Payroll and Tax Analyst

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All about us

You likely know us as an insurance company, but that's just a portion of what we do. Hundreds of thousands of North Dakotans trust us to provide them with personalized service and unmatched access to care. It's a mission we take seriously.

We also work with entities throughout the state to challenge the cost and complexity of health care in North Dakota. This uncompromising goal requires caring, innovative people who are ready and willing to help create a new level of health and well-being in North Dakota and beyond.

Work environment

This opportunity is eligible for remote work or a hybrid work arrangement. We empower our employees to find a work style that is best for them. Learn more at Life at Blue | BCBSND.

This position is eligible for internal and external applications.

Pay Information

Pay Level: 022

FLSA Category: Non exempt-hourly

Opportunities for continued salary growth through performance-based incentive programs.

A day in the life

The Payroll Tax Analyst is responsible for all payroll-related reporting requirements for the company and affiliated companies. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with changing regulations for federal, state, and local agencies and ensuring accurate federal, state, and local tax reporting for the company and affiliates. This position analyzes payroll data for accuracy and communicates key findings to management. The Payroll Tax Analyst performs testing of software and leads all new implementations of any process and reporting changes.

Your responsibilities will include

• Serves as primary point of contact for payroll-related reporting requirements to all government agencies and other third-party vendors.
• Compiles reports, investigates any discrepancies, and collaborates with external vendors, state, and local agencies to correct and ensure proper reporting.
• Serves as liaison between company data and external tax advisors for federal, state, and local tax reporting requirements.
• Works with external tax advisors to assist in accurate corporate, fiduciary, and income tax return review.
• Conducts research and ensures continued compliance with changing regulations where employees reside and performs research on all requirements for new locations.
• Reconciles and analyzes general ledger accounts and time and labor reporting.
• Troubleshoots and identifies discrepancies to balance and reconcile related accounts to ensure accurate payment.
• Builds and implements new data queries to aid in the reconciliation process while meeting the desired result.
• Prepares general ledger entries to ensure accurate recognition of federal income tax, state income tax, real estate tax, and premium tax.
• Leads projects requiring research, organization, communication, and problem resolution for the department.
• Initiates and documents user testing of all new elements in the test environment prior to changes being rolled out into the production environment.
• Leads the effort in reconciling quarterly payroll reports to ensure proper annual, federal, and state W-2 reporting.
• Ensures all regulatory requirements and timelines are met.
• Looks for areas of opportunity to create enhancements and efficiencies within existing systems and processes.
• Understands and leverages the payroll system and tools to maximize its full potential and minimize errors.
• Troubleshoots, researches, and identifies solutions to remedy issues.
• Prepares ad hoc reporting and payroll-related reporting requirements.
• Leads payroll-related audits and projects requiring research, organization, communication and problem resolution.
• Provides guidance to payroll staff as needed.
• Researches and resolves Internal Revenue Service inquiries for the company and affiliates.
• Maintains good standing with the Internal Revenue Service by providing timely responses.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field.
• At least 4 years of payroll or related experience is required, of which at least one year must be in the form of payroll reporting. Advanced proficiency in Excel required.
• Experience with payroll and financial software preferred.
• Ability to apply knowledge and expertise in order to utilize and understand systems, policies, and procedures.
• Pays close attention to the details of all work, consistently maintains a high level of productivity and manages time effectively.
• Collaborates with other parties to achieve common goals.
• Ability to collect and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
• Possesses strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Equivalent combination of education, experience or training determined to be acceptable by Human Resources may be substituted, unless regulated by contract or program standards

Benefits and perks

• Wellness incentives including well-being lifestyle spending accounts, employee assistance program and employee discounts.
• Encouraged paid time off including paid holidays and flexible holidays to use as you wish.
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time with a $200 donation to a charity of your choice upon completion of all volunteer hours.
• Employee recognition, community initiative events and yearly company outings.
• Workplace flexibility offering different options for working arrangements and the freedom to make time for important commitments.
• Our core benefits include health, dental, vision and life insurance, short-term and long-term disability and paid parental leave.

Equal opportunity employment

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individual with Disabilities, as well as Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.

For questions, please email View email address on us.edajobs.com.

This job posting will be closed 3/8/2024 at 8:00 a.m. (CT). No further applications will be considered.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)