Director of Payroll

Responsibilities

• Maintain payroll best practices, ensure that high quality payroll and customer service is delivered
• Ensure that the end payroll product and its processes are compliant with established internal controls and all state and federal regulations
• Oversees annual preparation of W-2 income reporting
• Defines and drives key requirements, projects and initiatives aimed at efficiency, quality, compliance, eliminating complexity and/or maximizing value of select functions and operations
• Responsible for entering payroll data into the system
• Responsible for auditing payroll data and maintaining files and records to produce accurate payroll period reports in accordance with hotel standards
• Engages in ongoing auditing activities to verify the accuracy of payroll records and information
• Check figures, postings, and documents for accuracy
• Organize, secure, and maintain all files, records, cash and cash equivalents in accordance with policies and procedures
• Record, store, and/or analyze computerized payroll information
• Prepare, maintain, audit, and distribute statistical, auditing, or payroll reports and tables
• Maintain, update, create, secure, and archive employee payroll records and files
• Process and/or issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions
• Understand basic payroll tax as it relates to the employee’s pay and their W2
• Aid with benefits administration and compliance, including healthcare and verifying the weekly 401(k) wire confirmation for all properties and confirming that each property’s 401(k) contribution equals 25% of the match
• Compute employee wages and deductions and enter wages and deductions into payroll system
• Provide information to employees and managers/supervisors on payroll matters and tax issues
• Adjust basic settings in time clock system
• Display strong ethics and ability to keep information confidential
• Maintain relationship with 3rd party banking, tax, and garnishment providers
• Responsible for administration of garnishments and tracking all returned or stopped garnishment payments
• Responsible for security setup for new system users for payroll and removing access for terminated user’s, resetting passwords, and maintaining an internal audit spreadsheet
• Must have the ability to research payroll or payroll related items and present findings to the group
• Responsible for additional administrative duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Accounting/Business Degree preferred
• Solid understanding of Payroll, US tax, HR processes and timekeeping automation experience
• Must understand California Wage/Work Rules/Laws
• Union payroll experience preferred
• 3rd party provider management experience
• 5+ years of payroll processing management experience in a large company is required
• Proven ability to manage numerous projects, as well as resources, remotely in a highly dispersed organization
• Project Management Experience
• Excellent written, analytical, and verbal communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to clearly articulate/summarize issues and present solutions to key stakeholders and senior leaders
• Ability to influence and guide to achieve the best solution
• Ability to analyze complex laws and regulations and apply them across Business Units and within corporate strategies
• Strong working knowledge of Ceridian Dayforce is preferred