Payroll Tax Analyst

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We're seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Analyst to support payroll tax operations for a large, multi-state U.S. workforce. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations who thrives in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment. You'll work closely with Payroll, Finance, Accounting, external tax vendors, and regulatory agencies to ensure accurate payroll tax processing and reporting.

Location: Remote
Duration: 9 months

Primary Responsibilities:

• Process and manage bi-weekly payroll tax activities for U.S. salaried and hourly employees.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations.
• Review employee tax withholding for multi-state and local tax jurisdictions based on work and residence locations.
• Process payroll tax deposits, quarterly and annual tax filings, amendments, and reconciliations.
• Prepare and distribute payroll tax reports to Payroll, Finance, and management teams.
• Manage year-end payroll tax activities, including W-2 processing and tax form distribution.
• Register and maintain state withholding, unemployment insurance, and local tax accounts.
• Coordinate with third-party payroll tax vendors to ensure timely and accurate filings.
• Research and resolve payroll tax discrepancies, agency notices, and employee tax inquiries.
• Reconcile payroll tax vendor invoices with payroll accounting and general ledger records.
• Perform payroll tax audits and process employee tax adjustments as needed.
• Support internal and external audits while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
• Identify payroll tax risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Complete additional payroll tax and reporting duties as assigned.

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Support payroll tax compliance for a large, multi-state workforce of more than 23,000 employees across multiple legal entities.
• Manage bi-weekly, quarterly, and annual payroll tax processes, including deposits, reconciliations, returns, and amendments.
• Partner with Payroll, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, payroll tax vendors, auditors, and government agencies.
• Ensure payroll tax records remain accurate and compliant across all jurisdictions.
• Continuously monitor payroll tax processes to reduce compliance risk and prevent penalties or interest.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities:

• No supervisory or managerial responsibilities.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of U.S. payroll tax experience supporting multi-state payroll operations.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.
• Experience processing payroll tax deposits, reconciliations, returns, amendments, and year-end reporting.
• Hands-on experience with payroll systems such as ADP SmartCompliance, Workday Payroll, or similar payroll applications.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification.
• Experience supporting enterprise payroll environments with 10,000+ employees.
• Experience working with third-party payroll tax vendors.
• Knowledge of payroll accounting, general ledger reconciliations, and audit support.
• Experience driving payroll process improvements and compliance initiatives.

Key Skills:

• Payroll Tax Compliance
• Multi-State Payroll Tax
• Federal, State & Local Tax Regulations
• Payroll Reconciliations
• Tax Deposits & Filings
• ADP SmartCompliance
• Workday Payroll
• Payroll Auditing
• Microsoft Excel
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
• Payroll Reporting
• Regulatory Compliance

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

CTG does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee based recruitment services for this role.

To Apply:

To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $22.61 to $37.67 per hour. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. In addition to salary, a competitive benefits package is also offered.