Director, Payroll Tax & Compliance

Fox Corporation•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director, Payroll Tax & Compliance to join our Payroll Shared Services Team reporting to the Vice President of Payroll. The Director, Payroll Tax & Compliance is a strategic and tactical leader responsible for the governance and execution of garnishment and payroll tax operations across multiple legal entities and companies. This is a highly visible role where you will manage and lead payroll tax and garnishment administration, payroll tax compliance, and related controls, providing both hands-on execution and strategic guidance to key stakeholders, with a primary focus on North America. The Director, Payroll Tax & Compliance serves as the payroll tax and garnishment compliance authority, owning payroll tax registrations and tax notices, regulatory change management, vendor accountability, and payroll-related SOX and compliance controls. The role combines deep technical expertise with direct execution, ensuring payroll tax practices are accurate, compliant, auditable, and continuously improving.

Requirements

8+ years of relevant work experience servicing large employee populations (including a remote workforce) in a multi-state, multi-entity organization
10+ years of experience leading and coaching a team of 5+.
Experience managing or partnering with external payroll tax service providers, including issue resolution and service accountability
Experience supporting M&A and large-scale payroll operations
Extensive and thorough knowledge of federal, multi-state, and local wage and hour, garnishment, and tax regulations
Strong working knowledge of taxation for expats, inpats, and fringe benefits, as well as equity incentive instruments (RSUs, stock options, etc.)
Successful experience consulting with all levels of management; able to effectively build relationships by establishing trust, credibility, and adding value quickly
Demonstrated experience in remediating complex, multi-state payroll tax issues, including root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
Ability to interpret regulatory changes and drive timely, accurate implementation within payroll systems and processes
Apply leadership skills to manage, direct, monitor, counsel, and evaluate the team to promote transparency and quality and to drive process improvement efficiencies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly and concisely
Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
Strong proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation
Experience with Workday and ADP Smart Compliance

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee the internal Payroll Tax team and third-party tax and garnishment services vendor to ensure the integrity and accuracy of filings of employment taxes and garnishment remittances
Ensure that all federal, state, and local payroll taxes are correctly withheld, reported, paid, and filed in compliance with laws and regulations
Ensure the accurate, timely review and reconciliation of federal, state, and local taxable wages and withholding tax, unemployment tax, and disability insurance tax for multiple legal entities in the U.S. This includes the review of year-end W-2 balancing and related federal and state agency forms to the payroll system
Analyze payroll tax issues and provide recommendations for solutions relating, but not limited to, employee mobility, reciprocal taxation, equity compensation, employer-provided fringe benefits, and local taxation
Manage payroll tax withholding obligations and processing for inpats. Coordinate expat tax withholding obligations and processes with appropriate third-party services
Act as the payroll tax subject matter expert, advising on payroll tax law, regulatory changes, and compliance requirements
Lead payroll tax initiatives tied to organizational changes, including M&A, new entity setup, and geographic expansion
Manage and enforce SLAs with external tax vendors, holding them accountable for performance, accuracy, and timely delivery of services. Drive issue resolution, root cause analysis, and corrective actions related to vendor errors or service gaps
Manage the lifecycle of tax notices by implementing SLAs, root cause analysis, and strategic vendor oversight
Lead external payroll tax audits, providing an impact assessment, an action plan to achieve audit deliverables, and resolving discrepancies/inquiries
Drive meetings with cross-functional departments to identify and implement process improvements and best practices to drive operational excellence and reduce errors
Provide support, training, mentoring, and leadership to the team on an ongoing basis to ensure a fully efficient Payroll Tax operation, overall professional growth, and the team’s ability to meet all deadlines