Senior Payroll Tax Analyst
$72.25k - $85kCushman & Wakefield
Job Title
Senior Payroll Tax Analyst
Job Description Summary
The Senior Payroll Tax Analyst will be responsible for all government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to resolve payroll related tax issue. The Position will report to the Payroll Tax Manager.
Job Description
· Act as tax liaison with the third-party vendor and all government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to resolve M&A tax issues.
· Resolve state and local taxation cases resulting from incorrect tax profile setup/withholding
· Assist the reconciliation and generation of W2’s. Work with third party vendor to review and correct any issues.
· Ensure all amended tax returns are filed timely and accurately.
· Manage the tracking of all tax notices
· Research, analyze and determine the root cause of tax notices from federal, state, and local tax agencies for prior years and/or legacy systems
· Determine the need and prepare in-house tax amendments not supported by our current payroll tax filer
· Support the filing of W-2C’s from legacy systems that were not previously submitted to SSA or tax agencies
· Handle legal entity name changes with agencies, payroll systems and 3rd party payroll tax filer
· Assist with creating online access to our state and unemployment withholding accounts
Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree
Five to eight years of professional experience
Required knowledge of ADP SmartCompliance and payroll tax administration processes
Experience with the Oracle JD Edwards (JDE) Payroll system preferred
Workday experience preferred
Advanced knowledge of payroll tax requirements across all states
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $ 72,250.00 - $85,000.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
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