Payroll Tax Analyst

Overview

Payroll Tax Analyst responsible for multi-state payroll tax processing, including federal, state and local payroll tax compliance and accurate employee tax records, with a primary focus on tax jurisdiction review and setup in Workday and ADP SmartCompliance.

What you'll do

• Research and resolve multi-state payroll inquiries and related issues.
• Run and analyze payroll audits to identify and correct problems prior to payroll confirmation.
• Interact and provide assistance to other stakeholders regarding taxation and documentation requirements.
• Participate in the year-end processing of W2s.
• Assist with updating documentation of payroll procedures.
• Respond to employees' tax and payroll questions via email and ServiceNow.
• Stay up to date on federal, state and local payroll and tax laws.
• Partner with vendor to resolve tax notices and exceptions using ADP SmartCompliance.
• Request vendor to set up new state and local jurisdictions.
• Prepare and submit all necessary paperwork to ADP, including SUI rate changes.
• Audit data integrity between Workday and ADP Tax to ensure both systems are in sync on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Design, document and implement procedures to streamline tax and payroll processes as needed.
• Lead year-end activities, including preparing, loading and reviewing imputed income, working with departments submitting imputed income to be included in year-end earnings.
• Manage tax payroll calendars focusing on quarterly and annual tax filings and annual W2 preparation and filing.
• Complete tasks in accordance with vendor processing schedules.
• Review and input tax adjustments as required, ensuring Workday is updated to support all tax adjustments.
• Oversee ADP SmartCompliance, ensuring all taxes are filed, payments remitted and payment/filing issues resolved.
• Lead internal and external payroll tax related audits.
• Support audit and other ad hoc reporting requirements.
• Provide support for testing (initial and any ongoing).
• Review periodic tax filings to validate that all jurisdictions are filed.
• Review quarterly and annual tax processing to ensure completeness and accuracy of records.
• Review Workday and ADP reports to ensure payroll has been vetted in preparation for year-end document preparation.
• Be responsible for all reporting and reconciliations and payroll tax updates, including oversight of all year-end activities with the vendor.
• Update payroll KPI reports on time and correctly as soon as payroll is over.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree.
• 4 to 6 years of US payroll tax experience.
• Ability to partner with peers and project team members and demonstrate collaborative and effective teamwork.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and learn quickly.
• Ability and willingness to adapt to a dynamic set of standards and tools.
• Ability to function as a creative self-starter and to work independently.
• Strong prioritization and time management skills.
• Multitasking.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of technical systems such as Workday and ADP SmartCompliance.
• Global university degree.
• 4 to 6 years of customer service experience and US payroll processing experience.

Details

• Location: Powai, Mumbai, MH.
• Full-time.
• Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.