Overview

Senior Specialist – Payroll & Payroll Tax

About Catalyst Brands:

Catalyst Brands is a leading U.S.-based retail organization formed in 2025 through the merger of JCPenney and SPARC Group, combining multiple iconic fashion brands under one umbrella. The company manages a diversified portfolio of well-known brands including Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Nautica, Lucky Brand, and JCPenney. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Catalyst Brands focuses on delivering modern retail experiences while leveraging the heritage of established global brands. With a workforce of over tens of thousands and multi-billion-dollar revenue, the organization operates at a large scale across retail, e-commerce, and supply chain domains. The company emphasizes innovation, digital transformation, and customer-centric strategies to enhance brand value and consumer engagement.

Catalyst

Brands is expanding its global presence, including a growing capability centre in India that supports technology, digital operations, and analytics. It aims to drive operational excellence and business growth by integrating technology, data-driven insights, and efficient retail practices.

Responsibilities:

- Performs assigned payroll activities to ensure accurate and timely payment of domestic associates
- Ensure that payroll activity is properly recorded in the General ledger and assists in research and analysis on reconciling items
- Work with third party providers to ensure payroll tax compliance for both the company and associates




- Utilize resources to identify issues, solve problems, and implement solutions with little to no supervision
- Solves and escalates issues to management in a straightforward and actionable format.
- Performs complex data mining, analytics, and query creation
- Perform root cause analysis and streamline processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs
- Work cross-functionally to resolve issues including across other areas of the company
- Identifies and solves issues with limited/ambiguous parameters

Core Competencies & Accomplishments:

- Productive in use of company’s resources, strong work ethic.
- Takes initiative in recommending and implementing consistent improvements to controls and efficiency.
- Interacts with others in a positive and inclusive manner.
- Strong understanding of accounting procedures and systems (Oracle, Cadency, ReconNET, etc.) pertaining to area of responsibility.
- Cross-functional enterprise understanding and the ability to lead cross-functional projects.
- Analytical and decision-making skills.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Office Tools.

Experience/Education:

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is preferred.
- Certificate on US Payroll – Would be added advantage
- Certificate on Lean and Six Sigma – would be added advantage
- 4- 6 years’ experience in roles with increasing responsibility AND analytical decision making

Pay Range

INR ₹0.00 - INR ₹0.00 /Yr.

📌 Accounting Sr Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 JCPenney
📍 Bengaluru