Senior Payroll & Tax Specialist – Americas
Western Digital
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🏈 Anywhere in North America
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💰 $78,914 - $111,780 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Oversee all payroll tax operations, including pre- and post-payroll activities and filings
- Validate monthly, quarterly, and annual tax filings across federal, state, and local jurisdictions
- Reconcile payroll reports with Forms 940, 941, W-2, 1099, and other statutory filings
- Process tax adjustments, W-2Cs, and amended returns
- Ensure compliance with all payroll tax regulations and statutory deadlines
- Conduct audits to identify discrepancies and recommend process improvements
- Resolve tax notices in collaboration with vendors and tax authorities
- Manage tax jurisdiction registrations, closures, and updates
- Ensure accurate taxation and reporting of equity compensation (RSUs, ESPPs, stock options)
- Maintain and update SUI rates and reconcile tax liabilities across systems
- Support internal and external audits with documentation and issue resolution
- Stay current on legislative changes and implement necessary updates
- Provide backup payroll processing support for all Americas countries
- Respond to tax-related inquiries from employees and business partners
- Participate in system upgrades, vendor transitions, and compliance reviews
- Support payroll-related projects focused on automation and process optimization
- Support year-end tracking for other Americas countries, while maintaining flexibility with “duties as assigned”.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of payroll experience with a strong focus on payroll tax operations
- Workday HCM & Payroll (MUST)
- Deep understanding of multi-country payroll tax compliance and reporting
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams
- Proficiency in: Ceridian Dayforce, ADP Celergo, Global View, Smart Compliance, Ticketing systems and time & attendance platforms
Benefits
- Paid vacation time
- Paid sick leave
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Life, accident and disability insurance
- Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Employee assistance program
- Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
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Hard skills
payroll tax operationstax filingsreconciliationtax adjustmentscomplianceauditsequity compensationproject managementmulti-country payroll tax compliance
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in accounting