Payroll Tax and Accounting Manager

About the role

This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact by leading payroll tax compliance and payroll accounting activities within a complex, multi-jurisdiction environment. You will serve as a trusted subject matter expert, partnering across payroll, finance, HR, and external stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of analysts supporting payroll processing, tax and accounting activities
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll tax filings, including quarterly returns and annual W-2, W-2C, and 1099 processes
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors on complex payroll tax matters and jurisdictional requirements
• Oversee payroll accounting & 401k topics leading implementation of legislative and policy changes and supporting process and system optimizations
• Monitor payroll and payroll tax legislation to ensure payroll activities remain compliant; facilitate system/process updates when needed
• Support Mobility & the Executive Compensation team on taxation and payroll process considerations ensuring compliance with equity compensation and assignee regulations
• Create and maintain standardized processes for tax treatment processes including visa statuses, deceased employee tax obligations and equity management
• Provide payroll tax and accounting guidance for business initiatives, including mobility, equity compensation, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
• Aid the team on balance adjustments for year-end reporting of cars, clubs, moving and relocations, incentive stock options, financial planning, tuition, gift certificates, etc.
• Lead year-end and year-begin activities; oversee the team’s delivery of tasks defined in the project plan and collaborate with key partners for successful execution on all activities
• Drive process standardization, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
• Promote a strong internal customer service mindset and ensure service level commitments are met

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, Business, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience in people and/or project leadership experience, preferably in a high volume, national Payroll/Finance environment
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in payroll tax withholding, remittance and reporting activities, preferably in a high volume, multi-jurisdiction environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to manage payroll tax activities including W2/W2C issuances, returns, and amended return filings

Skills

• Management experience preferred
• Experience in payroll accounting highly preferred
• Experience with Oracle & ADP Smart Compliance applications desired
• Experience with payroll conversions, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures preferred

Benefits

Emerson is committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

Details about the schedule will be provided during the interview process.