issues, etc.

Support festivals, regional offices, venues, and touring with the event staff on-boarding lifecycle, which includes leading the coordination of event staff new hire paperwork, ensuring employees are in both the time and attendance and payroll system throughout all of AEG Presents for consistency.

Lead the weekly processing of event-based payroll including ensuring all time reports are submitted timely and audits/approvals are completed timely to ensure the processing of the weekly payroll.

Process and document a high-volume of transactions involving staff, including: promotions pay increases, data updates, and terminations. Send documentation to appropriate parties for approvals and coordinate with other departments on execution. Identify, update and streamline improvement opportunities in processes or documentation across all of AEG Presents.

Assist the VP HR and Director HR with specialized projects as needed.

Ensure all personnel files are properly maintained by creating new hire files, I-9 file maintenance for compliance, termination files and annual shipments for storage.

Assist in the creation and maintenance of current job descriptions for all part-time event employees.

Remain current on changes in wage & hour law by continuously researching all federal, state and local human resources laws and provide monthly updates to the HR Management.

Act as a top-level specialist when supporting new and current employees with payroll and systems training. Schedule training and track attendance for participants. Ensure compliance with training requirements.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or its equivalency (BA/BS Degree Preferred) In Human Resources, Psychology, or Business Administration preferred

4-6 years Human Resources experience

Experience working in an HRIS system to process payroll and data changes

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel and Outlook) familiarity with creating reports in Excel is preferred

Highly organized individual with close attention to detail

Exceptional customer service skills and an ability to creatively problem solve

Knowledge of employment laws

Proven ability to utilize discretion and best judgment when handling confidential information

Excellent writing and communication skills, especially communicating to large groups

Friendly, upbeat, energetic, and approachable, with the ability to act with care and extreme discretion, especially regarding disciplinary or pay-related issues.

Ability to work effectively in a fast pace, changing work environment

Ability to work well under pressure while performing multiple tasks

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Detailed oriented with a focus on quality

Excellent administrative and interpersonal skills

Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends, nights, evenings, and overtime, where necessary to meet deadlines

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, continuously changing, and entrepreneurial work environment

Strong analytical skills and attentive to detail

Works with a high sense of urgency, ability to remain flexible within a highly dynamic changing environment and still deliver on deadlines. Works well with ambiguity

Ability to lead and mentor a team

Payscale: $26.39 - $33.00 / hour

This position is not eligible for a bonus under the current bonus plan requirements.

Benefits: Full-time: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, company paid basic life insurance, voluntary life insurance, parental leave, 401k Plan (with a current employer match of 3%), flexible spending and health savings account options, and wellness offerings.

AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description.

AEG's policy is to hire the most qualified applicants, and we comply with all applicable federal, state and local employment laws in making hiring and employee decisions. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, marital status, disability, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status recognized by applicable federal, state or local law.

Employer does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.