Global Payroll Tax Specialist

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to transforming the food system through cutting-edge applications. As a Global Payroll Tax Specialist, you'll leverage your expertise in payroll tax regulations and SAP ECP to ensure compliance and accuracy across multiple jurisdictions. This remote position offers the chance to collaborate with a passionate team, driving impactful changes in the industry. If you're ready to make a difference and thrive in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of US payroll tax regulations and filings.
• Experience with payroll software and compliance tools.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile payroll tax notices from various agencies.
• Conduct periodic tax audits to ensure compliance.

Skills

Payroll Tax Knowledge

SAP ECP

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

CPP Certification

Tools

ADP SmartCompliance

Excel

Job description

* This opportunity is remote, therefore open to all candidates nationally *

Are you looking to join a team that is really having an impact on our communities?

Seize this opportunity to join the trailblazing team at TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods (TAC) - a powerhouse committed to disrupting the status quo with state-of-the-art applications that leverage data to reimagine the way we approach food!

We are not just a team; we are an inspired collective on a relentless mission to establish the most trusted food system worldwide, unraveling transformative insights and optimizing processes from the fields to your plate. At TAC, we are more than just individuals; United in passion and purpose, we collaboratively breathe life into these extraordinary opportunities.

Our Team and What We'll Accomplish Together

We are the centralized TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods Payroll team, where our collective strength and diverse perspectives drive innovation and excellence. As a SAP ECP savvy Global Payroll Tax Specialist, you’ll be instrumental in reconciling tax notices across multiple entities and tracking these tasks on a detailed yet concise spreadsheet to ensure everything is completed on time. You will research and resolve tax notice issues, close inactive tax accounts, and register for new states as needed.

As you settle into the role, you will also assist in other payroll processing areas, contribute to periodic payroll tax audits, and take on additional tasks as required to support our growing payroll operations. This position reports to the Payroll Manager based out of Michigan who will be your primary point of contact for all payroll-related matters.

What You'll Do

• Payroll Tax Reconciliation: Review, research, and reconcile payroll tax notices from federal, state, and local agencies across multiple entities.
• Account Management: Identify and close inactive payroll tax accounts across federal, state, and local jurisdictions, ensuring proper documentation and full compliance.
• Agency Communication: Reach out to tax agencies via phone, email, or websites to resolve discrepancies and reconcile issues.
• Audit & Compliance: Conduct periodic tax audits to ensure compliance and timely filing.
• Global Payroll Support: Assist with global payroll tax compliance and reporting.

What You Bring

• Expert Payroll Tax Knowledge: Deep understanding of US federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, including tax filings (e.g., Form 941, Form 940) and withholding rules.
• Advanced Payroll System Expertise: Experience with payroll software, specifically significant experience using SAP ECP, and tax filing platforms (e.g., ADP SmartCompliance), and tax compliance tools.
• Demonstrated Global Payroll Experience: Experience with payroll in the US, Canada and the UK.
• Expert Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong ability to analyze payroll data, identify discrepancies, and develop solutions for complex tax issues.
• Attention to Detail & Accuracy: High level of accuracy in calculating payroll taxes, reviewing tax filings, and ensuring proper documentation.
• Communication & Collaboration: Effective communication with tax agencies, internal teams, and employees to resolve tax matters and provide clear explanations.
• Compliance & Documentation Management: Ensuring compliance with tax laws, managing audits, and maintaining detailed records of tax filings, notices, and resolutions.
• Time Management & Multitasking: Ability to meet deadlines for tax filings and reporting while managing multiple jurisdictions and tax-related tasks.
• Spreadsheet Management: Ability to update and maintain detailed, yet concise and easy-to-follow spreadsheets to track tasks and ensure timely completion.

Great-to-Haves

• CPP Certification
• Advanced Excel Skills: Expertise in using functions like pivot tables and VLOOKUPs for payroll tax analysis and reporting
• Global Payroll Experience with payroll in Australia, Mexico, Brazil and/or South Africa

At TELUS Agriculture and Consumer Goods, we pledge our commitment to actively promote diversity, equity, inclusion, reconciliation and accessibility. We celebrate and value your unique perspective and life experiences, and we invite you to join us in our journey of growth and learning. Together, we aspire to foster a global community where all individuals are respected, heard, and can authentically bring their whole selves to work.

A significant and sustained effort will be made to support candidates from equity-deserving groups and with lived experience of marginalization and oppression (including Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, LGBTQIA2S+ and persons with disabilities) to apply.