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Payroll Tax Specialist
The Payroll Tax Specialist will manage end-to-end US payroll processing with a focus on tax filing and compliance. They collaborate with HR, Finance, and Legal teams to resolve payroll-related issues and will provide support for employee inquiries/escalations on payroll tax related topics. Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure accurate calculation, withholding, and remittance of federal, state, and local taxes.
- Execute internal controls related to the payroll and the respective taxes.
- Conduct audits and reconciliations to ensure tax has been deducted, and remitted.
- Assist internal and external audits related to payroll.
- Stay current with federal and state payroll regulations, including IRS and Department of Labor guidelines.
- Support system upgrades and testing related to payroll tax.
- Reconcile taxes on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Execute year end activities related to taxation.
- Collaborate with vendors like ADP for tax filing, payslip generation, and compliance reporting.
- Upload payroll files to ADP and validate tax settings quarterly to ensure SAP alignment.
- Support system upgrades and testing related to payroll & Tax.
- Ability and knowledge about tax filing to agencies and respective compliance.
- Manage end-to-end payroll tax processes including quarterly and annual filings (e.g., 941, W-2, W-3).
- Handle exceptions such as negative amounts, social security mismatches, and local tax setup issues.
- Execute transactions with minimal direction, enter data and retrieve information from group specific systems.
- Audit your own data entry for accuracy and apply the necessary corrections.
- Meet established goals and objectives as communicated by direct manager.
- Document all new learning(s) or change in processes in the standard format.
Job Requirements:
- This is a remote role. You must live within 100 miles of an Accenture corporate office to be within Accenture's primary residence location policy.
- Overtime to include weekend and holiday work may be required for this role.
- Typical working hours are 8AM to 5PM CT.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 4 years' experience in US payroll processing, including US payroll tax laws and multi-state compliance.
Preferred Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Workday, SAP, Oracle).
- Familiarity with wage attachment rules, including child support, tax levies, and bankruptcy orders.
- Experience in working with organizations in manufacturing sector.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.