Senior Payroll Tax Analyst - Source to Pay/Payroll - Finance & Administration

Senior Payroll Tax Analyst - Source to Pay/Payroll - Finance & Administration Location New York Business Area Accounting and Finance Ref # 10043911

Description & Requirements

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What’s the role:

You will be a part of a client-focused team responsible for the implementation and maintenance of tax and compliance processes crucial to the accurate and timely payment of employee related taxes in the US & Canada. The team is an integral part of our global payroll organization, helping to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The ideal candidate for this position should have experience in payroll tax and compliance, with a proven track record of working in a complex, global organization. We are looking for a team member who is organized, analytical, and has a customer service focus. You should have excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders. If you have a passion for accuracy and compliance and are excited by the prospect of taking on a challenging role, we want to hear from you.

We’ll trust you to:

·         Assist with the accurate reporting and remittance of payroll taxes to all US and Canada agencies.

·         Ensure accuracy and timeliness of employee tax setup and updates

·         Manage W-2 corrections process and enter any tax balance adjustments needed in PeopleSoft

·         Respond to payroll tax inquiries from employees via support tickets, emails, and phone calls.

·         Manage the preparation and payment of all payroll tax filings not processed by ADP

·         Assist with US and Canadian Short Term Business Visitor process and ensure proper withholding and tax reporting in compliance with US state and Canadian regulations, such as the New York 14 Day Rule.

·         Review US payroll tax reporting and employee setup for US national working oversees

·         Review PeopleSoft tax system updates and coordinate installation with Engineering and manage testing with members of the payroll team

·         Assist with quarter balancing and year end reconciliations

·         Manage and resolve any payroll tax notices received from various tax authorities

·         Establish relationships and collaborate with internal and external business partners

·         Partner with peers in Payroll and external vendors to ensure that payroll systems provide accurate payments to employees and compliant reporting  

·         Ensure departmental transactions comply with BLP and Tax authorities’ best practices and policies.

·         Recommend system and process improvements; work on special projects, as needed.

You’ll need to have:

·         3-5+ years payroll, multi-state tax, and reporting experience with a large company

·         Experien