Hospitality Payroll & Benefits Leader

Starwood Hotels; Mayfair; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Designed by Nature work environment

Free meals on duty

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Starwood Hotels seeks a Payroll & Benefits Manager to oversee accurate, timely payroll for all hotel staff, ensuring compliance with payroll laws and internal reporting. The role collaborates with Finance, People Ops, and department heads to maintain precise records and robust payroll controls.

Experience with Fourth is helpful but not mandatory; training is available for strong payroll professionals who can quickly adapt to new systems. The position offers growth in a hospitality-focused team.

Qualifications

• > Previous payroll experience with a good understanding of UK payroll legislation.
• > Strong numerical, analytical and reconciliation skills.
• > Good Excel skills and attention to detail.
• > Ability to work accurately to strict deadlines.
• > Strong communication and organisational skills.
• > Desirable: Payroll experience within a hotel or hospitality environment.
• > Desirable: Experience using Fourth or similar payroll/workforce systems.
• > Desirable: Experience processing service charge or tronc.
• > Desirable: Experience with payroll journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• > Desirable: CIPP or equivalent payroll qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end monthly payroll process for all hotel employees.
• Ensure salaries, hourly wages, overtime, holiday pay, bonuses, service charge/tronc and other adjustments are processed accurately and on time.
• Review and process starters, leavers, salary changes, promotions and other employee changes.
• Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, pensions, Auto Enrolment and statutory payments including SSP and SMP.
• Review payroll reports prior to final approval and investigate any unusual or incorrect payments.
• Manage and reconcile pension contributions and payroll-related deductions.
• Reconcile payroll, service charge/tronc and related balance sheet accounts each month.
• Prepare and review payroll journals for posting to the general ledger.
• Work closely with HR and department heads to ensure payroll information and employee records are accurate.
• Respond to employee payroll queries and resolve discrepancies in a timely and professional manner.
• Produce payroll reporting and analysis covering labour costs, headcount, overtime and other key payroll trends.
• Support payroll budgeting and forecasting, including providing information on headcount and labour cost changes.
• Maintain strong payroll controls, supporting documentation and clear audit trails.
• Support internal and external audits and provide payroll information when required.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and efficiency while maintaining strict confidentiality.

Skills

Payroll experience

UK payroll legislation

Numerical skills

Excel

Communication

Organisational skills

Fourth payroll systems

Tools

Fourth

Job description

Starwood Hotels seeks a Payroll & Benefits Manager to oversee accurate, timely payroll for all hotel staff, ensuring compliance with payroll laws and internal reporting. The role collaborates with Finance, People Ops, and department heads to maintain precise records and robust payroll controls.

Experience with Fourth is helpful but not mandatory; training is available for strong payroll professionals who can quickly adapt to new systems. The position offers growth in a hospitality-focused team.