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Demonstrates extensive expertise in U.S. payroll tax compliance, including federal, state, and local regulations, with a strong focus on data analysis, reconciliations, and vendor management. Proven ability to lead complex tax activities and improve processes while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
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Payroll Tax ComplianceData AnalysisVendor ManagementQuarter-End And Year-End ReconciliationsCertified Payroll Professional (CPP)
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead U.S. payroll tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions
- Manage filings, remittances, reconciliations, registrations, notices, amendments, and agency account maintenance
- Lead quarter-end and year-end tax activities and ensure payroll tax data and forms are accurate
- Research tax requirements, monitor law changes, assess operational impacts, and maintain governance, controls, documentation, and audit evidence
- Work with agencies and internal partners to resolve account setup issues, missing filings, payment discrepancies, tax rates, notices, and compliance concerns
- Oversee payroll tax matters involving payroll and tax filing vendors
- Hold vendors accountable for investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and issue closure
- Analyze payroll tax data across payroll, HR, finance, tax filing, vendor, and agency systems
- Build reconciliations, exception reports, dashboards, testing evidence, and control procedures
- Interpret complex payroll tax requirements and provide recommendations on risks, options, and business impact
- Coordinate with Payroll, Tax, Legal, Finance, Technology, vendors, and agencies
- Provide leadership updates on material risks, required decisions, corrective actions, and resolution status
- Improve processes, controls, training, and documentation based on lessons learned
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Tax, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
- Seven or more years of progressively responsible payroll tax experience in a complex, multi-state, multi-entity environment
- Deep knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll tax withholding, reporting, depositing, filings, registrations, and agency resolution
- Experience with quarter-end and year-end payroll tax reconciliations, filings, W-2/W-2c processes, notices, amendments, and tax vendor management
- Ability to independently research complex tax issues, make recommendations, and drive outcomes without a documented process
- Strong Excel, data analysis, documentation, control, project management, and communication skills
- Preferred Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation
- Preferred experience with Workday, ADP GlobalView or another enterprise payroll platform
- Preferred experience with ADP SmartCompliance or another tax filing platform
- Preferred experience with SAP payroll or payroll accounting data
- Preferred experience in financial services or another highly regulated industry
- Preferred experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, new entities, reorganizations, new jurisdictions, Canadian payroll tax matters, artificial intelligence-assisted research, automation, or reconciliation tools
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible work environment
- Health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
- Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
- Employee/family assistance plans
- Retirement savings plans, including pension/401(k) savings plans
- Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
- Financial education and counseling resources
- Up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time annually in the U.S.
- Statutory leaves of absence
- Incentive programs and incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance
- Learning and career growth support
- Reasonable accommodation during the application process
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Hard Skills
Payroll Tax WithholdingTax FilingsW-2/W-2c ProcessesTax Vendor ManagementReconciliationsDocumentationControl ProceduresProject ManagementResearch Tax IssuesCommunication Skills
Soft Skills
LeadershipProblem-SolvingCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
WorkdayADP GlobalViewADP SmartComplianceSAP Payroll
Certifications & Qualifications
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesHighly Regulated IndustryMergers And AcquisitionsCanadian Payroll TaxAutomation Tools