Payroll Specialist

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West Palm Beach, FL, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Professional Services • Travel • Hospitality
The Role
Processes full-cycle payroll for multiple properties, including employee setup and changes, terminations, garnishments, deductions, payroll batches, registers, checks, and related reporting. Maintains salary and personnel data, resolves payroll issues, supports compliance with tax and wage laws, communicates with employees, supervisors, clients, and departments, and uses Paylocity and Microsoft Office to complete payroll activities.
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Description

As a Payroll Specialist at Island Hospitality Management, you will be responsible for processing full cycle payroll for properties throughout Island’s property portfolio.

Requirements

Job Requirements:

  • Process payroll for employees in the organization
  • Maintain personnel database regarding salaries
  • Report to department supervisor regarding daily activities and issues
  • Work directly with clients to achieve organizational goals as required
  • Work with company database programs to process payroll
  • Prepare reports to relevant departments about payroll, company budgets, and expenses
  • Enter payroll maintenance information for properties
  • Enter new hires, employee changes, and process terminations into the payroll system
  • Review payroll batches and registers
  • Process garnishments and other payroll-related deductions
  • Address and resolve any payroll issues from employees and supervisors
  • Distributing and mailing checks
  • Any other duties assigned by Supervisor

Job Qualifications:

  • Proven experience in a payroll position in a fast-paced environment required
  • Strong knowledge of tax and wage laws
  • Previous experience with Paylocity
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications
  • Exceptional multitasking and organization skills
  • Able to work effectively with minimal supervision

Training:

Island Hospitality is committed to employee development and displays that commitment with a formalized training and development program providing a clear path for any employee with a desire and aptitude to thrive in the hospitality business. As team members join Island Hospitality from other organizations they too can build on that prior experience and find further growth opportunities within our company by utilizing the tools and resources offered.

Team Member Wellness Program: How We Thank You For All You Bring To The Team

Rewarding Benefits Package:

  • Healthcare including Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • HSA & FSA plans available!
  • Dependent care FSA
  • Identity Theft Protection Insurance Commuter benefits including transit & parking
  • Pet Insurance
  • PTO and Payroll Incentives for Annual Wellness Exams
  • Employee Assistance Program Wellness Subscriptions including access to gyms, financial planning, counseling, and legal services
  • Paid Sick and Vacation Time
  • Family Leave
  • 401(k) Retirement plan - IHM Matches 100% up to 3% of your salary and an extra 50% on the next 2% of your salary. 401(k) is fully vested upon the first contribution

Rewarding Hard Work:

  • Incentive based bonus program
  • Free room nights at our hotels and employee discounts within your hotel brand
  • Discounts for friends and family within your hotel brand
  • Team Member recognition and bonus
  • Discounted tickets to theme parks, musicals, movies, and more through Tickets at Work
  • Career Growth through our in-house training program with a path personalized to your desired goals
  • Referral bonus program to ANY of our locations

Equal Opportunity Employer

Island Hospitality uses E-Verify to confirm work authorization in all municipalities where it is required by law.

Skills Required

  • Proven experience in a payroll position in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong knowledge of tax and wage laws
  • Previous experience with Paylocity
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications
  • Exceptional multitasking and organization skills
  • Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision

Island Hospitality Management Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Island Hospitality Management and has not been reviewed or approved by Island Hospitality Management.

  • Retirement Support — 401(k) matching with immediate vesting is highlighted, including a 100% match up to 3% and 50% on the next 2%. Feedback suggests this structure is a meaningful strength for long-term savings.
  • Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision options are widely advertised, with mentions of a 100%-employer-paid medical option for some roles. Wellness incentives and EAP resources are also noted as part of the package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Travel and hotel discounts, DailyPay access for hourly staff, and various lifestyle add-ons (pet insurance, commuter, identity-theft protection) are referenced. Feedback suggests these perks add tangible day-to-day value for some employees.

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The Company
HQ: West Palm Beach, FL
7,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

Island Hospitality Management is a national, third‑party hotel management company headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. It manages a large portfolio of premium branded, select‑service, extended‑stay and resort properties across the United States, providing revenue management, HR, accounting, operational systems and marketing services to owners and investor partnerships. The firm emphasizes performance‑driven operations and data‑driven financial optimization.

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