Payroll Tax Specialist

SSM Health • Des Peres, MO

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Bring your payroll tax expertise to a role where your work directly strengthens our compliance, improves processes, and contributes to SSM Health’s financial health.
This role is hybrid and will require working at our corporate office in St. Louis at least 3 days per week.
Performs all payroll tax-related activities, for multiple companies and tax jurisdictions, including compliance with and coordinating the filing of local, state, and federal tax returns. Files all associated returns, making or monitoring associated tax payments by third-party vendors, establishing and maintaining a payroll tax calendar, coordinating adding new jurisdictions for payroll tax reporting, leading year-end payroll activities, and responding to inquiries related to payroll tax matters. Processes adjustments and coordinates the overpayment and sign-on bonus recovery process and assures all amended returns and W-2Cs are processed. Provides information for general ledger activity related to payroll.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Three years' experience in reconciling payroll taxes to tax payments and maintaining a payroll tax payment calendar
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for wage and signing bonus overpayment recoveries and collections.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal payroll tax regulations, utilizing strong knowledge of federal and multi-state payroll tax regulations and compliance requirements.
• Coordinates the preparation of payroll tax returns and oversee timely tax payments, including amended tax returns and payments with our third-party vendors.
• Maintains accurate records of all payroll tax filings and payments.
• Leads year-end preparation and tasks.
• Oversees the processing of W-2/W-2C forms and ensure accuracy with our third-party vendor.
• Responds to inquiries and provides information related to payroll tax matters.
• Assists with general ledger activity related to payroll.
• Stays updated on changes in payroll tax laws and regulations to ensure compliance.
• Collaborates with internal departments and external regulatory agencies as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees