Golden Nugget Lake Charles is a luxury casino-resort that opened in December 2014. The property contains nearly 1,100 well-appointed hotel rooms and suites with private balconies available. It sports an eighteen-hole championship golf course, a private beach and marina, and a luxurious pool complex with private cabanas, a waterslide and lazy river. Patrons enjoy a 2000-seat entertainment showroom, variety of meeting spaces, retail shopping from fine jewelry to resort wear, and a number of Landry’s signature restaurants. The Golden Nugget also includes a world-class casino with more than 70 table games, a poker room, and 1600 of the newest slot machines. We offer an abundance of premier employment opportunities in hotel, restaurant, finance, marketing, entertainment, casino management and much more. If your skills and talents are a match for our needs, we can open the door to your next career opportunity!

Fertitta Entertainment through its various subsidiaries and affiliate companies is a national, diversified gaming, restaurant, hospitality, entertainment and retail organization. We own and operate the Golden Nugget Hotels and Casinos located in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Biloxi, Mississippi. We are also one of the largest full-service restaurant operators in the United States with over 420 locations in over 35 states and 15 countries. We operate restaurants primarily under the names of Rainforest Cafe, Saltgrass Steakhouse, Landry’s Seafood House, Chart House, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Bubba Gump, Morton’s – The Steakhouse, McCormick’s & Schmick’s and Claim Jumper and Mastros, plus our upscale signature group of restaurants which include Vic & Anthony’s, Grotto and more. We are also engaged in the ownership and operation of select hospitality/entertainment businesses, which include hotels, such as the San Luis Resort, Spa and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, aquarium complexes, the Kemah Boardwalk, a 40-acre amusement, entertainment and retail complex in Kemah, Texas and the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Compensation and/or Benefits Manager, the incumbent is responsible for processing payroll and compiling payroll data to prepare related reports.

• Exhibit conduct in accordance with all Gaming Commission Regulations, Federal and State laws and regulations, and Golden Nugget and departmental policies and procedures.
• Consistently deliver positive, courteous and professional guest service in all interactions with guests, visitors, vendors and fellow employees.
• Responsible for preparation and completion of payroll, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Preparation of reports for distribution and/or payment of payroll taxes, garnishment, payroll deductions, child support, health benefits, tax deduction, etc.
• Review payroll activities with Human Resources managers, finance managers, and other required department leaders as appropriate.
• Meet with departmental directors and managers as necessary.
• Compile payroll data such as hours worked, toke/tip rates, commissions and amounts to be withheld such as required deductions, taxes and insurance.
• Prepare computer input forms, enter data into computer files or compute wages and deductions and post to payroll records.
• Review wages computed and corrects errors to ensure accuracy of payroll.
• Record changes affecting net wages such as exemptions, insurance coverage and loan payments for employees.
• Record data concerning employee transfers, unpaid leaves of absence and usage of paid personal time off (PTO).
• Assist in the preparation of tax and management reports.
• Submit direct deposit and/or paycard files for transmission.
• Promote positive public/employee relations at all times.
• Maintain a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment within area of responsibility.
• Perform all other related and compatible duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
• Three (3) years of computerized payroll experience.
• Experience processing payroll for a large employer (1,000 plus employees).
• Previous gaming or hospitality experience strongly preferred.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must have solid decision-making, organization, and interpersonal skills. Excellent verbal communication skills are required. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced multi-tasking, hands-on environment. Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationships with all individuals. Ability to work occasional overtime and irregular hours. Must be proficient with personal computers, payroll software systems such as Oracle and Kronos, and Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook and Excel.