ADP, Accounting, Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Domestic Tax, Finance, Fortune 500 Customers, Local Tax, Maintain Compliance, Medical Conditions, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Payroll Administration, Payroll Software/Services, Payroll Tax, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Reconciliation, SAP, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), State Tax, Systems Maintenance, Tax Accounting, Tax Operations, Tax Regulations, Tax Reporting, Time Management
Description
Remote Payroll Tax Analyst (W2 Only)
Location: Remote (Houston, TX candidates preferred for monthly onsite meetings)
Employment Type: W2 Contract 6 Months
Pay Rate: Up to $55/hr on W2
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens & Green Card Holders Only
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Analyst to support a leading energy company. This position is responsible for managing U.S. payroll tax operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations, and serving as the primary liaison between the payroll team, IT, and ADP for payroll tax processing and reporting.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required (Accounting or Finance preferred)
- 3+ years of payroll tax experience in a multi-state U.S. payroll environment
- Hands-on experience with SAP Payroll
- Experience working with ADP SmartCompliance
- Strong understanding of Federal, State, and Local payroll tax regulations
- Experience processing payroll tax withholdings, filings, tax deposits, and W-2 reconciliations
- Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook skills
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Skills
- Experience with payroll tax testing and SAP payroll system enhancements
- Knowledge of SOX controls and payroll compliance processes
- Experience supporting employee relocation and stock compensation tax processing
- Payroll tax account setup with state and local agencies
- Payroll process documentation and process improvement initiatives
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
Responsibilities
- Process weekly payroll tax activities within SAP Payroll
- Coordinate with ADP on payroll tax payments, filings, and tax notices
- Monitor payroll tax deposits and ensure timely compliance
- Research and resolve payroll tax discrepancies and notices
- Reconcile quarterly and annual payroll tax filings, including W-2s
- Manage state unemployment tax rates and tax account maintenance
- Partner with IT to test payroll tax changes and system updates
- Ensure accurate tax withholding for employee relocation and stock transactions
- Respond to employee payroll tax inquiries
- Maintain payroll tax documentation and ensure SOX compliance
- Support year-end payroll activities and special payroll projects
- Serve as a backup for key payroll team responsibilities as needed
If you're interested, please apply with your updated resume.
W2 ONLY | U.S. Citizens & Green Card Holders ONLY
About Matlen Silver
Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.
Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.
If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [email protected] // 908-393-8600
At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:
- Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
- 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)