Paymaster

Position Summary:Omni Hotels & Resorts is seeking an experienced Payroll Analyst / Paymaster to join our Dallas-based Shared Services team. The ideal candidate will have advanced payroll experience managing high-volume multi-state payroll processing in Dayforce. This role will initially serve as the dedicated payroll partner for an assigned hotel property learning its operations and independently managing payroll from start to finish. Responsibilities include collecting and validating payroll data processing payroll auditing results resolving discrepancies completing reconciliations and supporting post-payroll activities. Some travel may be required to gain firsthand knowledge of property operations build strong working relationships and establish an effective end-to-end payroll process. Once the process is mastered the Payroll Analyst / Paymaster will help standardize and expand the approach to additional hotel Responsibilities:Serve as the dedicated end-to-end payroll owner for an assigned hotel property developing a thorough understanding of its operations payroll practices stakeholders and unique to assigned hotel properties as needed to learn property-level processes partner directly with Finance teams and key supervisors and support a successful transition to Shared standardize and refine the end-to-end payroll process for the assigned property then help implement the proven approach across additional hotel manage and execute assigned payrolls from start to finish including data collection time and attendance validation payroll processing auditing discrepancy resolution final submission reconciliation and post-payroll collaborate with hotel property Finance teams key supervisors and other stakeholders to collect all required payroll data and ensure complete accurate and timely payroll deadlines and follow up with property teams to resolve missing incomplete or inaccurate information before payroll processing payroll for multiple properties including regular wages tips additional pay benefits garnishments supplemental runs off-cycle payments and final and validate time and attendance data in Dayforce WFM before payroll submission ensuring alignment with established pay policies and applicable wage and hour detailed pre-payroll and post-payroll audits to identify errors inconsistencies compliance risks and opportunities for process analyze and resolve payroll discrepancies; identify trends determine root causes and recommend corrective payroll results and obtain required approvals before final payroll and maintain confidential garnishment orders and supporting documentation in Omni payroll standards and promote consistent payroll procedures across compliance with federal state and local payroll regulations and wage and hour validate and reconcile payroll reports within Dayforce and coordinate necessary corrections with the appropriate payroll reconciliations of hours earnings deductions taxes and net pay between Dayforce Time and Attendance and Dayforce additional pay calculations to the general ledger and supporting source with the reconciliation of payroll-related balance sheet accounts to ensure discrepancies are identified and resolved payroll guidance training and best-practice recommendations to property teams and Shared Services clear documentation and audit support for each payroll internal and external audit requests and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Shared and support W-2 processing and year-end payroll validation activities in and monitor 7(i) exemptions to ensure appropriate use and reconcile and validate IRS Form 8027 data for properties reporting allocated additional payroll duties and system-related responsibilities as assigned by :Three to five years of multi-state payroll experience in a corporate or hospitality processing payroll in Dayforce is highly payroll experience including union and non-union environments is strongly expertise in payroll auditing reconciliations discrepancy resolution and financial analytical critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate downstream payroll and financial to interpret payroll data identify trends determine root causes and recommend effective best proficiency in Dayforce reporting payroll auditing and general awareness of pay policy Excel skills including experience working with large data sets formulas lookups pivot tables and of Dayforce Symphony Opera ResortSuite and Oracle is verbal and written communication attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced and willingness to travel to hotel properties as needed to learn operations and support payroll process or CPP certification preferred but not degree preferred.