Senior Manager, Payroll Initiatives (Workday)

The Opportunity 

Delaware North is hiring a Senior Payroll Initiatives Manager to join our team. As a Payroll Initiatives Manager, you will be responsible for leading innovation projects in Workday and other system that will drive cost savings opportunities that contribute to business growth and efficiencies. If you like to innovate, enact change, and seek growth opportunities, apply now to join our team.

This role is remote eligible. If someone is hired in the Buffalo, NY area, this role will work a hybrid schedule.

Pay

Minimum – Anticipated Maximum Base Salary: $95900 - $129400 / year

In addition to base salary, we offer an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. The advertised pay range represents what we believe at the time of this job posting, that we would be willing to pay for this position. Only in special circumstances, where a candidate has education, training, or experience that far exceeds the requirements for the position, would we consider paying higher than the stated range. Information on our comprehensive benefits package can be found at https://careers.delawarenorth.com/whatweoffer.

Benefits 

At Delaware North, we care about our team members' personal and professional journeys. These are just some of the benefits we offer: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match 
• Annual performance bonus based on level, as well as individual, company, and location performance
• Paid vacation days and holidays
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Tuition and/or professional certification reimbursement
• Generous friends-and-family discounts at many of our hotels and resorts

Responsibilities 

• Lead payroll projects, ensuring efficient, compliant, and accurate processing within Workday, while adhering to project timelines and quality standards 
• Develop, track, and communicate project plans and deliverables, working with teams to mitigate risks and create contingency plans 
• Create and maintain documentation and training resources, identifying process gaps and driving continuous improvement in implementation methodology and best practices 
• Collaborate with other departments to address payroll impacts, provide hyper-care support, and maintain customer service levels, while developing team KPIs and managing team performance 
• Perform ad hoc analysis and reporting, contributing to ongoing process improvement and supporting strategic decision-making 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or equivalent required 
• 2+ years of Workday experience required  
• 4+ years of experience in multi-state payroll or HRIS systems implementation  
• Project management experience, Six Sigma certified a plus 
• CPP or FPC certification strongly preferred 
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills 

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Shift Details 

Day shift

Who We Are 

At Delaware North, you’ll love where you work, who you work with, and how your day unfolds. Whether it’s in sporting venues, casinos, airports, national parks, iconic hotels, or premier restaurants, there’s no telling where your career can ultimately take you. We empower you to do great work in a company with 100 years of success, stability and growth. If you have drive and enjoy the thrill of making things happen - share our vision and grow with us.

Delaware North Companies, Incorporated and its subsidiaries consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Delaware North is an equal opportunity employer.