Compensation: $70,000 to $75,000 per per year, Full-Time

Company Background

The Standard is one of the most culturally engaged hotels in the world. Hotels with real cultural life, an inclusive spirit and true creative attitude. A destination layered with events and amusements that leaves you with an uplifted feeling.

The Standard's irreverent and playful sensibility, combined with a careful consideration of design, detail and service, have established its reputation as a pioneer of hospitality, travel, dining, nightlife, and beyond. The Standard hotels are known for their taste-making clientele, their pioneering design, and their unrelenting un-Standard-ness.

Mission Statement

To create experience by embracing and empowering a diverse collective of team members, collaborators, and guests, who choose to call The Standard home.

Our Purpose

The Standard’s commitment is to being an anchor for each neighbourhood in which we reside as well as a platform for culture and creativity. Bringing people together in its spaces to interact with each other in genuine ways.

Our promise is to ensure that a stay is an experience and that a memory means making friends and having stories to tell.  To understand why it exists, is to understand that The Standard, is a platform for people to meet, to engage, to learn, to dine, to sleep, to dance, to hideaway, to make believe and to do so whilst being yourself and having fun doing it.

We think of ourselves as a stage, not just a hotel. Here, you can become whomever you like, even if for just a night. Here, you will meet new friends, find new challenges, eat new food, stay up late, sleep in later, and at times, never even leave the property. We are unapologetically comfortable with disrupting expectations. It’s WHO WE ARE!

#StandardFamily

Job Title: Payroll Manager

Department: Finance

Location: The Standard, High Line

Reporting to: Director of Finance, Controller, and Assistant of Finance

Responsible for: N/A  

Job Purpose: The Payroll Manager is responsible for overseeing that payroll data and files are entered, audited, maintained, and produced at The Standard, High Line. They will also serve as the General Cashier.

Main Duties & Responsibilities  

Enter new employee records in payroll system from information received from Human Resources, create a file and include all designated forms and data Review authorized and approved data from the time and attendance system received from each department and resubmit for any adjustments and corrections to department manager for second approval Review overtime charges and ensure proper authorization forms are complete; resolve discrepancies with respective managers Differential rates and hours to be charged to another department; resolve discrepancies with respective managers Review amount of tips claimed by tipped employees and input into payroll program at end of each pay period Reconcile tip distribution reports and transfer information to respective departmental worksheet. Input the amount with corresponding code into each employee’s record. Stamp worksheet posted and file Complete all pay entries for pay period and process each payroll within established period Input payroll data and return to Human Resources for filing in Employee files as directed Review all PAFs for complete information and ensure accuracy of figures; resolve discrepancies with HR. Input information using appropriate codes with total hours to be paid Unemployment/Labor forms Updates to benefit seniority dates Update tax allowances (HR to receive form from employee, send to payroll, payroll to return with entry stamp, HR to place in employee file) Any payroll related (hours, earns, job codes) reports Insurance bill audits, send discrepancies to carriers for updating Timecard management, fingerprint enrollment, access for users Print paychecks and sort by department. Maintain accurate record of all issued checks and ensure security of all unused checks Distribute paychecks with signature lists. Ensure security of all checks. If received complete verification of employment forms Process rate changes and transfers and file within one week of receipt Process disability forms and return to HR within one week of receipt Process paycheck adjustments after reconciling discrepancy and post adjustment in payroll system using designated code. Generate new check Delete terminated employees from payroll system after printing employee’s final check with specified deductions. File PAF as designated Generate recurring reports to be distributed to necessary departments (labor report, vacation report, PT/FT, active, terminated, LOA ) Respond to any payroll reporting request in a timely manor Print, make copies and distribute all payroll reports as directed Maintain file for all benefit days taken and owed for all associates Maintain confidentiality of all information regarding payroll records Assist with other accounting job functions as assigned Legibly document maintenance needs on work orders and submit to manager Oversees that proper accounting payroll procedures are followed in all regional hotels under the Paymaster’s responsibility Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies/service procedures/standards Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment – use equipment only as intended Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned work areas Maintain complete knowledge of computer system and manual procedures Set up and organize workstation with designated supplies, forms and resource materials; maintain cleanliness at all times – report shortages to supervisor Handle employee inquiries regarding paychecks Audit Cashiers’ and General Cashier’s Bank, obtain and count Returned Banks. Pick up, verify, and prepare deposits daily. Prepare Bank/Hotel change requests Maintain Petty Cash. Monitor and Control Employee Deposit vaults. Monitor Drop/Safe Procedures. Document maintenance needs on work orders and submit orders to Manger/Supervisor. Responsible for all functions that fall under Payroll/General Cashier Perform other financial, accounting, and general office duties as assigned

Specific Requirements:

Qualifications and Requirements:

o Physical: Exert physical effort in transporting books and records

o Able to lift at least 30 pounds

o Able to reach several feet

o Able to remain stationary position for at least 30 minutes per hour throughout work shift

Understanding: Ability to read, comprehend and carry out instructions according to established procedures Comprehension: Fluent in the English language Organizational Skills: Work efficiently, utilize multi-tasking, prioritize tasks\ Hygiene and Sanitation: Adherence to uniform, grooming and personal hygiene standards and expectations per Standard of Operating Procedures  Punctuality: Adherence to posted schedule and arrival time and attendance at mandatory meetings Responsibility: Personal comportment in line with Standard, New York policies, standards, and expectations

Desirable:

College degree, Accounting major 3 years of hotel payroll experience Experience with computers, calculators, and word processors Prior experience/training in guest relations Ability to:

o Input and access information into the computer

o Maintain concentration and think clearly

o Focus on details and resolve numerical problems

o Prioritize, organize and follow up

o Maintain confidentiality of pertinent hotel data

o Promote positive relations with hotel staff

o Provide clear and pleasant telephone communication

o Perform job functions with minimal supervision

o Work cohesively with other departments and coworkers’ part of a team

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay Rate $70k - 75k/ Year Excellent and Affordable Healthcare coverage Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Pet Insurance 401k 160 hours of PTO / year and Company recognized holidays Employee Discounts on Rooms, F&B, Retail, and The Standard Marketplace Employee Meals, Employee Referral Program, Commuter Discounts Regular fun staff events and celebrations!!! Posted October 1, 2025