Admin / Clerical - Tax Analyst

Overview

The Consultant, Payroll Tax, is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and timely filing of all U.S. payroll tax activities. This role involves maintaining in-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations, managing tax correspondences and reconciliations, and coordinating with third-party payroll tax providers. The Consultant will play a key role in payroll tax governance, internal controls, and process improvement to ensure compliance and accuracy across all payroll tax operations.

Responsibilities

• Research and stay current with payroll tax compliance laws and regulations; communicate applicable changes and provide recommendations for implementation
• Collaborate with internal teams and workstreams to resolve employee payroll tax inquiries within defined service level agreements (SLAs)
• Analyze payroll and employee data entries impacting tax withholding or reporting; identify root causes, document findings, and propose corrective actions
• Record, monitor, and resolve agency tax notices and tracers in collaboration with third-party providers and government agencies
• Perform detailed jurisdictional reconciliations to support internal and external audits
• Create ad hoc reports to support payroll, tax, and compliance functions
• Execute system testing to verify the accuracy and timeliness of payroll tax changes
• Monitor and maintain internal controls to ensure compliance and timely payroll tax filings
• Audit and validate payroll tax filings and reports submitted by third-party service providers
• Review and confirm payroll tax deposits to ensure accuracy and on-time submission
• Identify and escalate unusual transactions as appropriate; coordinate resolutions with third-party providers
• Support quarter-end balancing and year-end payroll tax processes, including collaboration with ADP Tax Services
• Initiate and record earnings and tax adjustments as directed by international tax partners; ensure proper documentation and compliance for expatriate and inpatriate employees
• Resolve ServiceNow cases in alignment with key performance indicators, maintaining high levels of customer service
• Perform additional related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Work Schedule and Location

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