Payroll Tax Specialist

Aston Carter • Davidson, NC

8d • $24 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Specialist to support payroll tax operations and compliance activities. This role will be responsible for assisting the payroll tax team with payroll tax reporting, tax account maintenance, audit reviews, tax notice resolution, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll tax knowledge, excellent attention to detail, and experience working with payroll systems in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 3+ years of payroll tax, payroll compliance, or related payroll experience.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.
• Experience researching and resolving payroll tax discrepancies and tax notices.
• Experience working with payroll systems and payroll tax platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience with ADP SmartCompliance.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Payroll.
• Multi-state payroll tax experience.
• Experience supporting payroll tax functions within a large corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain access to state tax websites for income tax and unemployment tax accounts.
• Retrieve, scan, and process payroll tax correspondence and notices.
• Review team email inboxes and upload tax notices and documentation into ADP SmartCompliance.
• Review payroll tax calculation errors and resolve discrepancies within PeopleSoft.
• Review and resolve daily payroll tax audit reports.
• Monitor and track open case statuses within ADP SmartCompliance.
• Research and resolve locality tax discrepancies and "fall-off" reports.
• Perform monthly Illinois tax filing uploads.
• Assist with payroll tax projects, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level