Senior Associate, Payroll Tax

American Bureau of Shipping•Houston, TX

12h

About The Position

The Senior Associate, Payroll Tax supports the Finance department’s day-to-day activities with a focus on payroll tax compliance, payroll operations, reporting, and analysis. This role helps ensure accurate payroll tax reporting, supports expatriate payroll processes, and contributes to process improvements across payroll-related activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required
Three (3) or more years of relevant payroll, payroll tax, accounting, or finance experience.
Knowledge of payroll tax practices, compliance requirements, and payroll operations.
Knowledge of data privacy and security principles, with a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
Experience with accounting, payroll, HR systems, and spreadsheets
Ability to analyze, interpret, and report payroll and payroll tax data accurately.
Ability to perform reconciliations across HR, payroll, and financial records.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to build positive working relationships with team members, stakeholders, auditors, and external providers.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Ability to develop a working knowledge of ABS Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, related instructions, and the ABS Employee Safety Policy.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred.
Experience with multi-jurisdiction payroll tax reporting and expatriate payroll processes preferred.
Experience with Form 940 & 941 preferred.
familiarity with Oracle, Dayforce, CloudPay, and Oracle HCM preferred.

Responsibilities

Compile and analyze payroll information and prepare reports for HR, Accounting, Finance, and management.
Prepare regular and ad hoc payroll and payroll tax reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data.
Accurately administer expatriate employee information from HR systems into payroll systems.
Maintain payroll records and document payroll tax and payroll-related processes.
Review payroll tax reports and filings and work with third-party providers to resolve discrepancies.
Respond to inquiries and process amendments and payroll tax adjustments to support compliance.
Maintain an effective internal control environment by following FSG Policy and Procedural Statements.
Identify and support process improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
Coordinate payroll audits with internal and external auditors and provide supporting documentation as needed.
Perform funding reviews for payrolls, payroll taxes, benefits, and related payments.
Support the timely and accurate processing of expatriate payrolls and payroll tax filings.
Assist with special projects, audits, and departmental initiatives as needed.
Support the Accounting team in researching bank reconciliation discrepancies and resolving outstanding items.
Facilitate coding and reclassification of payroll service provider invoices to ensure accurate accounting.