Senior Payroll Tax Specialist - AZ, On Site

About Us

Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector, providing a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO). The company and its service providers collectively serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll. As a "One Employer Solution” headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Vensure helps thousands of businesses streamline and grow their operations with custom strategies that benefit both employers and employees. Find out more by visiting .

Position Summary

The Sr Payroll Tax Specialist will provide support between new division partners and internal tax departments. It will consist of gathering and analyzing information from the new divisions staff and tax/payroll system to facilitate integrating with us. Ensure Payroll Tax department is processing liability payments, tax returns, notices, etc., timely and accurately. Complete projects as assigned, including registration for bulk filing, ACH Credit, etc.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in and lead projects to continuously improve the efficiency of the tax department processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, and output.
• Track and provide overall status updates, maintaining project plans and monitoring overall project health.
• Ensuring projects meet deadlines
• Securing growth opportunities and initiating new projects
• Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A thorough knowledge and understanding of payroll tax and the regulatory environment, which includes federal, multi-state, and local tax regulations
• The ability to read, understand, and analyze highly complex regulatory payroll tax information.
• Interpret and analyze complex data, make determinations free from immediate direction, and ensure that payroll taxes are appropriately processed.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines and adapt to fast-paced environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively and possess strong customer service skills. .

Education & Experience

• Minimum of three years multi-state, multi-jurisdiction and high-volume Payroll Tax experience
• Minimum of one years of recent Senior, Lead or Supervisor experience required.
• PEO or related industry experience preferred. • Hands-on tax return processing experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, federal, state and local wage laws required.
• MasterTax and Prism/HRP experience preferred.

Required Licenses and/or Certifications

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification or Fundamentals of Payroll Certification (FPC) preferred

Physical, Mental, & Communication Demands

Physical Read Only The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 50% or more of time and occasionally required to move about inside an office environment.
• The ability to observe details at close range, using a computer, laptop, or other electronic devices.
• The ability to communicate information both orally and in written format so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Must be able to learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of workflow, ability to communicate with clients, and ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.

This position is eligible for the following benefits:

• Health Insurance : Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plan : 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off : PTO, Holidays, Parental leave and Sick Leave provided as required by applicable state law
• Other Benefits : Life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), Identity theft protection, critical illness, accident, cancer, hospital protection, legal and pet insurance.