Corporate Payroll Specialist

Property Description

Davidson Hospitality Group is a dynamic and innovative hospitality management company that is constantly seeking top talent to join its team. With its headquarters located in the heart of the hospitality industry in Atlanta, Georgia, Davidson Hospitality Group is a leader in hotel and resort management, providing comprehensive and results-driven services to a diverse portfolio of properties across the United States. As a job applicant, you can expect to work in a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages creativity, growth, and professional development. With a strong commitment to excellence in guest service, employee engagement, and financial performance, Davidson Hospitality Group offers a rewarding and fulfilling career path for individuals who are passionate about the hospitality industry. Whether you are seeking a corporate role in operations, sales and marketing, revenue management, finance, human resources, or other areas, Davidson Hospitality Group offers a wide range of career opportunities for motivated and talented individuals. Join the team at Davidson Hospitality Group and be a part of a dynamic and growing organization that is dedicated to delivering exceptional hospitality experiences.

Overview

Davidson Hospitality Group is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our Corporate Payroll team. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on payroll professional who understands the unique complexities of hospitality payroll and enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment supporting hotels and resorts across the country.

In this role, you'll take ownership of payroll processing for assigned Davidson properties and corporate entities, partnering closely with property Human Resources teams, managers, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, HRIS and other business partners. You'll play an important role in ensuring our team members are paid accurately, on time and in compliance with federal, state and local requirements.

If you have hospitality payroll experience, hands-on Workday Payroll expertise, and experience navigating complex payroll environments including tipped employees, union considerations and multi-state requirements, we would love to hear from you.

*This is an on-site position at our corporate office in Dunwoody, GA
What You'll Do

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for assigned hotels, resorts and/or corporate entities, including weekly, biweekly and other payroll cycles.
• Review and validate timecards, hours worked, overtime, PTO, holiday pay, shift differentials, multiple rates of pay, bonuses, incentives, retroactive payments, deductions and other payroll transactions.
• Process payroll for hourly, salaried, tipped, seasonal and other team member populations.
• Apply working knowledge of hospitality-specific payroll practices, including tipped employees, tip-credit considerations, reported tips, gratuities and service charges, banquet and event-related compensation, multiple jobs and pay rates, union environments, FLSA requirements, overtime, shift differentials and seasonal employment.
• Understand how hotel scheduling, timekeeping, operational practices, departmental transfers and employee work locations impact payroll and partner with property teams to resolve issues before payroll finalization.
• Perform detailed preliminary payroll audits, review payroll registers and identify discrepancies prior to payroll finalization.
• Process approved payroll adjustments, pay inputs, EIBs and other payroll uploads within Workday.
• Utilize Workday Payroll for payroll processing, auditing, research, reconciliation, reporting and issue resolution.
• Research Workday payroll issues involving earnings, deductions, taxes, retroactive calculations, time, absence, compensation, costing and employee payroll data.
• Perform pre-payroll and post-payroll audits and process approved off-cycle payments, On-Demand payments, reversals, voids and payroll corrections.
• Support payroll processing across multiple states and local jurisdictions while maintaining knowledge of applicable federal, state and local payroll, wage-payment and FLSA requirements.
• Research payroll discrepancies, identify root causes and take ownership of issues through resolution.
• Partner with property HR teams, timekeepers and managers to resolve payroll questions and discrepancies within established deadlines.
• Support payroll reconciliation, payroll reporting, quarter-end and year-end activities, W-2/W-2C review and payroll tax research.
• Work collaboratively with Corporate Payroll, HRIS/Workday, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Accounting and third-party payroll providers.
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