US Tax Analyst Tier 3

The work you will do

• Daily, monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliation at the employee level
• Preparation of periodic and amendment reporting
• Maintenance of tax issue log and hosting regular review meetings with the client(s)
• Provide support and guidance for all implementations and go lives
• Organize and supervise the audits, analysis data, reconcile and balance payroll tax results, for all on and off cycle processing s and adjustment runs performed by the team.
• Reviews all variances through investigation and resolution processes, completes root cause analysis as required, and recommends intervention procedures and communicates variances
• Analyzes Tax Profiles (including registration processes and POAs)
• Completes company/client setups in Tax Systems
• Participates in client testing (either new clients or projects)
• Liaise with and provide oversight of tax payment and W2 vendors
• Perform UAT for tax updates and system enhancements
• Works hand-in-hand with Payroll Lead to ensure continuity of service delivery
• Participate in cross-departmental initiatives to ensure proper consideration of tax-impacting changes
• Address complex tax questions received via case from Employee Service Center
• Serve as lead for all tax related project and M&A activity for assigned client(s)
• Other duties, as assigned by your immediate supervisor and/or manager.

Requirements

• 3-year Degree/Diploma
• 3 years related experience in US multi-state, multi-FEIN payroll tax administration required
• 3 years related experience in payroll outsourcing role
• Extensive experience engaging with federal, state, territory and local tax agencies for POA requirements, reporting/payment requirements and changes, notice resolution, and penalty abatement
• 3 years related experience with 5,000+ Employees, multi-frequency payrolls, stock option processing, W2C processing (domestic and Puerto Rico), Retirees, client and management reporting of tax activity
• SAP, Workday, ADP Smart Compliance, Master Tax experience preferred
• FPC/CPP Certification required (must obtain within first 18 months of employment)
• Subject Matter Expertise in federal, state, territory, local payroll tax and reporting requirements, inpat/expat requirements and taxes, stock option exercise tax and reporting requirement
• Client management expertise
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks and set expectations for internal partners with competing priorities, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven organization
• Advanced skills in MS Excel to include V-Lookup, Pivot Tables, Macros
• Proficiency with Excel, Access and SAP preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced analytical and problem solving
• Excellent research and problem-solving ability