Remote Payroll Tax Compliance Analyst - Multi-State Expert

Talantir; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K

Monetary bonuses

Job summary

Talantir is seeking a Payroll Tax Compliance Analyst to join the payroll team. This role focuses on ensuring payroll tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions, with responsibility for multi-state reporting, reconciliations, and regulatory updates.

The ideal candidate has strong payroll tax knowledge, the ability to interpret evolving regulations, and collaboration with payroll and accounting teams to ensure accurate reporting and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred (Accounting, Business, Tax, or related field)
• Minimum 5 years of payroll experience
• At least 3 years of multi-state payroll tax experience
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations and compliance requirements
• Experience with large payroll systems or HRIS platforms (Workday strongly preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage sensitive payroll information

Responsibilities

• Analyze multijurisdictional payroll tax data and ensure payroll information is accurately reported to federal, state, and local agencies
• Prepare and process federal and multi-state payroll tax filings, payments, and returns
• Monitor employer and employee payroll tax contributions and perform detailed reconciliations
• Investigate and resolve payroll tax notices from federal and state agencies while coordinating with payroll vendors when needed
• Reconcile payroll tax reports between third-party systems and internal payroll platforms
• Review payroll entries impacting tax withholding accuracy and ensure compliance with reporting requirements
• Partner with payroll leadership and the general ledger team to investigate tax variances and support accurate financial reporting
• Monitor legislative changes affecting payroll taxes and ensure appropriate system updates
• Support audit requests and generate documentation for internal and external reviews
• Assist with payroll system enhancements, integrations, and process improvements

Skills

Payroll tax

Advanced Excel

Workday

Multi-state payroll

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business/Tax

Tools

Workday HRIS

Job description

Talantir is seeking a Payroll Tax Compliance Analyst to join the payroll team. This role focuses on ensuring payroll tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions, with responsibility for multi-state reporting, reconciliations, and regulatory updates.

The ideal candidate has strong payroll tax knowledge, the ability to interpret evolving regulations, and collaboration with payroll and accounting teams to ensure accurate reporting and compliance.