Payroll Tax Consultant

LEARN Behavioral

Payroll Tax Consultant supporting compliance with payroll laws and registrations across multiple states. Involved in resolving payroll tax issues with third-party providers for an autism treatment organization.

Posted 7/9/2026contractRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supports compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax laws, employer registrations, and reporting requirements
Supports the company's third-party payroll services provider
Supports the timely resolution of payroll tax issues escalated from the third-party payroll services provider
Researches registration requirements and completes employer payroll tax registrations
Supports new state payroll tax registrations and account setup as business needs arise
Researches, resolves, and follows up on accounts in 'Applied For' status
Obtains state withholding and unemployment account numbers
Maintains state payroll tax accounts and updates account information as needed
Works directly with state agencies to resolve registration inquiries, notices, and payroll tax account issues
Researches and resolves payroll tax notices, registration issues, agency correspondence, and account discrepancies
Maintains payroll tax records and supporting documentation
Collaborates with Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, the third-party payroll services provider, and state agencies
Complies with internal payroll policies and procedures
Completes other tasks and duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
Minimum 5 years of payroll tax experience, preferably in a multi-state environment
Experience completing employer payroll tax registrations, maintaining state payroll tax accounts, and resolving accounts in 'Applied For' status
Experience obtaining state withholding and unemployment account numbers and resolving payroll tax notices, account discrepancies, and agency correspondence
Experience working directly with state taxing agencies
Experience with Workday Payroll or other cloud-based payroll systems preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Payroll Tax ExperienceAccount MaintenanceIssue ResolutionRegistration Requirements ResearchPayroll Tax Record Maintenance

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication