Senior Advisor, Payroll Tax & Accounting (18-Month Fixed)

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced payroll tax and accounting specialist with strong attention to detail to support critical compliance and reporting activities in South Jordan, Utah. This position plays a key role in overseeing payroll-related statutory obligations, strengthening financial controls, and guiding complex year-end reporting requirements. The successful candidate will collaborate across payroll, finance, accounting, and external stakeholders to ensure accurate filings, timely reconciliations, and effective audit readiness.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee payroll tax compliance activities and provide senior-level guidance to ensure statutory filings, remittances, and reporting obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage year-end payroll reporting from preparation through final review, including tax slips, reconciliations, corrections, and documentation needed for approval and sign-off.
• Review payroll-related general ledger activity and statutory account balances, investigate variances, and resolve issues that may affect financial accuracy or compliance.
• Serve as the lead contact for payroll tax reviews, regulatory examinations, and audit requests, coordinating responses and maintaining supporting records.
• Advise stakeholders on compliance exposure, control effectiveness, and corrective actions to reduce risk and improve reporting integrity.
• Document key payroll tax processes, controls, and risk considerations while supporting structured knowledge transfer for critical responsibilities.
• Partner with payroll operations, finance, accounting, tax specialists, auditors, and regulatory bodies to address escalated payroll tax and compliance matters.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end accounting activities by supporting reconciliations, journal-related review needs, and alignment between payroll outputs and financial records.• At least 5 years of experience in payroll tax, accounting, or a related finance function within a complex organizational environment.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian payroll taxation, statutory reporting requirements, and compliance practices, including year-end payroll obligations.
• Demonstrated experience managing year-end reporting activities such as T4, T4A, and RL-1 preparation, reconciliation, and correction processes.
• Solid understanding of general ledger reconciliation, account analysis, journal entries, and the connection between payroll data and financial statements.
• Proven ability to support audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory inquiries with clear documentation and effective issue resolution.
• Experience with process documentation, operational transitions, or knowledge transfer in payroll or finance environments.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Fluency in English is required; French language capability is an asset where business needs apply.