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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Review and submit tax-related documents or filings, including federal, state, or local tax returns, declarations, or extensions.
- Prepare tax planning reports and estimate the organization's tax obligations.
- Partner with senior management to outline strategies for minimizing tax liabilities.
- Stay abreast of tax code changes and ensure ongoing compliance.
- Research legal issues, concerns, solutions, and filing positions compliant with local, federal, and international tax laws.
- Ensure Payroll Tax department processes liability payments, tax returns, and notices accurately and timely.
- Establish and maintain procedures to reduce payroll tax discrepancies and ensure accuracy.
- Verify compliance with laws, regulations, organizational policies, and procedures.
- Notify leadership of regulatory updates and propose/implement required changes.
- Resolve escalated issues with clients or internal departments.
- Ensure team adherence to payroll tax regulations.
- Provide employee coaching and performance reviews.
- Perform periodic audits and maintain tax records to ensure compliance.
- Resolve payroll tax discrepancies by analyzing information and making changes.
- Manage and update payroll tax system.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through education, publications, networking, and professional organizations.
- Research payroll laws and regulations at federal, state, and local levels as needed.
- Process and maintain payroll tax payments and returns, including reconciliations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to work long hours under pressure and meet deadlines consistently.
- In-depth knowledge of payroll tax processes including liability payment, tax return processing, W2/Year-End.
- Strong time management skills and motivation.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
- Thorough understanding of payroll tax and regulatory environment (federal, multi-state, local).
- Ability to communicate complex payroll tax information effectively to all organizational levels.
- Working knowledge of payroll software systems.
- Ability to interpret and analyze complex data independently.
- Experience with tax filings and payments via e-file, magnetic media, EFT debit and credit.
- Results-oriented and capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently.
Education & Experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of field concepts and principles.
- Experience performing complex tasks, leading, and directing employees with personnel decision authority.
- Involvement in departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural changes.
- Minimum four years multi-state, multi-jurisdiction, high volume Payroll Tax experience.
- Minimum two years of Supervisor or Manager experience required.
- PEO or related industry experience preferred.
- Hands-on tax return processing experience required.
- Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, federal, state, and local wage laws required.
- Experience with MasterTax and Prism/HRP preferred.
Required Licenses and Certifications
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamentals of Payroll Certification (FPC) required.
Physical Demands
- Frequently required to sit; occasionally stand and walk.
- Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, and focus adjustment.
- Frequent talking and hearing required.
- Moderate mental effort and concentration.
- Average memory for information management.
- Work environment noise level is usually moderate.
