Payroll Tax Analyst

Pennant Group; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare services company is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll processes and tax compliance for multiple jurisdictions. This full-time position is located in Boise, ID and requires strong analytical and organizational skills. The ideal candidate will have experience with large-volume payrolls and familiarity with tools like Workday and ADP. Comprehensive benefits and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) with company match

Professional growth and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience working with large-volume payrolls.
• Experience in a multi-state environment.
• Knowledge of HCM and ADP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll processes are coordinated with tax administration.
• Review, monitor employee tax elections and changes.
• Analyze data to support tax filings.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Detail-oriented

Excellent communication skills

Multi-state payroll knowledge

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday

ADP

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are building a World Class Service Center in Boise, ID, and invite you to join a Team of people who are committed to a core objective of supporting life-changing service and providing professionalexpertise to the agencies we support and their leaders.

About the Company

Pennant Services is one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the rapidly expanding home health, hospice, and home care industries. Affiliates of Pennant Services now operate 128 home health, hospice, senior living, and assisted living agencies across 13 Western states, and we expect this growth to continue. These agencies have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy.

Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT, and otherresources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care andbusiness issues in their individual agencies.

About the Opportunity

Ensures payroll processes are coordinated with the administration of the company's payroll tax administration, analysis, reporting, and administrative procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews, monitors, and identifies employee tax elections and changes confirming proper setupof federal, state, and local tax withholding, school district, and/or county taxes
• Reviews, identifies, and maintains corrections related to Federal annual exemption withholdingrequirements and special tax exceptions
• Performs routine administrative tasks with third‐party settlement provider confirming accuratedeposit and filing of tax liabilities.
• Research, document,t and monitor payroll tax issues and tax notices with third‐party settlement providers, ensuring and maintaining timely resolutions.
• Provides bi-monthly updates regarding outstanding tax issues.
• Escalate tax-related issues for management as necessary.
• Analyze data and information using various internal systems to support tax filings.
• Collaborate with internal and external business partners, including HR, Finance, Legal andCorporate Tax
• Gather and report requested data to internal and external recipients, including auditors.
• Reconcile quarter and annual filing,s including year‐end Tax Statements
• Prepare all employer-required monthly/quarterly returns processed outside of a third‐partyprovider
• Manage, update, and verify unemployment rates in Workday versus ADP and with third-party settlement providers.
• Set up new jurisdictions with proper authorities and facilitate appropriate taxation in HRIS andthird‐party vendors.
• Stays abreast of current legislation and regulatory rulings impacting payroll.
• Accountable for year‐end processing and reconciliation of accurate and timely processing of W-2s and W-2Cs with demonstrated knowledge of relevant payroll tax rules and regulations.
• Research, assist, and correct complex tax issues for employees.
• Seeks out continuous process efficiencies or improvements, solicits team for input andparticipation
• Understands the end-to-end tax functional processes and how they integrate with the overall end-to-end payroll processes.
• File as necessary papers with ADP for upcoming Acquisitions (RAA, CAA, Federal Header, etc.)
• Maintain agency logins, tax notices, registrations, TPA, contact state, and contact ADP (as needed).
• File BLS (Bureau OF Labor Statistics) & MWR (Multiple Worksite Report), as needed
• Maintain any late filings, SUI rate notices, and Zendesk notices.
• Fill out POAs for ADP and Thomas and Company, as needed.
• Sone knowledge of ADP Smart Compliance is a plus.
• Maintain confidentiality with all sensitive data and information
• Maintain professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience working with large-volume payrolls and multiple legal entities is required.
• Experience in working in a multi-state environment.
• Knowledge of HCM and ADP highly preferred
• Strong Analytical skills
• Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to complete projects timely and accurately.
• Must be detail-oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Intermediate Local, State, and Federal Payroll tax knowledge
• Excel Functions: Logical, Lookup & Reference, Information, Text, and Conditional Sums
• Accounting principles.
• Microsoft Office products
• Workday preferred
• ADP Tax Services is highly preferred
• Versed in all aspects of multi‐state pay practices and labor laws.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience is preferred.
• 5+ Years of Payroll Experience
• 5+ years of Payroll Tax Experience
• 3‐5+ Years of progressive cloud‐based payroll processing experience – Workday and ADPexperience preferred.

Additional Information

We are committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards Package that meets our employee’s needs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, from medical, dental, and vision plans to retirement savings opportunities through a 401(k), company match, and various other features. We believe in great work and celebrate our employees' efforts and accomplishments locally andcompanywide, recognizing people daily through our Moments of Truth Program. In addition torecognition, we believe in supporting our employees' professional growth and development. We provide employees a wide range of free e-courses through our Learning Management System as well as training sessions and seminars.

Compensation: Based on experience.

Type: Full Time

Location:

Pennant Service Center

1675 E. Riverside Drive, #150

Eagle, ID 83616

If interested in this position, please submit a resume for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

About The Pennant Group

We are proud to be affiliated with the Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG). Pennant was created in2019 in connection with The Ensign Group, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ENSG) spin-off of its home health, hospice,and senior living businesses. Ensign was formed in 1999 with the goal of establishing a new level of
quality care within the skilled nursing industry. The name “Ensign” is synonymous with a “flag” or a“standard” and refers to Ensign’s goal of setting the standard by which all others in its industry aremeasured. The name “Pennant” draws on similar imagery and themes to represent our mission of
becoming the “Ensign” to the home health, hospice, and senior living industries. We believe that our innovative operating model can foster a new level of patient care and professional competence at our independent operating subsidiaries and set a new industry standard for quality home health and hospice and senior living services. You can learn more about The Pennant Group at
www.pennantgroup.com

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.