Senior Payroll Tax Specialist - Compliance

Senior Payroll Tax Specialist, Tax Compliance

TriNet is a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their HR function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our full-service HR solutions include features such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers’ compensation insurance. 
 
TriNet has a nationwide presence and an experienced executive team. Our stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET. If you’re passionate about innovation and making an impact on the large SMB market, come join us as we power our clients’ business success with extraordinary HR. 
 

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A Brief Overview

The Senior Payroll Tax Specialist is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of multi-state payroll tax activities including and ensuring payroll tax related issues are escalated to leadership.

Locations
United States (Remote)

What you will do?

• Partners with internal colleagues to resolve cases and complete service orders​​.
• Case inquiries and follow up and email support​​ via Salesforce Cases.
• Resolves low complexity, high volume tasks related to workflow, as assigned​.
• Communicates internally with colleagues and externally via client cases, email and telephone as secondary customer support to Customer Service team for Payroll Compliance.                        
• Works proficiently in Salesforce to document customer inquiries and resolution. 
• Processes various data related tasks withing the Payroll Tax organization.
• Escalates identified customer concerns or tax changes to leadership.

Education Qualifications

• General education, vocational training and/or on-the-job training - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Typically 2+ years

Skills and Abilities

• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Solid understanding of US payroll tax including federal, state, and local laws and regulations

Licenses and Certifications

• CPP - Preferred
• FPC - Preferred

Travel Requirements
Minimal

Work Environment

• Work in clean, pleasant, and comfortable home or office setting. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Position may be considered remote and require reliable and consistent internet service.

The salary range for this role is $50,100 to $102,200. The candidate’s final salary offer will be based on the candidate’s skills, education, work location and experience. 

A candidate’s compensation may also include bonuses consistent with TriNet’s corporate bonus plan. 

Additionally, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, TriNet offers permanent full-time employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, life and disability insurance, a 401(K) savings plan, an employee stock purchase plan, eleven (11) Company observed holidays, PTO and a comprehensive leave program.  Please click the follow