Regional Sales Representative
Columbia Sportswear Company
SaltStack
Payroll Services Specialist, Tax Payments
CGWS - COME GROW WITH US
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Arizona, Florida, Idaho
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About the role
- Execute timely and accurate payroll tax payments across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations for all tax payment types, including periodic payrolls, quarter-end, year-end, Amendment, and Tax Notice payment transactions
- Analyze and validate tax liability data for accuracy before processing payments; research and resolve complex out-of-balance and exception items
- Import and post tax liabilities into the tax engine, reviewing and correcting data errors, and ensuring system integrity
- Monitor and manage unpaid, late, held, or returned tax payments, applying root cause analysis and remediation strategies to mitigate client impact
- Serve as a primary escalation point for internal stakeholders and clients regarding tax payment issues; demonstrate a client-first mindset in resolving concerns
- Set up and maintain Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) credit access, and ensure secure and compliant remittance mechanisms
- Proactively audit daily tax payment activity to ensure controls are properly executed, discrepancies are addressed, and compliance standards are upheld
- Maintain and enhance internal process documentation and ensure adherence to company and department SOPs and workflows
- Partner with internal Payroll Services teams to ensure end-to-end service continuity and to drive process improvements
- Stay current with regulatory changes and payment compliance requirements, proactively advising leadership of emerging risks
- Keep Management informed of any issues encountered in a Timely fashion
- Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess service quality and identify trends
- Contribute to a culture of operational excellence by identifying and implementing best practices that improve accuracy, reduce risk, and enhance efficiency
- Support audits, compliance reviews, and internal assessments as needed
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by management
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience in Payroll tax payment processing, time-sensitive movement of funds on behalf of customers
- Familiarity with high-volume or deadline-driven environments
- Experience in using MasterTax
- Analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Strong ability to collaborate across teams
- Ability to learn and work in a fast-paced and evolving environment
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Experience with the BambooHR software (preferred)
- Desire to be a lifelong learner and instill a learning mindset in others (preferred)
- Team player mentality and alignment with BambooHR core values (preferred)
- Employment contingent on passing both a background and credit check
