People Partner, Operations

Hello potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S. where we’ve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing.

Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to help people live a healthier life without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process, and to change the food system for the better. We drive that change through the power of oats and through a significant reduction in cow’s milk consumption. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like to work for Oatly, too. Now onto the formal stuff.

We are seeking a temporary People Partner, Operations to join our team for 12-18 months with the possibility to join in a permanent capacity. This role will be responsible for partnering with other members of our people team and supporting all areas related to payroll, benefits & leave, ensuring overall compliance from a HR perspective and supporting the HR systems to make sure we are running smoothly. We are seeking someone who is passionate about People Operations (Payroll, Benefits, data management, compliance and reporting, etc.) and will be committed to providing high-quality service to everyone you interact with.

This role is remote but must be based in the Eastern Time Zone, with a preference for candidates within commuting distance of New York City or Philadelphia.

Here are the things we want to hire you to do:

Payroll:

• This role will be responsible for partnering with our people team and ADP ensuring payroll is completed accurately, timely and in compliance with local laws

• Process, Reviews and audits payroll and third-party providers to ensure compliance with in-house policies, tax laws and statutory regulations

• Support financial closing activities (monthly, quarterly & annually) as assigned

• Monitor, evaluate and manage changing legal, tax and regulatory demands and their effects on processes and procedures

• Provides assistance to ensure tax, audit, sox compliance, accounting expectations and obligations are fulfilled accurately by required deadlines

• Lead the effort in tax compliance and state setup and maintenance

• Partner with team and support broad-based payroll-related projects and initiatives

• First point of contact for all payroll, ADP and benefits related questions to Oatly employees

• Lead the global project for implementing payroll/benefits for Canada and Mexico

Benefits:

• Support benefits enrollment with the help from the People team

• First point of contact to respond to questions as they relate to HR policies, which includes but not limited Payroll, HR systems and benefits, escalate as needed

• Leave administrator duties partnering with vendors and employees as needed

• Partner with benefit providers to ensure data feeds between systems works as intended, automating information flow wherever possible

Compliance & Systems:

• Perform regular audits of our people data (such as EEOC, I-9) and respond to reporting requests from regulatory agencies such as the Dept of Labor, Dept of Commerce, etc

• Work with external auditors and internal colleagues to ensure SOX compliance

• Staying abreast of updates and new employment laws applicable to our employee population

• Sharing with the people and legal team and ensuring that Oatly remains compliant with any state/federal law changes

• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements and maintaining accurate records

• Ensure all state unemployment rates are up-to-date, and registration for new states and municipalities as the need arises

• Support annual HR compliance reports and audits as needed

• Build as needed and maintain documentation and guides of current and future Operations processes and standard operating procedures for a streamlined user experience

• Partner with other internal teams (e.g. Finance, IT, People Team ) to ensure data accuracy, and to drive a positive employee experience throughout continuous improvement

• Assist with processing employee changes in our HRIS, such as changes to salary, managers, job information, promotions and employee offboarding transactions; and ensuring we have a complete, and accurate data records on employees at all times

• Support the reporting and management of the