Senior Payroll Tax Specialist

Senior Payroll Tax Specialist

Immediate need for a talented Senior Payroll Tax Specialist. This is a 06 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Charlotte, NC (Hybrid).

Pay Range: $46/hr - $47/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Review Workday Payroll Tax set up for each legal entity and jurisdiction, identify issues and partner with Alight Tax Filing Services and HRIT to update and correct.
• Perform review of the Monthly-Quarterly Tax filing package:
• Review for accuracy and timeliness;
• Work with Payroll Accounting to ensure alignment and reconciliation with G/L records;
• Manage and reconcile payroll taxes at the employer and employee level;
• Timely remittances to the tax authorities and accurate reporting of withholding taxes;
• Reconcile QTD and YTD tax amounts withheld, reported and deposited on quarterly and annual basis for assigned entities;
• Manage SUI rate updates; send to payroll processing provider and ensure updated in WD.
• Complete and submit applications for new tax jurisdictions, closing jurisdictions.
• Research and resolve payroll tax notices for multi-state tax entities.
• Effectively resolve and escalate issues, demonstrate excellent record of delivery.
• Support internal and external audit data requests.
• Prepare materials needed for tax provisions at year-end and tax audit.
• Partner with Payroll Accounting to research any open G/L items.
• Client and identify new areas of risk, and potential noncompliance and manage to resolution and full compliance.
• Experience working well independently as well as with stakeholders and communicate the benefits of tax initiatives.
• Overseeing and reviewing payroll payments and account reconciliations.
• Work in concert with Payroll Manager to ensure payroll is processed in a timely manner in compliance with payroll laws and regulations.
• Supervises and controls payroll preparation and production, including regular, special, and supplemental payrolls.
• Ensures adherence to standards and procedures, and takes corrective action to resolve problems, delays, and inaccuracies.
• Coordinates payroll operations with other accounting and data processing units, confers with other administrative and technical staff regarding changes and new systems, and participates in developing, implementing, and testing procedures.
• Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
• Regularly perform audits on the system to ensure data integrity; responsible for the resolution of discrepancies that might adversely impact on the company's tax returns.
• Define key metrics and create metrics reports and set up reporting process.
• Collaborate with co-workers to increase productivity by eliminating duplication and coordinating information requirements. Drive process improvement initiatives to reduce manual efforts.
• Coordinate system improvements as new business requirements arise and enhance means of correcting possible noncompliance.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Key skills; Payroll Tax Compliance & Filing
• Workday Payroll / Payroll System Expertise
• Payroll Tax Reconciliation & Audit Support
• University (Degree) Preferred
• 3 Years Required; 5 Years Preferred

Our client is a leading Insurance Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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