Payroll Accounting Manager

Compensation Type

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.  Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle. www.highgate.com

Location

Highgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX

Overview

The Payroll Accounting Manager will be responsible for taking ownership of all payroll related activities in regards to the general ledger.  The performance of this position will be primarily measured by how successful we are in the ensuring that all entries and reconciliations are completed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post ledger entries with earnings and deductions
• Prepare and post accrued payroll, vacation, annual bonuses, and severance
• Initiate wire transfers and ACH payments for any off cycle manual payroll, if needed
• Reconciles payroll-related general ledger accounts monthly and ensures reconciliations are completed timely and accurately
• Prepare and maintain accounting files, records, and schedules
• Produces ad hoc and recurring payroll reporting
• Prepare and post entries to bill out allocated compensation to managed properties
• Serves as a point of contact for compensation related queries
• Evaluate processes and procedural documents for increased efficiencies and opportunities for continuous improvement
• Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors
• Document and update payroll procedures
• Prepare and post entries of medical benefits allocations
• Assists with compensation forecasting and annual budgets
• Assists Payroll dept and HR with GL mapping of deductions and earnings codes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
• Proficiency with Excel required
• Proficient with Oracle accounting systems preferred
• Proficient with ADP and/or Ceridian Dayforce preferred
• Strong organizational, analytical, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently with minimal supervision
• A strong desire to develop into a future finance and accounting leader within a dynamic organization

Additional Qualifications – Preferred

• Public Accounting experience preferred
• Prior real estate or hospitality experience preferred
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred