Payroll Tax Specialist

LiveHire Limited; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plan

Vision plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Supplemental life insurance

Disability insurance (short/long)

401(k)

Job summary

Abbott Park, Illinois-based payroll tax specialist role focusing on backend payroll tax processing and multi-state tax handling. 4-month contract with possibility of contract-to-hire, onsite only.

Ideal candidates have strong payroll tax experience and familiarity with tax notices and tax providers. Candidate should be proficient in Excel, meticulous with details, and able to communicate clearly with internal teams and external tax vendors.

Qualifications

• High school with payroll tax experience
• Solid foundation of payroll taxes - federal, state & FICA taxes
• Tax filing experience - payroll tax filing
• Project experience - testing
• HS diploma
• Payroll experience
• Internal tickets & communication with outside tax vendors

Responsibilities

• Backend payroll tasks or post-payroll tax processing
• Strong payroll tax processing experience required
• Work with state agencies and tax providers
• Handle tax notices and third-party authorizations
• Ensure accuracy across multi-state payroll taxes

Skills

State agencies

Tax notices & POA

Multi-state tax

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High school with payroll tax experience

Payroll tax knowledge: federal/state/FICA

Tax filing experience

Project/testing experience

HS diploma

Payroll experience

Team coordination with tax vendors

Job description

Title: Payroll Tax Specialist

Location: Abbott Park, Illinois

Duration: 4 Months (Possible Contract to Hire)

100% Onsite

Description

We need candidates specializing in "backend" payroll or after payroll has been processed. This position is looking for candidates that have strong payroll tax processing experience.

Skills

• Previous work with state agencies
• Work on tax notices, work with tax providers, power of attorneys, and 3rd party authorizations
• Has multi-state tax experience
• Microsoft Office Suites (Excel)
• Communication: Clear and effective communication
• Attention to Detail: Ensuring all aspects of the project are thoroughly considered and executed

Education

• High school with at least 2-3 years payroll tax experience
• Solid foundation of payroll taxes- federal, state and Fica taxes
• Tax filing exp- payroll tax filing.
• Project exp- testing exp
• Education- HS diploma
• Payroll exp
• Team culture- Internal tickets communicating with outside tax vendors, testing, and attending meetings.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.