Payroll Tax Manager

Manpower, Inc.; Greenville (SC); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

401(k)

Job summary

Manpower, Inc. is seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to join the Payroll Operations Team, supporting the Global Payroll Director and cross-functional partners. The role requires leadership in payroll tax across multiple jurisdictions and a meticulous approach to compliance.

Hybrid schedule: in office Mon-Wed 8am-5pm and Thu-Fri remote, with a strong focus on accurate tax reporting and enterprise-wide reconciliation. This role offers a temp-to-hire path and the chance to drive SOX-aligned controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of payroll tax, auditing, or related experience in a large multinational environment.
• 7+ years using payroll systems to create, analyze, and troubleshoot data.
• Experience with SAP Financials, ADP GlobalView, Ceridian DayForce, and SuccessFactors HR preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize deadlines.
• Ability to research, interpret, and apply federal, state, and local payroll regs.

Responsibilities

• Lead Payroll Tax, State Unemployment, Workers Comp., and Escheatment across a large, multi-entity environment.
• Oversee payroll tax support for federal entities (25+), states (250+), and locals (75+), ensuring timely and accurate filings.
• Partner with managed services providers to verify, reconcile, and troubleshoot payroll tax data; support tax applications and resolutions.
• Support corporate accounting by resolving payroll tax and G/L reconciliations, including audit documentation.
• Ensure all tax reporting and filings are accurate and completed by deadlines (W2 review, locals, etc.).

Skills

Payroll tax

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP Financials

ADP GlobalView

Ceridian DayForce

SuccessFactors HR

Job description

Our client, [Industry Descriptor] is seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to join their team. As a Payroll Tax Manager, you will be part of the Payroll Operations Team supporting the Global Payroll Director and cross-functional partners. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll tax leadership, a meticulous approach to multi-jurisdictional compliance, and the confidence to troubleshoot complex payroll tax data end-to-end.

Pay Range: $55/hour

What's the Job?

• Serve as a subject matter expert and leader for Payroll Tax, State Unemployment, Workers Comp., and Escheatment across a large, multi-entity environment.
• Oversee payroll tax support and administration for federal legal entities (25+), individual states (250+), and local tax jurisdictions (75+), ensuring payroll tax is funded and reported accurately and on time.
• Partner with managed services providers to verify, reconcile, and troubleshoot pay-related tax data; support tax account applications, monitoring, and resolution of over- and under-payments.
• Support corporate accounting by resolving payroll tax and G/L reconciliations timely and accurately, including preparation of supporting documentation for audits.
• Ensure all tax reporting and filings are accurate and completed within required deadlines, including locals, Workers Comp., escheatment, W2 review, and related analyses.

What's Needed?

• Minimum 10 years of payroll tax, auditing and/or related experience in a large ($1B+), multi-national, multi-legal entity corporation.
• 7+ years utilizing payroll systems to create, analyze, and troubleshoot data.
• Experience with SAP Financials, ADP GlobalView, Ceridian DayForce, and SuccessFactors HR preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize and manage competing deadlines.
• Ability to research, interpret, and apply federal, state, and local payroll and employment tax regulations, including understanding reporting implications.

What's in it for me?

• Hybrid schedule: 8am–5pm, Monday–Wednesday in office and Thursday–Friday remote.
• Temp to hire opportunity with the possibility of direct hire (if your candidate requires a DH role, please document in the submittal notes).
• Opportunity to lead payroll tax compliance across hundreds of jurisdictions and support enterprise reporting and reconciliation.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and managed services providers to drive accurate filings and continuous improvement.
• Make a direct impact by ensuring confidentiality, data privacy, data security, and SOX-aligned controls are consistently met.

Upon completion of waiting period associates are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k)