Senior Payroll Tax Lead

About the role

The Payroll Tax Lead position at QTS Data Centers is a critical role within the Payroll team. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with United States federal, state, and local tax regulations, managing payroll tax reporting, liabilities, and filings, and resolving complex payroll tax issues.

Responsibilities

• Analyze payroll tax issues and provide recommendations for solutions relating to employee mobility, reciprocal taxation, stock taxation and reporting, inpats and expats, employer-provided fringe benefits, and local taxation.
• Research and resolve tax notices, discrepancies, and employee inquiries with federal, state, and local agencies.
• Manage and maintain records relating to payroll and unemployment tax registration for new states.
• Review all Workday tax updates, test accordingly, and communicate key changes.
• Stay current on domestic legislative changes, tax updates, and compliance requirements at federal, state, provincial, and local levels.
• Prepare various tax returns and reporting not filed by third-party tax services, including other required government reporting.
• Prepare complex payroll reports, reconciliations, and analytics for senior management review, identifying trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support audits, prepare documentation, and liaise with auditors to provide requested payroll data and analysis.

Requirements

• Five+ years of Payroll experience with four years' experience specifically in United States payroll tax multi-state tax reporting responsibilities.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise and understanding of payroll tax principles, tax laws, and year-end reporting requirements.
• A general knowledge of Workday and third-party tax providers such as OSV, and the computation methodologies to determine reasonableness of tax filings prepared and submitted by OSV for federal and state tax withholding calculations.
• FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) or CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) are desirable but not required.

Qualifications

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail with high service orientation, integrity, discretion, and ownership of work with the ability to work independently.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, v-lookups, macros) for report generation and documentation.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, capable of translating complex payroll matters into clear and concise information for diverse audiences.

Skills

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail with high service orientation, integrity, discretion, and ownership of work with the ability to work independently.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, v-lookup, macros) for report generation and documentation.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, capable of translating complex payroll matters into clear and concise information for diverse audiences.

Benefits

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.