Senior Global Payroll & Tax Specialist

Woodward; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match (4.5%)

Annual stock contribution (5%)

Tuition reimbursement

12 paid holidays

Health, dental, vision insurance

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Life/AD&D insurance

Referral bonus

Job summary

Woodward is seeking a senior Payroll Tax Specialist to lead federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance, with a focus on accurate withholding, tax reporting, and reconciliation across multiple jurisdictions. You will partner with HRIS, Accounting, Benefits, and external vendors to resolve complex tax issues and ensure accurate tax filings.

The role requires in-depth knowledge of multi-state taxation, plus the ability to train junior staff and optimize payroll processes using systems like

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll tax compliance and reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of multi-state taxation and payroll reporting.
• Ability to train and mentor junior staff on tax and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance, providing advanced technical guidance on withholding, employer taxes, taxable wages, reporting requirements, and jurisdictional requirements.
• Lead quarterly and year-end payroll tax reconciliation activities, ensuring payroll registers, taxable wage bases, employee/employer tax calculations, general ledger balances, tax deposits, and tax filings are complete and accurate.
• Research and resolve complex payroll tax discrepancies involving current and prior tax periods, including differences in taxable wages, withholding, employer taxes, tax deposits, quarterly returns, W-2 reporting, and agency account balances.
• Analyze complex taxation scenarios involving multi-state employees, employee work locations, reciprocity, resident/nonresident taxation, supplemental wages, fringe benefits, third-party sick pay, and other special wage and tax situations.
• Partner with HRIS, Accounting, Finance, Benefits, Legal/Tax, and external payroll-tax vendors to resolve complex tax issues and implement corrective actions.
• Payroll Processing and Administration: Oversee and process accurate and timely payroll for employees, ensuring compliance with company policies, federal/state/provincial regulations, and tax laws. Utilize Workday, OSV, and ADP Workforce Now to manage payroll workflows, data input, and reporting. Handle payroll across multiple countries, including the United States and Canada, ensuring compliance with international payroll regulations.
• Training and Mentorship: Train and mentor junior payroll staff on tax and compliance requirements. Share expertise in payroll systems like Workday, OSV, and ADP Workforce Now to enhance team capabilities.

Skills

Payroll tax compliance

Multistate taxation

Data analysis

Mentorship

Tools

Workday

OSV

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Woodward is seeking a senior Payroll Tax Specialist to lead federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance, with a focus on accurate withholding, tax reporting, and reconciliation across multiple jurisdictions. You will partner with HRIS, Accounting, Benefits, and external vendors to resolve complex tax issues and ensure accurate tax filings.

The role requires in-depth knowledge of multi-state taxation, plus the ability to train junior staff and optimize payroll processes using systems like