Senior Payroll Specialist

LHH; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k matching

PTO/paid holidays

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

LHH in Nashville is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax Specialist to ensure accurate calculations, deductions and remittance of federal, state and local taxes in a multi-state environment.

The role focuses on payroll tax compliance across multi-entity operations, resolving notices, supporting system implementations, and partnering with teams to provide precise tax reporting. Hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 WFH) in metro Nashville.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of multi-state payroll processing experience for large populations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance, laws and tax regulations.
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, PivotTables) for reconciling large data sets.
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office, 2 WFH; Nashville metro office location.

Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll tax compliance across multi-entity, multi-state operations including filings and adjustments.
• Resolve payroll tax notices with federal, state, and local agencies.
• Support payroll system implementations with accurate tax configuration.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure payroll tax reporting and issue resolution.
• Conduct audits and compliance reviews to reduce risk and improve adherence.
• Support entity expansions from a payroll tax perspective.

Skills

Excel

Payroll tax compliance

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Job description

LHH is currently hiring a senior Payroll Tax Specialist based in Nashville. This position will ensure accurate calculations, deductions and remittance of federal, state and local taxes to adhere to compliance requirements. We are looking for payroll professionals who have experience processing multi-state payroll, payroll reporting and reconciliations.

Responsibilities Include:

• Ensure payroll tax compliance across multi-entity, multi-state operations, including filings, reconciliations, and adjustments
• Resolve payroll tax notices and discrepancies with federal, state, and local agencies
• Support payroll system implementations, ensuring accurate tax configuration and compliance
• Partner with internal teams to ensure accurate payroll tax reporting and issue resolution
• Conduct audits and compliance reviews, reducing risk and improving regulatory adherence
• Support entity expansions and organizational changes from a payroll tax perspective

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience within multi-state, large population (1,5000+ employees) end to end processing
• Excel- Advanced proficiency (X,V lookups, Pivot Table, etc.)- to reconcile heavy data sets
• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Working knowledge of payroll compliance, laws and tax regulations/updates
• Comfortable working in a hybrid schedule (3 days in office/ 2 WFH)- office is in metro Nashville

• Pay Rate $38-40/hr
• Medical
• dental
• vision & 401k matching
• PTO/paid holidays
• discretionary bonus offered based on company/individual performance