Accounting/Payroll Assistant

Léal Hospitality Portfolio is hiring an Accounting/Payroll Assistant to support its hospitality operations with administrative, accounting, and payroll tasks. The role includes assisting with payroll preparation and compliance, processing accounting transactions, and coordinating support for restaurant and event operations.

What you'll do:

• Provide all administrative and clerical support to the Director of Finance, Director of HR & Payroll, COO, etc. as needed
• Provide administrative and clerical support to the food and beverage operations as needed
• Perform administrative duties and functions requiring confidentiality, initiative, and sound decision-making
• Communicate with employees via phone, email, Slack, etc. regarding any pending employee issues including expiring food handler and responsible beverage serving certificates, work permits, etc
• Assist with managing employee time punches in Paycom and assist with preparation for payroll processing
• Manage the tip pool spreadsheet for each restaurant location
• Assist with maintaining Toast POS – make updates, menu changes, add/delete users
• Assist with the workflow for banquets, special events, menus, and outside catering communication and documentation between departments to ensure efficiency
• Assist with managing catering transfers to outlets
• Assist with opening restaurant and bank drops as needed
• Assist with culinary ordering, inventory, etc
• Create staff training programs, SOPs, etc. with focus on BOH

What they're looking for:

• Possess and maintain a valid California driver license with a safe and satisfactory driving record
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work both independently and in collaborative/cross-functional team settings, with and without supervision
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including positive interpersonal skills
• Must possess superior hospitality, organizational, and customer service skills
• Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact, and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts
• Ability to work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure and remain calm to resolve problems using good judgment
• Previous administrative and accounting/payroll experience is preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred