Payroll Tax Specialist — Multi-State Compliance Expert

certexamdb.com; New York (NY); On-site; USD 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Justworks is seeking a Payroll Tax Specialist to execute filings across local, state, and federal jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy and compliance. You will manage payments, updates to tax IDs, and respond to inquiries, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve processes.

The role requires 2+ years in payroll tax or related finance, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of payroll tax, accounting, or related finance experience.
• Deep knowledge of local, state, and federal payroll tax processes and compliance.
• Experience with multi-state payroll is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving to resolve payroll tax inquiries within SLAs.
• Tech-savvy with advanced Excel and various software systems.

Responsibilities

• Execute and maintain quarterly and annual payroll tax filings across jurisdictions.
• Ensure timely payments for all assigned states during quarter-end cycles.
• Process reversals and terminations promptly.
• Run daily payments and manage check processing for timely remittances.
• Update tax IDs and rate changes, keeping records accurate.
• Resolve payroll tax inquiries from cross-functional teams within SLAs.
• Triage issues, determine root cause, and involve appropriate teams.
• Monitor inquiries to identify trends and surface systemic improvements.
• Recommend improvements to payroll tax processes and workflows.
• Maintain up-to-date state documentation in Confluence.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Finance, and CSO to update processes.
• Support Pod Lead with blockers and health checks.
• Assist onboarding and knowledge transfer for new hires.

Skills

Payroll tax

Excel

Communication

Cross-functional

Collaboration

Tools

Confluence

SLA management

Job description

Justworks is seeking a Payroll Tax Specialist to execute filings across local, state, and federal jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy and compliance. You will manage payments, updates to tax IDs, and respond to inquiries, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve processes.

The role requires 2+ years in payroll tax or related finance, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.