Senior Payroll Tax Analyst
MedtronicAbout the role
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
Do you enjoy working independently while being part of a team? Do you strive to meet deadlines and analyze data? If so, then this is the role for you!You’ll be part of the US/Puerto Rico Payroll Tax Team responsible for providing accurate, timely administration of Medtronic payroll and payroll tax programs according to plan rules and applicable legal requirements. You will also provide payroll and payroll tax process support as a project team member on departmental and cross-functional initiatives and independently perform specialized function-related processes and analysis.
This role will work remote within the U.S.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Drive ongoing payroll and payroll tax operational activities, identify best practices, and develop recommendations to enhance efficiency.
- Perform internal audits and analyze employee level tax data, determine if adjustments are needed, enter adjustments when necessary, and review work to ensure results are accurate.
- Review escalated employee tax cases to determine action needed and provide excellent customer service to resolve employee questions and meet service level agreements.
- Work with third party payroll tax processor to maintain accurate account information.
- Reconcile tax information between Workday Payroll and ADP, the third-party payroll tax processor, to ensure all employee and company data is accurate.
- Enter and review employee tax data in Workday and performs various payroll tax audits to ensure employee tax set-up and withholdings are correct.
- Research compliance issues, IRS, state and local laws to provide recommendations to ensure compliance and recommend changes to internal payroll and payroll tax processes.
- Collaborate with other teams in all aspects of Payroll Tax matters including new tax initiatives, changes in tax initiatives and with an emphasis of establishing best practices.
- Lead Payroll Tax Operations through Month-End, Quarter-End and Year-End Payroll tasks and projects.
- Respond to external and internal audit requests and address audit findings.
- Onboard acquired companies and employees.
MUST HAVE: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- High School Diploma or GED with 4+ years of payroll tax experience or Workday payroll experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years’ experience
NICE TO HAVE:
- Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years payroll tax or payroll experience; or, an advanced degree
- ADP SmartCompliance experience
- Strong preference for Workday payroll tax experience
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
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