Payroll Tax Analyst

Payroll Tax Analyst

Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred or equivalent experience in multi-state tax compliance regarding federal, state, and local payroll taxes, regulations, reciprocities, etc.
• 3 or more years of payroll tax experience including multi-state processing for large organizations
• Workday knowledge required
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) from American Payroll Association or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred
• Critical thinking, data analysis and presentation skills
• Proficient interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at all levels of the organization
• Requires creativity, innovation, and initiative to research and recommend operational changes
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required

Responsibilities

• Use Workday and ADP SmartCompliance to ensure the accuracy of payroll taxes, verifying tax data integrity and analyzing tax performance.
• Ensure tax compliance; complete tax audits; ensure accurate and timely set-ups, deposits, and filings for taxes; research and resolve tax notifications; process and reconcile Forms W-2, W-2 Correction, and 941.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve tax issues, ensuring that process improvements are implemented.
• Perform complex analysis of major business issues and proactively search for and recommend sustainable solutions utilizing established methodology and tools.
• Review, compile and analyze detailed and complex statistics and data for major business issues, providing guidance and collaboration in completing analysis, information, or process mapping.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders by assessing, evaluating, and fully understanding the needs and requirements of each District. Partner with key stakeholders to address business needs and issues proactively.
• Lead process improvement projects, participate in System initiatives, and present outcomes and actionable recommendations to senior management.
• Contribute to the development and design of new business processes, suggest improvements to current business processes, addressing issues before they become challenging to fix.
• Monitor the environment for new or potential risks and evaluate implications of risks on tax processes, policies, or practices.
• Review tax changes, regulations, and laws to determine appropriate handling in accordance with tax practices and policies and execute action; Provide guidance to local payroll functions based on changes and assist with communication and implementation.
• Provide oversight, direction, and expertise to local payroll functions and drive standardization.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of unique payroll policies and procedures for the System.
• Participate in cross-training opportunities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) from American Payroll Association or Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred