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Payroll Tax Analyst

CFS
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • $95,000–$100,000 Per Year
6 days ago
CFS

Job Description

Looking for a payroll tax role where you can build processes, influence best practices, and help shape a growing function? This is an opportunity to join a large, multi-entity organization that is investing heavily in growth, collaboration, and modernization across its payroll operations.


Payroll Tax Analyst


Salary: $95,000 - $100,000


Why This Opportunity Stands Out:



  • Join a payroll tax team with the opportunity to build processes and procedures from the ground up

  • Work in a hybrid environment that provides flexibility while maintaining collaboration with the broader team

  • Support a large and complex payroll landscape spanning 27 legal entities and operations in nearly every state

  • Partner closely with leadership during an exciting period of organizational growth and transformation

  • Be part of a company with over 60 brands that is actively creating a more unified and collaborative culture

  • Opportunity to make a measurable impact through process improvements, standardization, and operational efficiencies

  • Gain exposure to a high-volume, sophisticated multi-state payroll tax environment


Key Responsibilities for the Payroll Tax Analyst:



  • Manage payroll tax filings and compliance across the United States

  • Register employees and entities in new tax jurisdictions, including high-volume jurisdiction setup activity

  • Perform quarterly and year-end payroll tax reconciliations

  • Partner with third-party tax vendors to resolve filing issues and ensure compliance

  • Develop and implement process improvements, standard operating procedures, and best practices

  • Research payroll tax requirements and support compliance across multiple states and entities


Qualifications for the Payroll Tax Analyst:



  • 5+ years of payroll tax experience

  • Strong multi-state payroll tax experience within a large organization

  • Experience managing payroll tax registrations, filings, and reconciliations

  • Bachelor's or Associate degree preferred

  • Experience with Dayforce, Workday, or similar payroll platforms

Numbers & Facts

LocationMilwaukee, WI
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$95,000–$100,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • Alliance/Partner Marketingunmatched
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  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Operational Strategyunmatched
  • Payroll Managementunmatched
  • Payroll Taxunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Process Developmentunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
  • State Taxunmatched
  • Tax Accountingunmatched
  • Tax Regulationsunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched

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