Payroll Tax Analyst and Garnishment Specialist

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Job Description:

About Crowe

Crowe is a global consulting and accounting firm dedicated to delivering smart, data-driven decisions that create lasting value. We foster an inclusive, collaborative, and growth-minded culture. We are seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Analyst & Garnishment Specialist to support multi-state payroll tax compliance and garnishment administration across our organization.

Position Summary

The Payroll Tax Analyst & Garnishment Specialist ensures the accuracy and compliance of multi-state payroll taxes, maintains unemployment (SUI) rate data, and oversees quarterly and annual tax reconciliations and filings. This role also leads the processing of court-ordered deductions—including child support, tax levies, and bankruptcy orders—while managing the payroll platform garnishment module and ensuring timely and accurate disbursements to agencies. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, compliance-focused, and able to manage high-volume, complex payroll tax and garnishment processes.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Tax Administration

• Manage multi-state payroll tax setup, maintenance, and compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions.
• Maintain and update SUI (State Unemployment Insurance) rates and ensure accurate application.
• Reconcile quarterly and annual payroll tax filings, supporting audits and correcting discrepancies as needed.
• Monitor tax notices, resolve agency inquiries, and ensure accurate remittance and reporting.
• Validate tax data within payroll systems to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Garnishment & Wage Order Processing

• Process child support orders, tax levies, creditor garnishments, and bankruptcy deductions.
• Manage all garnishment activity within the payroll system garnishment module, including setup, processing, and terminations.
• Ensure timely and accurate agency payments and responses to wage order requests.
• Communicate with employees regarding garnishment questions while maintaining confidentiality.
• Partner with legal, HR, and payroll teams on compliance requirements and complex cases.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in payroll tax administration and/or garnishment processing within a multi-state environment.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and wage garnishment regulations.
• Experience reconciling quarterly and annual tax filings (e.g., Forms 941, W-2, SUI filings).
• Hands-on experience with ADP Workforce Now or a similar enterprise payroll system, including tax and garnishment modules.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret court orders and agency notices accurately.
• Excellent communication and customer-service skills, with a high level of discretion and confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a professional services, multi-entity, or large-scale payroll environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data validation).
• Familiarity with agency portals and tax research resources.
• We appreciate talent from all over the United States and are willing to consider candidates who may not be located near a Crowe office location for this role/opening.

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We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation dec