Payroll Tax Representative

Job Title: Payroll Tax Representative
Job Location: Greenville, SC or Shelton, CT (Hybrid)
Job Duration: 3 months contract (High Possibility of extension)
Pay range: $40/hr. - $60/hr.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all payroll tax activities, including credits (application for OR monitoring of), payroll tax account applications, funding and reconciling Client's federal legal entities (25+), individual states (250+), and local tax (75+), ensuring timely and accurate reporting and filing for all.
• Produces reports, meets with internal stakeholders and reconciles payroll tax activity to the Payroll G/L accounts.
• Partners with service providers to ensure all pay-related tax data is received, verified & reconciled. This includes reviewing pay schedules, producing standard or custom reports, applying for new accounts, & producing ad-hoc queries.
• Responsible for quarterly and annual W2 Review for Client including the review of applicable WTs for (client) HCEs (W2 v Last Paystub); new WTs to W2 box mapping.
• Serves as subject Matter Expert in Payroll Tax
• Performs weekly & monthly (official-BlackLine) payroll tax transactions to G/L reconciliations, ensuring all is completed accurately & timely.
• Oversee Tax Support and Administration working with Services Providers to ensure all reports and filings are completed accurately & filed timely – including the various COVID related tax acts; and to troubleshoot as needed.
• Fulfill audit requests (both internal & external); comply with internal control standards & company polices; provide accurate supporting documentation as needed.
• Produces multijurisdictional monthly, quarterly, & annual reporting as required; remains current with Federal & State tax changes and stands ready to ensure implementation of said changes is correct within the Payroll system.
• Ensure Confidentiality, Data Privacy, Data Security and SOX requirements are met at all times.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or other related discipline preferred.
• Master of Science in Taxation (MST) Preferred.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Preferred.
• Minimum 10 years payroll accounting, auditing and/or related experience in a large ($3B+), multi-national corporation, with multiple legal entities, reconciling payroll G/L and Tax Data.
• 7+ years utilizing payroll systems to create, analyze and troubleshoot data.
• Experience in SAP Financials, ADP GlobalView, Ceridian DayForce; and SuccessFactors HR preferred.
• Microsoft Office with advanced Excel proficiency, required.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail a must.
• Ability to research, understand & apply federal, state, & local regulations relating to payroll, labor, & employment tax laws, and the implications of properly reporting.
• Integrity and trustworthiness specific to confidentiality and privacy of employee information. Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of all payroll records.