Compliance Specialist

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Advance (NC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Payroll Tax Compliance Specialist to manage payroll tax filing, reconciliation, and compliance activities in a multi-state environment, with strong Workday Payroll experience. The role is a 12-month contract based in Raleigh, NC (hybrid).

Must have hands-on experience with Form 941, W-2 processes, and state unemployment taxes, plus strong Excel skills to support reconciliation and tax reporting.

Qualifications

• Must have payroll tax compliance and filing experience.
• Experience with federal, state, and local payroll taxes.
• Experience with quarterly and annual tax reconciliation.
• Familiarity with Form 941 and W-2 processes.
• Knowledge of state unemployment insurance and related payroll taxes.
• Experience with tax amendments and prior-period corrections.
• Ability to respond to payroll tax notices and agency correspondence.
• Workday Payroll expertise required.
• Strong Excel and reconciliation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll tax filing and reconciliation in a multi-state environment.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements.
• Handle Form 941, W-2/W-2c processes, and notices from agencies.
• Collaborate with Payroll Operations, Accounting, HR, and external tax providers.

Skills

Payroll tax compliance

Tax filing

Workday Payroll

Tax reconciliation

Excel

Tools

ADP SmartCompliance

Job description

Job Title: Payroll Tax Compliance Specialist / Compliance Specialist

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Raleigh, NC 27609 (Hybrid)

A payroll tax professional with demonstrated experience managing payroll tax filing, reconciliation, and compliance activities in a multi-state environment, combined with practical Workday Payroll experience.

Must-have experience

• Payroll tax compliance (Company Level) and filing
• Federal, state, and local payroll taxes
• Quarterly and annual tax reconciliation
• Form 941 and W-2/W-2c processes
• State unemployment insurance and related state payroll taxes
• Tax amendments and prior-period corrections
• Payroll tax notices and agency correspondence
• Workday Payroll
• Strong Excel and reconciliation skills

Strongly preferred

• ADP SmartCompliance experience
• Large, complex multi-state payroll environment
• Payroll tax testing in Workday
• Quarter-end and year-end tax processing
• Acquisition or payroll-transition experience
• Experience researching tax regulations and applying them to payroll
• Experience partnering with Payroll Operations, Accounting, Stock/Equity, HR, and external tax providers