Sr. Payroll Tax Analyst
InspireAbout the role
As a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst, you will serve as a subject matter expert in payroll tax compliance, partnering across Payroll, HRIS, and Finance to ensure accurate tax setup, reporting, and filings. You will be responsible for end-to-end payroll tax compliance, including Workday system calculations, employee tax jurisdiction maintenance, location maintenance, weekly audits, financial reporting, tax deposits and filings, and business registration by entity. This senior-level role is responsible for mitigating risk through proactive audits, system validation, and management of vendor and agency relationships.
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 our Atlanta Support Center.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Payroll Tax Compliance & Risk Management
- Own end-to-end payroll tax compliance, including jurisdiction setup, taxability determination, and regulatory adherence across all Inspire entities
- Identify and implement corrective actions to minimize risk, including validation of tax jurisdiction setup at both company and employee level
- Ensure accurate employee and company tax setup across all federal, state, and local jurisdictions
Tax Operations & Filings
- Collaborate with third-party vendors to ensure payroll tax deposits are accurate, complete, and timely to agencies
- Validate payroll tax calculations and ensure alignment across Workday HRIS and TPA applications, confirming correct rates are applied on all calculations
- Manage submission of the tax interface file to TPA (periodic, monthly, quarterly, and annual) and reconciliation/validation to Payroll and General Ledger
- Lead annual W-2 audit and validation process, including processing all W-2c corrections as needed
- Complete Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting as required
Systems & Data Integrity
- Maintain and audit tax configurations within Workday, including tax rates, jurisdiction codes, and location maintenance
- Verify and apply tax updates and changes within Workday prior to final production of paychecks
- Reconcile payroll tax data to General Ledger and financial reporting requirements, including journal entries for cash and tax liability accounts
Agency & Vendor Management
- Manage all agency notices, inquiries, and audits in coordination with the TPA
- Complete business applications and registrations for new jurisdictions as required
- Act as key liaison between Payroll, Finance, and external partners on all tax-related matters
Analytics, Reporting & Process Improvement
- Partner with other departments to ensure all payroll wage and tax financial reporting is provided in a timely manner <
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