payroll tax manager

Starbucks•Seattle, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

As the payroll tax manager, you will contribute to Starbucks success by leading a team of tax professionals and having direct responsibility for maintaining compliance with tax regulations in jurisdictions across the U.S. and Canada. This includes regular business adaptation to federal, state, provincial, and local taxation updates and ensuring quarterly filings are accurate and on time. The ideal candidate is highly skilled payroll tax leader who can communicate clearly and be a thought partner to all levels of the organization.

Requirements

Experience with multi-entity multi-State/Provincial payroll processing for both US and Canada
Experience managing compliance to Federal/State/Local and Provincial labor, payroll, garnishment and tax law
Advanced knowledge of payroll laws and regulations as well as laws involving benefits, savings, and stock
Experience with expatriate administration and cross border calculations
Ability to prioritize for the team, balance multiple priorities, effectively manage time, meet deadlines and hold others accountable
Advanced skills in payroll systems (specifically SAP), Microsoft Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, etc.), and other software which has an interface to SAP (ADP).
Ability to develop/recommend innovative solutions and process improvements based on technical payroll knowledge, analytical skills, and understanding of payroll systems.
Strong customer skills with consistent follow-through and ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and interact with management at all levels within an organization
Exceptional people leadership skills with demonstrated ability to create a high performing team in a collaborative and complex environment. Ability to manage teams comprised of technical and non-technical professionals at a variety of levels.

Responsibilities

Lead the payroll tax operations function – set and lead team to meet goals in compliance, risk mitigation, quality/service level.
Serve as point of escalation with vendor or tech issues and escalated partner (employee) concerns/issues including those with complex local regulations
Set vision and lead plan to continually upskill payroll team with new/updated tax laws and corresponding SOPs
Lead and evolve impact of payroll tax and compliance – proactively identify new, and support existing, controls; work cross functionally to support forecasting and analysis

Benefits

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year.
Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools.
Additionally, Starbucks offers 100%25 upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities.
You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement.
Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies.
This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative.
For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.
If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above.
For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.