Position Overview
- Location Type:
- Job Type: Full time
- Salary:
The Senior Payroll Tax Analyst is responsible for the setup, co-ordination, and reconciliation of multi-state payroll taxes. This position collaborates with Corporate and Field divisions to ensure accounting/tax issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, and reported. The Senior Payroll Tax Analyst also assists in the analysis and reconciliation of payroll tax with various federal, state, and municipal tax agencies, and our payroll processing partners.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3 years of payroll and/or payroll tax and compliance experience.
Principal Responsibilities
- Accurately complete and provide support for filing applicable Payroll tax related returns and reports.
- Consistently review and evaluate all data to ensure appropriate tax is paid.
- Maintain accurate Payroll tax data, including new tax rates and IDs.
- Ensure accurate and timely payments by check, on-line electronically, or wire transfer requests as required and keep complete documentation and backup.
- Monitor and track jurisdictional inquiries/requests and tax applications to completion.
- Independently perform various audits to ensure data integrity and work with the Front End processing team to correct errors, as well as develop new or more efficient auditing processes.
- Ensure documentation is complete for Smart Compliance fallout and employees with tax transfers.
- Own the review of fringe benefit processing.
- Maintain and abide by current due date calendars, SOPs, and work instructions.
- Seek opportunities to add value to RSI and streamline processes.
- Perform miscellaneous projects as requested.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of payroll tax laws, including registering/maintaining state payroll tax accounts.
- Solid understanding of the payroll lifecycle, amendments, and taxable wages.
- Systems oriented, including advanced Microsoft Excel skills, experience with ADP Smart Compliance, and Workday knowledge.
- Effective communicator with individuals at all levels of an organization.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail with the ability to analyze and problem-solve in a team environment.
- Possesses a strong sense of stakeholder mentality, propriety, and confidentiality.
- Works well in demanding situations with multiple competing deadlines.
- Experience handling payroll tax in multiple states (preferred).
- CPP or FPC (preferred).
Rewarding Compensation and Benefits
Eligible employees can elect to participate in:
- Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans, and vision coverage.
- Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Employee discount programs.
- Retirement plan with a generous company match.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
EEO Statement
Republic Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or relationship.
Skills
