Payroll Tax Specialist
The Payroll Tax Specialist will manage end-to-end US payroll processing with a focus on tax filing and compliance. They will collaborate with HR, Finance, and Legal teams to resolve payroll-related issues and provide support for employee inquiries/escalations on payroll tax related topics. Key responsibilities include: ensuring accurate calculation, withholding, and remittance of federal, state, and local taxes; executing internal controls related to payroll and respective taxes; conducting audits and reconciliations to ensure tax has been deducted and remitted; assisting internal and external audits related to payroll; staying current with federal and state payroll regulations, including IRS and Department of Labor guidelines; supporting system upgrades and testing related to payroll tax; reconciling taxes on a monthly and quarterly basis; executing year end activities related to taxation; collaborating with vendors like ADP for tax filing, payslip generation, and compliance reporting; uploading payroll files to ADP and validating tax settings quarterly to ensure SAP alignment; supporting system upgrades and testing related to payroll and tax; ability and knowledge about tax filing to agencies and respective compliance; managing end-to-end payroll tax processes including quarterly and annual filings (e.g., 941, W-2, W-3); handling exceptions such as negative amounts, social security mismatches, and local tax setup issues; executing transactions with minimal direction, entering data and retrieving information from group specific systems; auditing your own data entry for accuracy and applying the necessary corrections; meeting established goals and objectives as communicated by direct manager; and documenting 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.
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