14493 - Payroll Tax Manager - AZ - On Site

Vensure Employer Solutions; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Other Benefits

Additional Compensation

Job summary

Vensure Employer Solutions seeks an experienced Payroll Tax Manager to lead the organization’s tax strategy and oversee all tax reporting functions. You will provide leadership and training to Supervisors and their staff, ensuring timely and accurate tax filings.

Requires four years of multi-state payroll tax experience, supervisory background, and CPP or FPC certification. The role is on-site in Chandler, AZ with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of multi-state payroll tax experience and supervisory/manager experience.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state and local wage laws.
• Certification in payroll (CPP or FPC) is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and submits federal, state, or local tax returns or filings.
• Prepares tax planning reports and estimates the organization's tax obligations.
• Partners with senior management to outline strategies for minimizing tax liabilities.
• Ensure payroll tax department processes liability payments and returns timely and accurately.
• Maintain tax records and perform periodic audits of payroll tax processes.

Skills

Payroll tax knowledge

Excel

Regulatory environment understanding

Communication skills

Multistate payroll experience

Education

CPP or FPC certification

Tools

MasterTax

Prism/HRP

Job description

We are a proud work-from-office company. If you're ready to work on-site in a dynamic, global company, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector, providing a comprehensive portfolio of solutions, including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO). The company and its service providers collectively serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll. As a "One Employer Solution" headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Vensure helps thousands of businesses streamline and grow their operations with custom strategies that benefit both employers and employees. Find out more by visiting www.vensure.com .

Position Summary The Payroll Tax Manager will develop and implement the organization's tax strategy and manage all aspects of the organization's tax reporting function. As a Payroll Tax manager, this position will provide leadership, direction and training to Supervisors and their staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews and submits tax related documents or filings, which may include federal, state, or local tax returns, declarations, or extensions.
• Prepares tax planning reports and estimates the organization's tax obligations.
• Partners with senior management to outline strategies for minimizing the organization's tax liabilities.
• Stays abreast of tax code changes and ensures ongoing compliance.
• Research legal issues, concerns, solutions and filing positions in compliance with local, federal and international tax laws.
• Ensure Payroll Tax department is processing liability payments, tax returns, notices, etc., timely and accurately.
• Establish and maintain procedures to reduce payroll tax discrepancies, ensure accuracy and timely processes.
• Verify accuracy and timeliness to ensure compliance with laws and regulations including organizational policies and procedures.
• Notify leadership of regulatory updates and propose and implement required changes.
• Resolve escalated issues with clients or internal departments.
• Ensure team is following organizational procedures to remain compliant with federal, state and local tax regulations.
• Provide employee coaching and performance reviews for their team.
• Ensure that the organization is in compliance with federal, state and local tax regulations by performing periodic audits, as well as organizing and maintaining tax records.
• Resolve payroll tax discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information and making changes.
• Manage and update payroll tax system.
• Maintain professional and technical payroll tax knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Research payroll laws and regulations at the federal, state and local level as needed.
• Process and maintain payroll tax payments and returns for the organization which includes reconciliations Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must have ability to work long hours, under work pressures and can consistently meet deadlines.
• In-depth knowledge of all payroll tax processes including liability payment processing, tax return processing, W2/Year-End, etc.
• Motivated with great time management skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• A thorough knowledge and understanding of payroll tax and the regulatory environment, which includes federal, multi-state, and local tax regulations as well as the ability to read, understand, and analyze highly complex regulatory payroll tax information.
• Ability to communicate complex payroll tax information to all levels of the organization and clients.
• Working knowledge of payroll software systems to prepare and process payroll tax requirements.
• Interpret and analyze complex data, make determinations free from immediate direction, and ensure that payroll taxes are appropriately processed.
• Experience in processing tax filings and payments via e-file, mag media and EFT debit and credit, including conversions.
• Must be results-oriented and able to perform multiple projects or tasks in a timely and effective manner.

Education & Experience

Comprehensive knowledge of the field's concepts and principles. Performs complex tasks typically following established processes. Leads and directs the work of other employees and has full authority for personnel decisions. Primarily focused on administering established policies and procedures but may have some impact on departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change. Minimum of four years multi-state, multi-jurisdiction and high volume Payroll Tax experience and minimum of two years of Supervisor or Manager experience required PEO or related industry experience preferred. Hands-on tax return processing experience is required. Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, federal, state and local wage laws required. MasterTax and Prism/HRP experience preferred. Required Licenses and/or Certifications Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification or Fundamentals of Payroll Certification (FPC) required.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Frequently required to sit; occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Frequently required to talk and hear. Moderate concentration/intensity, which includes prolonged mental effort. Average memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This position is eligible for the following benefits

• Health Insurance~ Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plan~ 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off~ PTO, Holidays, Parental leave and Sick Leave provided as required by applicable state law
• Other Benefits~ Life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), Identity theft protection, critical illness, accident, cancer, hospital protection, legal and pet insurance.
• Additional Compensation~ [e.g., signing bonus, commission structure] if applicable

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.