Highgate · 9 hours ago
Payroll Accounting Manager
Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with a global portfolio of over 400 hotels. The Payroll Accounting Manager will oversee all payroll-related activities concerning the general ledger, ensuring timely and accurate entries and reconciliations.
Hospitality
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required
Proficiency with Excel required
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
Preferred
Proficient with Oracle accounting systems preferred
Proficient with ADP and/or Ceridian Dayforce preferred
Public Accounting experience preferred
Prior real estate or hospitality experience preferred
CPA or CPA candidate preferred
Company
Highgate
Highgate is a United States-based real estate investment and hospitality management firm.
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Funding
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Trilantic North America
2014-10-08Private Equity
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