Payroll Tax Compliance Specialist

The Fountain Group; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 61,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fountain Group is seeking a payroll tax professional with strong Workday Payroll experience to manage filing, reconciliation, and compliance across multiple states. This contract role spans 12+ months with potential conversion based on performance, and operates on a standard first shift, Monday through Friday.

Candidates should have proven payroll tax filing capabilities, detailed knowledge of federal/state/local taxes, and experience with Form 941 and W-2/W-2c processing.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll tax compliance and filing required.
• Knowledge of Federal, state, and local payroll taxes required.
• Experience with quarterly and annual tax reconciliation required.
• Workday Payroll experience required.
• ADP SmartCompliance experience is a plus.
• Experience with Form 941 and W-2/W-2c processes required.
• Experience with state unemployment insurance and related state payroll taxes required.
• Tax amendments and prior-period corrections experience required.
• Experience with payroll tax notices and agency correspondence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll tax filing, reconciliation and compliance in a multi-state environment.
• Utilize Workday Payroll to support payroll processing.
• Assist with quarterly and year-end payroll tax activities.
• Address tax notices and agency correspondence.

Skills

Payroll tax knowledge

Multi-state payroll

Excel proficiency

Reconciliation

Strong communication

Tools

Workday Payroll

ADP SmartCompliance

Excel

Job description

Pay: $44-64/hour

12+ month contract position – potential to convert to perm based on performance

Monday – Friday (standard first shift)

Looking for a payroll tax professional with demonstrated experience managing payroll tax filing, reconciliation, and compliance activities in a multi-state environment, combined with practical Workday Payroll experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll tax compliance and filing required.
• Knowledge of Federal, state, and local payroll taxes required.
• Experience with quarterly and annual tax reconciliation required.
• Experience with Form 941 and W-2/W-2c processes required.
• Experience with state unemployment insurance and related state payroll taxes required.
• Experience with tax amendments and prior-period corrections required.
• Experience with payroll tax notices and agency correspondence required.
• Workday Payroll is required.
• Strong Excel and reconciliation skills required.
• ADP SmartCompliance experience is a plus.
• Payroll tax testing in Workday is a plus.
• Quarter-end and year-end tax processing is a plus.
• Experience with an acquisition or payroll-transition is a plus.
• Experience researching tax regulations and applying them to payroll is a plus.