Finance & HR Operations Lead - Payroll & Systems

Snowriver Mountain Resort; Wakefield Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

HSA

Flexible Time Off

Sick Time

Season Pass

Job summary

Snowriver Mountain Resort seeks a Finance & HR Operations Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll, labor cost control, and HR program administration across resort locations. You will support budgeting, financial reporting, and system improvements while ensuring compliance and strong internal controls.

The role reports to both the CFO and CHRO, with responsibility to optimize processes and partner with leaders to deliver accurate, timely payroll and HR services at scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in payroll, accounting, finance, HR operations, or related functions.
• At least 5 years of hands-on payroll administration experience, including payroll processing, compliance, and accuracy for hourly, salaried, and multi-location workforces.
• Strong working knowledge of payroll regulations, wage and hour requirements, payroll taxes, deductions, and reporting.
• Experience with financial reporting, budgeting, labor cost analysis, reconciliations, and general accounting practices.
• Experience implementing and administering employee benefits, leave programs, payroll-related HR processes, or comparable employee programs.
• Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to independently manage complex processes, balance competing priorities, and implement operational and system improvements.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust, develop positive working relationships, provide approachable employee support, and communicate effectively with employees and leaders at all levels.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Experience with Paylocity or comparable integrated payroll and HRIS platforms.
• Experience in hospitality, resort operations, seasonal businesses, or organizations with complex workforce structures.
• Experience administering payroll and HR processes across multiple states.
• Experience supporting system implementations, process automation, or integration between financial and HR systems.
• Familiarity with retirement plan administration, expense reimbursement programs, and related financial controls.
• Experience supporting financial audits, workers' compensation audits, or other regulatory reporting requirements.
• Familiarity with international seasonal employment programs, including H-2B and J-1.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing & Accuracy: Own end-to-end payroll execution across all resort locations, ensuring accurate and timely processing, timekeeping review, payroll tax compliance, deductions, retirement contributions, garnishments, reconciliations, year-end reporting, and resolution of payroll discrepancies.
• Labor Cost Management & Analysis: Monitor labor expenses, overtime, scheduled versus actual hours, and payroll trends; identify variances and opportunities for improvement; and provide budgeting support, labor cost projections, and reporting to inform financial and operational decisions.
• Finance & Accounting Support: Support the CFO and Finance team through budgeting, financial reporting, account reconciliations, month-end close activities, audit preparation, and other assigned financial and administrative responsibilities.
• HR Program Administration: Implement and administer approved employee benefits, leave, expense reimbursement, and related HR programs, ensuring accurate system setup, enrollment and eligibility administration, approval and utilization tracking, employee communications, reconciliations, and consistent execution across resort locations.
• Systems Administration & Process Improvement: Own the administration and continuous improvement of assigned Finance and HR systems and workflows, translating approved policies and business requirements into effective system configurations, testing, controls, documentation, training, automation, and scalable processes.
• Compliance, Reporting & Operational Controls: Maintain accurate financial, payroll, and employee records, conduct routine audits and reconciliations, monitor administrative compliance requirements, prepare financial and HR operational reports, and proactively identify and resolve discrepancies, risks, and process gaps.
• Cross-Functional Partnership & Leadership Support: Serve as an approachable, trusted resource for employees and leaders across all resort locations, providing clear communication, sound judgment, and responsive support while representing and extending the CFO and CHRO in assigned initiatives, employee interactions, and operational matters.

Skills

Payroll expertise

Excel

HR operations

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Payroll regulations

Multi-state payroll

HRIS systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/HR

Tools

Paylocity

Job description

Snowriver Mountain Resort seeks a Finance & HR Operations Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll, labor cost control, and HR program administration across resort locations. You will support budgeting, financial reporting, and system improvements while ensuring compliance and strong internal controls.

The role reports to both the CFO and CHRO, with responsibility to optimize processes and partner with leaders to deliver accurate, timely payroll and HR services at scale.