Payroll Tax Specialist

Payroll Tax Analyst (6-Month Contract)

Location: 100% Remote

• We are seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Analyst to support payroll processing, tax compliance, reconciliations, and payroll tax issue resolution.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of Payroll Tax experience
• ADP Workforce Now (WFN) and ADP SmartComplianceWorkday experience
• Multi-state payroll tax compliance
• Payroll tax reconciliations (GL and tax liability accounts)
• Payroll processing
• W-2/W-2c processing and tax amendments
• Resolution of payroll tax agency notices and audits
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations
• Advanced Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Process payroll and ensure accurate tax withholding and filings
• Manage multi-state payroll tax compliance and reconciliations
• Research tax law changes and implement required updates
• Resolve payroll tax issues, agency notices, and audit requests
• Process retroactive tax adjustments and W-2c corrections
• Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT to ensure compliance
• Identify process improvements and maintain payroll tax procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field OR Associate's degree with 5+ years of payroll tax experience
• CPP or FPC certification (plus)