Payroll Tax and Compliance Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll tax administration and compliance across U.S. federal, state, and local jurisdictions, Canadian federal and provincial requirements, and applicable global payroll operations.
• Establish and monitor payroll controls, reconciliations, funding validation, payroll-to-GL controls, and audit processes to identify risk and prevent errors and financial leakage.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate new requirements into payroll system, process, policy, and control updates while maintaining audit-ready documentation.
• Investigate tax notices, payroll discrepancies, audit findings, and recurring exceptions, using root-cause analysis to implement sustainable solutions.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, government agencies, external advisors, and payroll vendors while identifying opportunities to standardize, automate, and improve payroll processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience with demonstrated expertise in payroll tax, compliance, controls, reconciliations, and audits within a complex, multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Demonstrated experience with Canadian payroll compliance and supporting global payroll compliance across multiple countries.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll taxation and compliance, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and Microsoft Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or other relevant payroll