Senior Payroll Tax Analyst
Direct Energy Business · Houston, TX · 2 mo ago
AccountingFull-time
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.