Sr Payroll Tax Analyst

About the role

The Sr Payroll Tax Analyst assists the Payroll Supervisor and Head of Payroll with tax issues and notices, including preparation of schedules, documentation, and updates to tracking systems for tax return filings, notices, and audits. This role may also involve direct interaction with governmental representatives or third-party providers.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Payroll Supervisor and/or Head of Payroll with tax notices, tax audits, or special projects as instructed.
• Maintains tax compliance related to balance adjustment reviews, W-2/W-2c reviews, unemployment tax, federal, state & local tax, tax audits, software maintenance, and general tax law research for all existing entities.
• Audits and updates the tax rate tables within the payroll system to ensure accurate and timely withholding and reporting of all tax types.
• Researches and resolves tax inquiries, tax accrual, and tax reconciliation issues with little to no direction from manager.
• Reconciles periodic, quarterly, and annual tax reports with ADP.
• Reviews, audits, and reconciles quarterly adjustments required in a timely manner with little to no direction from manager.
• Prepares state, local, and special tax returns in a timely manner, as well as processes payments and filing if needed in conjunction with tax jurisdictions.
• Ensures that all tax issues, reconciliations, and/or other supporting schedules are documented with traceable supporting backup maintained.
• Responds to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders in a timely and professional manner.
• Fosters continuous improvement of the tax reconciliation procedures.
• Responds to payroll audit requests and ensures SOX compliance for the payroll process.
• Leads role in assisting and training payroll staff on resolving tax-related inquiries.
• Prepares and generates tax-related audit and analysis reports as needed for pre- and post-payroll procedures, government agencies, tax authorities, and other Lincare departments.