Senior Payroll Tax Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review federal, state, and local payroll tax filings.
• Review payroll tax calculations and withholding accuracy.
• Serve as a point person for payroll tax issues, resolving moderately complex problems.
• Support quarter-end and year-end payroll tax activities.
• Maintain payroll tax account registrations and agency relationships.
• Research and resolve payroll tax notices and agency inquiries.
• Investigate tax discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.
• Identify payroll tax compliance risks and recommend solutions.
• Partner with Payroll Operations to resolve tax-related issues.
• Support employee and business inquiries related to payroll tax matters.
• Reconcile payroll tax liabilities and tax deposits.
• Support payroll tax audits and compliance reviews.
• Validate payroll tax reporting and filing accuracy.
• Assist with agency correspondence and audit responses.
• Participate in payroll tax projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance to Payroll Tax Coordinators and Payroll Tax Analyst I team members.
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance compliance and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent and 5 years of payroll tax experience.
• An associate's degree and 4 years of payroll tax experience.
• A bachelor's degree and 3 years of payroll tax experience.
• Experience utilizing SAP Payroll and ADP payroll systems.
• Experience with payroll tax filings, reconciliations, and notice resolution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-state payroll tax compliance.
• Experience resolving complex payroll tax notices.
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC).
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience supporting payroll tax audits.