State & Local Tax Expert

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of domestic payroll tax compliance including state income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, and local/city taxes.
• Oversee SmartCompliance platform operations including tax filings, payment processing, and reconciliations.
• Perform payroll tax reconciliations including W-2 balancing, quarter-end true-ups, and tax deposit audits.
• Research and respond to state and local tax notices, penalty assessments, and regulatory inquiries.
• Monitor legislative changes affecting state and local payroll tax obligations and implement process updates.
• Cook up with Payroll Operations to ensure accurate tax code setup for new states, localities, and employee situations.
• Support preparation and filing of amended returns and tax corrections as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires completion of Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field.
• No previous accounting experience required. Strongly preferred 4+ years of payroll tax experience with a focus on multi-state SALT compliance.
• Hands-on SmartCompliance experience — required.
• Strong knowledge of state income tax withholding, SUI rates, and local tax jurisdictions.
• Experience in a large enterprise payroll environment (10,000+ employees preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• International payroll tax experience is a plus for one of the two roles.
• Experience with ADP GlobalView or ADP tax filing integrations.
• CPP or FPC designation preferred.

Benefits

World Class Benefits
At Halliburton, we're committed to providing you and your family with a comprehensive and affordable benefits package - which means we offer support for your physical, emotional, financial and parental needs, both now and in the future. When you join our team, you'll have access to a wide range of resources designed to help you thrive at work and at home.

About the Role

We are looking for the right people — people who want to innovate, achieve, grow and lead. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees and empowering them to develop themselves and their careers. Experience the challenges, rewards and opportunity of working for one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry.