Payroll Tax Analyst — Data-Driven & SOX-Compliant

The Home Depot; Georgia; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Payroll Tax Administrator to manage federal, state and local payroll taxes, including research, data setup, reconciliations and returns. The role works with tax filing vendors to ensure timely filings and resolves inquiries while maintaining SOX-compliant controls.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of payroll/tax experience, a bachelor’s degree, and strong analytical and Excel skills. This is a salaried position based in Georgia with routine travel minimal.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field.
• Minimum 5 years of payroll/tax experience.
• Preferred knowledge of ADP Smart Compliance.
• Strong payroll tax filing and reconciliation ability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and reconcile payroll tax returns and other payroll tax documents.
• Balance weekly, quarterly, and annual interface files for reporting wages and taxes across jurisdictions.
• Balance W-2s and prepare W-2Cs as needed.
• Coordinate with tax filing vendor to ensure timely filings and resolve inquiries and audits.
• Ensure SOX controls and proper postings to the general ledger.

Skills

Payroll tax filing

Reconciliation

Analytical skills

Statistics & formulas

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Access

Word

Mainframe applications

Job description

The Home Depot is seeking a Payroll Tax Administrator to manage federal, state and local payroll taxes, including research, data setup, reconciliations and returns. The role works with tax filing vendors to ensure timely filings and resolves inquiries while maintaining SOX-compliant controls.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of payroll/tax experience, a bachelor’s degree, and strong analytical and Excel skills. This is a salaried position based in Georgia with routine travel minimal.