Hybrid Senior Payroll Tax Analyst | Multi-State Expert

Compass Group USA; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Shopping Program

Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Job summary

Compass Corporate is seeking a payroll tax subject matter expert to manage tax calculations, reporting, and remittance across a multi-state environment within payroll and HRIS systems. The role partners with Payroll, HRIS, IT, and vendors to optimize operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive process improvements while supporting SOX controls and data quality in a hybrid Charlotte setting.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills and technology acumen to drive operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, HR, IS, or related field.
• 5+ years of payroll tax, payroll operations, or related compliance experience.
• Experience supporting large, multi-state payroll environments.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.
• Experience with payroll systems such as MasterTax, SAP, ADP, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for payroll tax functionality within payroll and HRIS platforms.
• Collaborate with HRIS, Payroll Operations, IT, and vendors to implement payroll tax updates, enhancements, and system configurations.
• Validate tax table updates, wage base changes, jurisdictional assignments, and system calculations.
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, testing, and process automation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain documentation of payroll tax system configurations, controls, and procedures.
• Ensure accurate calculation, withholding, reporting, and remittance of federal, state, and local payroll taxes.
• Monitor compliance with changing tax laws and regulatory requirements.
• Support year-end tax activities and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Perform detailed audits and validation of payroll data to ensure tax accuracy and compliance.
• Analyze payroll transactions, employee tax setups, earnings codes, and tax calculations to identify discrepancies.
• Reconcile payroll tax balances between payroll systems, tax service providers, and general ledger accounts.
• Establish and maintain controls to identify errors, anomalies, and compliance risks.
• Generate and analyze payroll tax reports, compliance metrics, and exception reporting.
• Utilize data analytics tools to identify trends, process improvement opportunities, and potential tax exposure.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll tax reporting requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline payroll tax processes through automation and system optimization.
• Recommend and implement best practices for payroll tax compliance and data management.
• Assist with risk assessments and development of preventive and detective controls.

Skills

Payroll tax knowledge

Analytical skills

Data validation

Multi-state payroll

Attention to detail

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

MasterTax

SAP

ADP

Job description

Compass Corporate is seeking a payroll tax subject matter expert to manage tax calculations, reporting, and remittance across a multi-state environment within payroll and HRIS systems. The role partners with Payroll, HRIS, IT, and vendors to optimize operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive process improvements while supporting SOX controls and data quality in a hybrid Charlotte setting.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills and technology acumen to drive operational