Analyst, Payroll Tax & Garnishments (Project Role)

Payroll Tax & Garnishments Analyst

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Your New Role

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Tax & Garnishments Analyst to join the GBS P&C Shared Services team on a one-year project basis. This role provides technical expertise in payroll tax and garnishments administration while supporting compliance with federal, state, local, and international regulations and reporting requirements. Responsibilities include reviewing payroll tax filings, validating garnishment processing, researching and resolving complex issues, and responding to employee and stakeholder inquiries. Partnering closely with the Supervisor, Payroll Tax & Garnishments, the Analyst helps ensure regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions and legal entities while supporting process improvements, compliance initiatives, and special projects.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Maintain payroll tax and garnishment data within Workday Payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
• Review, validate, and submit payroll tax data for tax returns and ADP filings.
• Calculate and process payroll-related adjustments, including garnishments, tax corrections, and other statutory deductions.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve tax and garnishment discrepancies arising from periodic and quarterly payroll tax filings and data transmissions to ADP.
• Perform payroll tax and garnishment reconciliations, including analysis of general ledger and balance sheet accounts.
• Partner with Payroll, Payroll Settlement, and Accounting teams to research and resolve payroll-related discrepancies.
• Provide exceptional customer service by researching and responding to payroll tax and garnishment inquiries from employees, government agencies, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage and prioritize tax and garnishment cases through the company's case management system to ensure timely resolution.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, responding to audit inquiries, and assisting with audits conducted by federal and state tax authorities.
• Compile, analyze, and document issues in order to identify systemic issues or problems.
• Participate in testing and validation of payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and process changes.
• Review and update training materials on tax and garnishment processing and maintain internal policies and procedures in accordance with the law.
• Maintain and update training materials, policies, and procedures to ensure alignment with legal, regulatory, and business requirements.
• Support special projects, process improvement initiatives, and other responsibilities as assigned by leadership to meet departmental and enterprise objectives

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in multi-state payroll, payroll tax, and garnishment administration, working with Workday Payroll, Workday HCM, or a comparable SaaS-based payroll platform. Experience supporting payroll operations within a large, complex, multi-business unit organization is a plus.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC), or comparable certification preferred.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations governing wages, taxes, benefits, garnishments, and other payroll-related compliance requirements. Experience with Workday integrations, including Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) mass data uploads, preferred. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required. Strong analytical, critical thinking, and reconciliation skills, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Relationship Management: Strong relationship skills. Experienced in building and maintaining effective collaborations. Recognized for reliability, integrity, and trustworthiness.
• Process Management: Skilled in process management, improvements, and re-engineering. Ability to manage high volume activities in a fast-paced environment, on-time and with minimal supervision.
• Organizational Skills: Excellent planning, time management, prioritization, and follow-up skills. Has strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Ability to work effectively under time constraints while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Communication & Influence: Exceptional communication and customer service skills, capable of conveying complex information clearly at all levels. Persuasive and persistent in driving change.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $62,302.00 - $115,704.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation. If you're a qualified candidate with an arrest or conviction record, please know that your application will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.