Payroll Tax Associate
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Description & Requirements
- Perform payroll tax processing and validation across jurisdictions
- Maintain and review employee tax setup including work/resident jurisdictions and SUI applicability
- Review, research, and respond to payroll tax notices
- Support payroll tax reconciliations including quarterly and year-end balancing
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations
- Maintain understanding of SUI tax rates and account setup
- Assist with payroll tax filings including quarterly returns and W-2/W-2C processing
- Research and resolve payroll tax discrepancies
- Maintain audit-ready payroll tax documentation
- Support internal and external audits
- Collaborate with Finance on general ledger reconciliations
- Recommend process improvements
- Respond to payroll tax inquiries
- Process adjustments, reversals, and amended filings
- High school diploma
- 1-3 years of relevant experience
- Strong knowledge of payroll tax compliance and multi-state taxation
- Experience with payroll tax notice review and resolution
- Understanding of SUI tax rates and account management
- Basic understanding of IRS Circular E (Publication 15)
- Understanding of prior quarter adjustments, including identifying discrepancies, processing amended filings (e.g., 941-X), and reconciliation impact
- Experience with payroll tax reconciliations and audit support
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience wi
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