Job Title: Tax Accountant II – Payroll Tax SpecialistJob DescriptionThe Tax Accountant II role focuses on delivering business value by ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant payroll tax remittances and filings. You will serve as a central and technical resource within the organization, working with large volumes of data, driving process improvements, and providing expert guidance on payroll tax matters. This position offers meaningful, cross-functional work, strong local partnerships, and an outstanding work–life balance.
Responsibilities- Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant payroll tax remittances and filings across multiple jurisdictions.
- Make recommendations based on payroll tax expertise and current industry trends to improve processes and outcomes.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and implement viable solutions to issues within payroll tax processes.
- Recommend and apply policy adjustments to key payroll tax processes to enhance compliance and efficiency.
- Recognize key versus non-key controls within payroll tax operations and ensure tasks align with those controls, driving accountability.
- Drive the implementation of broader payroll tax process improvements in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Assess work collaboratively with team members to prioritize and align on the most important tax activities.
- Proactively track and identify trends using data and metrics to anticipate and address payroll tax issues.
- Provide consultation and develop proposals for updates to existing or new processes in response to business or legislative changes.
- Develop changes or enhancements to current documentation and policies to reflect updated payroll tax requirements.
- Influence stakeholders to ensure ongoing compliance with payroll tax laws and internal policies.
- With support, advise the organization on payroll tax matters and recommend best practices for payroll tax processes.
- With support, execute learning opportunities on payroll tax topics for non-payroll tax partners.
- Work on year-end payroll tasks, including managing and analyzing large volumes of data in Excel.
- Balance daily payments to ensure accuracy and completeness of payroll tax-related transactions.
- Process and reconcile stock-related payroll items accurately and in a timely manner.
- Respond to inquiries and cases related to payroll tax issues as needed, providing clear and accurate information.
- Manage shared inboxes to ensure timely and organized responses to internal and external payroll tax queries.
- Perform audit work by analyzing large amounts of data to identify discrepancies, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
- Update tax authorities’ records as needed to maintain accurate and current information.
Essential Skills- Minimum of 2 years of payroll tax experience, including payment, reconciling, and filing responsibilities.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience using analytical and problem-solving skills in a professional setting.
- Minimum of 2 years of customer service experience, with a focus on supporting internal or external stakeholders.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience with multi-state and provincial tax reporting and filing.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience with federal, state, local, and provincial labor law as it relates to payroll tax.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Strong analytical and technical skills with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of tax compliance software and supporting database tools, including SAP, SuccessFactors, and ADP.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (including pivot tables and VLOOKUP) and Word.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and collaborate on process efficiencies within payroll or tax functions.
Additional Skills & Qualifications- Accounting degree or accounting background is preferred but not required.
- Experience working with SAP for payroll tax or financial processes.
- Experience using ADP payroll systems and related reporting tools.
- Experience with SuccessFactors or similar HRIS platforms.
- Advanced Excel skills, including working with large data sets, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and complex reconciliations.
- Experience developing or updating process documentation and policies.
- Comfort providing guidance and informal training to non-payroll tax partners on tax-related topics.
Work EnvironmentYou will work in a collaborative and kind team environment that includes support from two team lead