Payroll Specialist Jobs

Hotel Engine is a Denver-based travel tech company on a mission to radically simplify trip management for businesses. We're not a cumbersome travel management company, nor an online price aggregator. We're a powerful network that brings hotels and businesses together. Our members save time, money and effort in managing their lodging programs, and our partners get access to loyal, high-value business travelers. It's a true win-win. Following a 2021 series B funding round at a $1.3 billion valuation, we achieved remarkable growth in 2022. We expect 2023 to be our best year yet.

Across our organization, we're powered by exceptional talent. From our large Engineering and Product teams to Sales, Supplier Relations, Member Support, Data, Marketing and Operations, our team is forward-thinking, data-driven and customer-obsessed. We're also a lot of fun — one of the many reasons we were named a Best Place to Work by Built In Colorado for the past four consecutive years.

We value our individuality, and we also understand that together, we thrive. Most importantly, we know we're not for everyone! Complacency doesn't live here. We're focused on finding the right people who are energized by our culture and bring diverse experiences and backgrounds that will help us unlock our full potential. Click here to view our DNA, and if you like what you see, please read on!

About the Role:

We are searching for a highly motivated Payroll Specialist to support all payroll functions. We are fast-paced, high-growth startup, which means we build processes, solve problems and manage competing priorities daily. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you'll take ownership of processing all employee changes for semi-monthly payroll processing, become a subject matter expert on our payroll operations, seek our areas of improvement, and represent the Accounting department in a collaborative and positive manner across the Company.

Requirements and responsibilities:

• Assist with preparing and processing semi-annual payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and maintaining auditable supporting workpapers.
• Support all day-to-day payroll operations including processing new hire & termination information, salary changes, one-time payments, bonuses, commissions, liens, garnishments, and timecards.
• Assist with audits such as 401k & workers compensation, ad-hock analyses, and special projects as needed.
• Monitor timecard records and solicit approvals for timely and accurate payroll processing.
• Prepare off-cycle ACH requests with a sense of urgency and strong attention to detail.
• Partner closely with People Team on employee benefits and withholding elections (401K, FSA, HSA, etc), ensuring employee information on file is up to date and accurate.
• Proactively oversee and resolve incoming questions from employees, representing HotelEngine with a collaborative and team-oriented approach.

Qualifications:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), strongly preferred
• Exceptional communication skills, both written & verbal, required
• Strong sense of urgency and attention to detail, required
• Experience with Paycom, UKG, or Workday, strongly preferred
• Strong Excel user, including prior experience with large data sets, required
• Minimum 3 years of payroll experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, required
• Self-directed worker with the ability to be proactive in trying to resolve issues, but also asks appropriate questions as needed

Cash compensation:

• The base salary range for this role is $74,000.00 - $80,000.00 depending on experience. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise and may vary from the amount above.

Hotel Engine Total Rewards Philosophy | We recognize that there is more to work than day-to-day responsibilities. Hotel Engine has been recognized on Built-in Colorado's Best Places to Work list 3 years in a row (2020-2022) for our positive culture and robust growth opportunities.

As a company, we're also dedicated to giving back to our greater community, and have comprehensive corporate social responsibility programs supporting community, social justice and environmental causes. In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we're pleased to offer benefits including:

• Annual performance bonuses
• Competitive base salaries 
• Hotel discounts through our exclusive platform
• The ability to make a real impact in an incredibly fast-growing organization; you'll never be just another cog in the wheel.
• Insurance benefits including medical coverage (with a plan available at no cost to employees) + 100% paid dental and vision insurance 
• Unlimited PTO + 2 paid days each year to volunteer with your favorite non-profit
• 401(k) plan with a match program
• Paid parental leave and family medical leave
• Stock options for all associates + performance-based stock options