Payroll Specialist

As a Payroll Tax Specialist, you will be responsible for all payroll tax-related compliance, recordkeeping, and employee tax setup. Additional responsibilities include Workday system calculations, employee tax jurisdiction maintenance, location maintenance, weekly audits, financial reporting, tax deposits and filings, and business registration by entity, when required. The role will be a key partner to the Payroll Manager in addressing complexities, monitoring third party vendors, and continuous process improvements.

Successful candidates are passionate and enthusiastic about helping others, eager to learn new skills, and are detail oriented. They enjoy problem solving in a fast-paced environment based in Atlanta.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for identifying and implementing corrective action(s) to minimize risk including validation of tax jurisdiction setup at both company and employee level
• Complete business applications for new jurisdictions when required
• Collaborate with third party vendor(s) to ensure payroll tax deposits are accurate, complete, and sent timely to agencies
• Ensure tax rates are aligned across core HRIS and TPA applications and that correct rates are applied on all calculations
• Verify and apply tax updates/changes within core HRIS prior to final production of paychecks
• Partner with other departments to ensure that all payroll wage and tax financial reporting is provided in a timely manner to adhere to filing and reporting requirements
• Responsible for submission of the tax interface file to TPA (periodic/monthly/quarterly/annually) and reconciliation/validation to Payroll and General Ledger
• Responsible for financial reporting (journal entries) related to cash and tax liability accounts for invoices outside of payroll processing
• Complete Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting as required including but not limited to CES, MWR, OEW, JOLTS
• Manage all agency notices in partnership with the TPA and create ad hoc reports as requested for research projects
• Responsible for annual W-2 audit and validation process as well as processing all W-2c’s as needed

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma required
• Undergraduate degree in business, accounting, or related field preferred
• FCP or CPP preferred but not required
• 3 – 5 years of payroll processing experience required
• Experience with Workday or comparable software preferred
• Experience with ADP Smart Compliance preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong computer skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills: VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a highly structured team environment
• Ability to maintain strict adherence to outlined procedures
• Ability to have a flexible work schedule due to work volume fluctuations

 

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.