Hotel Payroll Specialist — Dayforce & Unifocus

Accor; Sonoma (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join our finance team. You will process bi-weekly payroll, verify employee changes, and ensure accuracy across time and attendance systems (Dayforce) and payroll platforms (Unifocus).

You will generate payroll reports, run daily labor analytics, reconcile taxes and benefits, and train leaders on payroll processes while maintaining strict compliance with company policies and payroll standards.

Qualifications

• Computer literacy in Microsoft Windows or related applications.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities.
• Highly responsible and reliable; works well in a team.
• Experience with Dayforce and Unifocus is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consistently offers professional, engaging and friendly service.
• Verifies employee changes and matches paperwork in systems.
• Processes bi-weekly payroll using time and attendance and payroll systems.
• Generates payroll reports for DOF/ADOF to prepare journals.
• Runs daily labor reports from Dayforce and Unifocus; backup Unifocus admin.
• Reconciles payroll taxes/benefits bi-weekly and trains leaders on payroll system.
• Compiles audit packages and liaises with Talent and Culture on pay items.
• Manages and communicates vacation balance reports; follows policies.

Skills

Microsoft Windows

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Reliability

Guest service

Tools

Dayforce

Unifocus

Job description

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join our finance team. You will process bi-weekly payroll, verify employee changes, and ensure accuracy across time and attendance systems (Dayforce) and payroll platforms (Unifocus).

You will generate payroll reports, run daily labor analytics, reconcile taxes and benefits, and train leaders on payroll processes while maintaining strict compliance with company policies and payroll standards.