Payroll Tax Manager

Chenega Corporation•Anchorage, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Chenega is a mission-driven Alaska Native corporation and a top Alaska revenue business, with nearly 9,000 employees worldwide and 50 years of steady growth. Consistently ranked among the Top 5 Alaska-owned businesses in the Alaska Top 49ers list, we deliver professional services across defense, intelligence, and civilian markets with operational excellence, integrity, and accountability. As an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) corporation, Chenega combines strong business performance with a commitment to community and cultural values. We are a recognized military-friendly employer, with many veterans, reservists, and military spouses across our workforce. Our culture is performance-driven, team-oriented, and focused on doing the job right while providing long-term career opportunities. The Payroll Tax Manager oversees all payroll tax compliance operations for a high‑volume, multi‑entity payroll environment consisting of 60+ companies and more than 2,500 federal, state, and local payroll tax accounts Work Location: 3000 C Street, Suite 301, Anchorage, AK.

Requirements

2 + years of payroll management experience
5+ years’ experience managing high‑volume, multi‑state, multi entity payroll tax operations.
Expertise with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations
Experience with 3rd party payroll tax service providers
Highschool Diploma or GED.
Strong analytical abilities with exceptional attention to detail.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with ADP SmartCompliance or similar third‑party tax service providers.
Experience with Deltek Cost Point
Certified Payroll Professional designation (CPP).
Federal Contracting background.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop the payroll tax team, ensuring strong technical capability, consistent accuracy, and high performance.
Provide ongoing training, guidance, and coaching to ensure staff remain current on tax regulations, system configuration, and departmental processes.
Ensure the team meets all deadlines and maintains operational excellence in a high‑volume payroll environment.
Lead internal tax initiatives, process improvements, and compliance enhancements in partnership with cross‑functional departments
Ensure that all federal, state, and local payroll taxes are correctly withheld, reported, paid, and filed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Oversee the accurate, timely review and reconciliation of taxable wages, withholding tax, unemployment tax, disability insurance tax, and related liabilities for multiple U.S. legal entities.
Lead year‑end tax activities, including planning, reconciling, balancing, and reviewing Forms W‑2, W‑2C, and all related federal and state agency forms.
Ensure payroll tax processes comply with federal, state, and local regulations as well as internal policies.
Analyze complex payroll tax issues—including employee mobility, reciprocity agreements, employer‑provided fringe benefits, local taxation, and expat taxation—and provide strategic solutions.
Monitor, investigate, and resolve payroll tax notices; proactively implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Oversee and manage the performance of third‑party tax filing service vendors.
Ensure all payroll tax payments, filings, and data submissions are accurate, timely,
Partner closely with third‑party vendors to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all tax data transmitted from payroll systems.
Ensure timely registration of new tax accounts, closure of inactive accounts, and management of Power of Attorney (POA) documents
Oversee the setup, maintenance, and deactivation of all payroll tax jurisdictions in payroll system
Direct the maintenance and review of taxability configurations in the payroll system to ensure accurate withholding and reporting across all jurisdictions.
Oversee state and local payroll tax audits for all entities.
Lead preparation, reconciliation, and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll tax filings
Oversee reconciliation of W‑2 wages, taxable wages, and tax withholdings to source systems and third‑party vendor reports.
Review and approve amended returns, including Forms W‑2C and related federal and state adjustments.
Ensure all payroll tax processes align with internal control requirements and support internal and external audit requests.
Partner with Treasury on payroll tax funding, funding issues, and reconciliation of outgoing payments.
Lead the testing and validation of payroll tax system upgrades and enhancements prior to production release.
Participate in or lead special projects as assigned, including acquisitions, system updates, and process optimization initiatives
Other duties as assigned