Payroll Tax Specialist

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage accurate and timely payroll tax filing, reporting, and remittance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Manage Strada and ADP vendor performance, enforcing accountability and providing leadership on high-priority payroll tax research and issue resolution.
• Help ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and provincial payroll tax requirements in a complex, high-volume environment.
• Research and resolve payroll tax notices, discrepancies, amendments, and agency inquiries with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Review and maintain payroll tax setup in systems such as Workday and ADP Smart Compliance to support accurate withholding and reporting and system configuration.
• Support quarterly and year-end payroll tax activities, including reconciliations and required tax filings.
• Monitor payroll tax law and regulatory changes and help implement updates to processes and systems as needed.
• Partner closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, vendors, and tax agencies to resolve issues and support smooth payroll tax operations.
• Audit support by preparing reconciliations, documentation, and payroll tax analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and enhance employee experience.
• Provide responsive support for employee and stakeholder payroll tax questions while delivering excellent customer service.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Payroll experience)
• Specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise with payroll systems; Workday payroll experience strongly preferred
• 5 years experience working with external payroll vendors