Payroll Tax and Accounting Manager

Payroll Tax And Accounting Manager

If you are a Payroll Tax and Accounting Manager professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact by leading payroll tax compliance and payroll accounting activities within a complex, multi-jurisdiction environment. In this role, you will serve as a trusted subject matter expert, partnering across payroll, finance, HR, and external stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvement. You will lead a team, drive operational excellence, and help strengthen scalable, compliant payroll practices that support Emerson's global business.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Lead a team of analysts supporting payroll processing, tax and accounting activities
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll tax filings, including quarterly returns and annual W-2, W-2C, and 1099 processes
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors on complex payroll tax matters and jurisdictional requirements
• Oversee payroll accounting & 401k topics leading implementation of legislative and policy changes and supporting process and system optimizations
• Monitor payroll and payroll tax legislation to ensure payroll activities remain compliant; facilitate system/process updates when needed
• Oversee payroll accounting activities ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Support Mobility & the Executive Compensation team on taxation and payroll process considerations ensuring compliance with equity compensation and assignee regulations
• Create and maintain standardized processes for tax treatment processes including visa statuses, deceased employee tax obligations and equity management
• Provide payroll tax and accounting guidance for business initiatives, including mobility, equity compensation, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
• Assist the team on balance adjustments for year-end reporting of cars, clubs, moving and relocations, incentive stock options, financial planning, tuition, gift certificates, etc.
• Lead year-end and year-begin activities; oversee the team's delivery of tasks defined in the project plan and collaborate with key partners for successful execution on all activities
• Drive process standardization, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
• Promote a strong internal customer service mindset and ensure service level commitments are met
• Maintain expertise in the software tools/integrations that are used to manage and maintain accurate payroll and payroll tax processing

Who You Are:

You promote a sense of urgency and establish and enforce individual accountability in the team. You anticipate customer needs and provide services that are beyond customer expectations. You model collaboration across the organization. You deliver messages in a clear, compelling, and concise manner. You quickly and decisively take actions in fact-changing, unpredictable situation.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Payroll, Finance, Business, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience in people and/or project leadership experience preferably in a high volume, national Payroll/Finance environment
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in payroll tax withholding, remittance and reporting activities preferably in a high volume, multi-jurisdiction environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage payroll tax activities including W2/W2C issuances, returns, and amended return filings

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Management experience preferred
• Experience in payroll accounting highly preferred
• Experience with Oracle & ADP Smart Compliance applications desired
• Experience with payroll conversions, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures preferred

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

About Us

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let's go!

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Job Info

• Job Identification 26005589
• Job Function Human Resources
• Posting Date 05/20/2026, 08:29 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 8027 Forsyth Boulevard, St Louis, MO, 63105, US (Hybrid)