The Sr. Payroll Tax Analyst is responsible for day-to-day operations, oversight and governance of the US payroll and employment tax portfolio within the Global Payroll organization. This role is also responsible for proactive collaboration with customers and key internal and external business partners while driving operational excellence throughout the service delivery model. You must demonstrate and have a proven track record for pre and post payroll audits and reviews that lead to accurate and compliant employment tax operations. Strong background with and working knowledge of labor and employment tax regulations, Federal and State Tax legislations, including the ability to process tax adjustments, W-2s, and W-2Cs is critical.
Must be able to work through ambiguity, be self-motivated with the ability to piece together facts and data necessary in order to identify issues, propose resolutions, make decisions and operationalize necessary change to improve operations and service delivery. You must have a strong end-to-end mindset and understanding for all payroll operations, including the up and down stream impacts to payroll and employment tax operations. A focus on continuous process improvement, through SOPs, systems, integrations, etc. is key to ensuring our tax operations remain cutting edge while our service delivery continues to delight our customer.
To be successful in this role, the Sr Payroll Tax Analyst – US must be a subject matter expert on wage and hour laws, Federal and State Tax legislation and regulations, with the ability to handle a large, complex employment tax operation timely and accurately. You must be an independent thinker with the ability to work with little day-to-day direction, while providing guidance and oversight to payroll staff and internal partners regarding employment tax actions, policies, and procedures.