Payroll Tax Analyst: Lead Compliance & Process Improvements

Trane Technologies plc; Davidson (NC); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Education & training opportunities

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Trane Technologies is seeking a Payroll Tax Analyst to support payroll tax operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations while driving process improvements. You will work with payroll, HR, and finance teams to ensure accurate tax treatment and reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and hands-on experience with Workday and ADP SmartCompliance, plus advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in payroll tax, payroll operations, or related compliance/accounting function.
• Hands-on experience with Workday and ADP SmartCompliance is required.
• Advanced Excel skills with data analysis, reconciliations, pivot tables, lookups, and large datasets.
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations and compliance practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll tax processes, including tax setup, withholding, reporting, reconciliation, and remittance.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations.
• Support payroll tax filings, amendments, notices, and agency correspondence.
• Research and resolve payroll tax discrepancies and jurisdictional questions.
• Partner with payroll, HR, finance, and external vendors to support accurate tax treatment.
• Maintain and validate payroll tax data in Workday and ADP SmartCompliance.
• Perform audits, account reconciliations, and balancing activities.
• Develop reports, analyze trends, and identify risks or opportunities for improvement.
• Recommend and implement process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Assist with year-end payroll tax activities and W-2 reconciliation.
• Document procedures and maintain internal controls.

Skills

Payroll tax knowledge

Advanced Excel

Strong analytical skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Workday

ADP SmartCompliance

Job description

Trane Technologies is seeking a Payroll Tax Analyst to support payroll tax operations, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations while driving process improvements. You will work with payroll, HR, and finance teams to ensure accurate tax treatment and reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and hands-on experience with Workday and ADP SmartCompliance, plus advanced Excel skills.