Payroll Tax Analyst

The Home Depot; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot in Athens, GA is seeking a Payroll Tax Analyst to administer federal, state, local payroll taxes and related returns. You will reconcile interface files, W-2s, and respond to inquiries from tax authorities while ensuring compliance with SOX controls.

Responsibilities include coordinating with the tax filing vendor, posting liabilities to the G/L, and supporting tax-related projects with accurate data analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5+ years of payroll tax experience.
• Experience with federal/state/local payroll tax compliance.
• Strong data analysis and SOX knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and reconciles payroll tax returns and related documents.
• Balances weekly, quarterly, and annual interface files reporting wages and taxes.
• Reviews audit reports and handles inquiries related to tax liabilities.
• Collaborates with the payroll tax filing vendor to ensure timely filings and resolution of inquiries.

Skills

Payroll tax filing

Data analysis

Reconciliation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Access

Word

Mainframe applications

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

This position is responsible for the administration of federal, state, local, employee and employer payroll taxes, including research, analysis, data set-up, reconciliations, and preparation of tax documents/returns in a timely and accurate manner.

Key Responsibilities:

Prepares and reconciles tax returns and other payroll tax documents. Balances weekly, quarterly, and annual interface files used to report employee/employer wages and taxes to federal, state and local jurisdictions. Also balances W-2s and prepares W-2Cs as needed.

Reviews audit reports, conducts analysis, and handles inquiries related to taxable wages and taxes. Incumbent will be responsible for complete problem resolution including workflow analysis and implementing process changes to enusre proper controls are established and compliance with SOX requirements.

Conducts fact finding, as necessary, in support of tax and accounting-related projects to enusres that liabilities, expenses and payments for payroll taxes are properly posted to G/L, and new earnings codes are taxed/reported properly.

Works closely with tax filing vendor to ensure tasks are done in a timely and accurate manner: 1) taxes filed/remitted, 2) inquiries/audits from federal/state/local jurisdictions researched/resolved, 3) new/changing requirements communicated and implemented, 4) invoices balanced and paid/disputed.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

Typically reports to Payroll Manager

No direct responsibility for supervising others.

Travel Requirements:

~ Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

~ Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

~ Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ~ Knowledge of ADP Smart Compliance

Minimum Education:

• ~ The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• ~ No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• ~5

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• ~ No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• ~ None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• ~ None

Certifications:

• ~ None

Competencies:

• Payroll tax filing and reconciliation experience required
• Strong analytical skills requiring procees and data analysis
• Strong quantitative skills utilizing statistics and complex formulas
• Strong computer skills (I.e. Xcel, Access, Word, mainframe applications)
• Strong oral and written communication skills