Senior Payroll Tax Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield • St. Louis, MO

1d • $72,250 - $85,000

About The Position

The Senior Payroll Tax Analyst will be responsible for all government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to resolve payroll related tax issue. The Position will report to the Payroll Tax Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Five to eight years of professional experience
• Required knowledge of ADP SmartCompliance and payroll tax administration processes
• Advanced knowledge of payroll tax requirements across all states
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the Oracle JD Edwards (JDE) Payroll system preferred
• Workday experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as tax liaison with the third-party vendor and all government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to resolve M&A tax issues.
• Resolve state and local taxation cases resulting from incorrect tax profile setup/withholding
• Assist the reconciliation and generation of W2’s. Work with third party vendor to review and correct any issues.
• Ensure all amended tax returns are filed timely and accurately.
• Manage the tracking of all tax notices
• Research, analyze and determine the root cause of tax notices from federal, state, and local tax agencies for prior years and/or legacy systems
• Determine the need and prepare in-house tax amendments not supported by our current payroll tax filer
• Support the filing of W-2C’s from legacy systems that were not previously submitted to SSA or tax agencies
• Handle legal entity name changes with agencies, payroll systems and 3rd party payroll tax filer
• Assist with creating online access to our state and unemployment withholding accounts

Benefits

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life, and disability insurance programs
• paid and unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

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