Temporary Payroll Specialist – Leave Management
Instant Teams
Senior Payroll Tax and Operations Analyst
Acuity
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $83,300 - $149,900 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Oversee payroll tax registrations, rate maintenance, and account closures across multiple jurisdictions.
- Lead resolution of complex payroll and tax issues, including audits, reconciliations, and notice responses.
- Support end-to-end global payroll processing activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local laws and company policies.
- Maintain and execute SOX controls and other compliance frameworks for payroll and tax processes.
- Monitor global payroll and tax legislation, assess impact, and recommend process adjustments.
- Administer taxability of earnings and deductions, including supplemental compensation and multi-state or multi-country allocations.
- Support payroll operations related to mergers, acquisitions, and organizational changes.
- Collaborate with Finance, HR, Legal, and IT teams to ensure seamless payroll operations and data integrity.
- Partner with external payroll vendors to ensure service quality and compliance.
- Provide guidance and support to regional payroll teams and promote use of centralized service tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
- 6+ years of experience in global payroll operations and payroll tax
- Strong understanding of international, federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations
- Experience with payroll systems (e.g., SAP Employee Central Payroll, Workforce Software, UKG. Kronos, ADP GlobalView, Celergo)
- Prior experience resolving payroll tax notices and managing audits
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Multilingual skills are a plus
- Proficient in MS Office and payroll software
Benefits
- health care
- dental coverage
- vision plans
- 401K benefits
- commissions/incentive compensation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
global payroll operationspayroll tax regulationspayroll systemsauditsreconciliationstaxability of earningscompliance frameworksdata integritypayroll processingproblem-solving
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder managementanalytical skillscollaborationguidancesupportleadershiporganizational skillsmultilingual skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
