Payroll Tax & Compliance Lead, Hybrid Role

CRH; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Benefits programs

Retirement savings plan

Wellness programs

Job summary

CRH Americas Materials Inc. is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax & Compliance Analyst to strengthen payroll tax compliance across a multi-state, multi-company environment.

You will lead quality reviews, governance, and documentation while partnering with Payroll, HR, Finance, and external vendors. The role requires a strong background in payroll tax, internal controls, and audits, with up to 10% travel and a hybrid in-office schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources or related field preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in payroll tax, payroll operations, compliance, auditing, internal controls, or related discipline.
• Experience in a multi-state, multi-company payroll environment preferred.
• CPP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform payroll tax quality control reviews to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements.
• Monitor payroll tax processes and identify compliance risks, control gaps, exceptions, and process improvement opportunities.
• Review payroll tax reconciliations, account maintenance activities, unemployment accounts, and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the resolution of tax notices, agency inquiries, audits, and compliance-related issues by researching, documenting, and tracking corrective actions.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance payroll tax procedures, controls, checklists, and audit-ready documentation.
• Conduct root cause analysis and assist with implementing corrective actions to prevent recurring compliance issues.
• Support payroll tax-related system implementations, acquisitions, integrations, testing activities, and process enhancements.
• Partner with internal departments and third-party vendors to strengthen payroll tax compliance, reporting processes, and operational controls.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to payroll tax team members on compliance standards, documentation requirements, and quality control procedures.
• Support quarter-end and year-end payroll tax processes, including reconciliations, balancing activities, W-2 reporting, year-end compliance reviews, validation of payroll tax data, and maintenance of audit-ready supporting documentation.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Payroll tax compliance

Analytical skills

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources

Tools

SAP

ADP SmartCompliance

Workday

Oracle

UKG

Job description

CRH Americas Materials Inc. is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax & Compliance Analyst to strengthen payroll tax compliance across a multi-state, multi-company environment.

You will lead quality reviews, governance, and documentation while partnering with Payroll, HR, Finance, and external vendors. The role requires a strong background in payroll tax, internal controls, and audits, with up to 10% travel and a hybrid in-office schedule.