Senior Payroll Tax Analyst – Process & Compliance Lead

Accenture PLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture plc is seeking a Payroll Tax Senior Analyst in the United States. You will oversee onshore and offshore payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and SLAs while driving process improvements.

You will handle escalations, mentor teammates, and ensure compliance with local payroll practices and HR policies. The role requires at least 3 years in payroll tax, with preferred experience in Workday, garnishments, GL reporting, and CPP certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in Payroll Tax.
• Experience with enterprise class payroll and services is preferred.
• CPP Certification is preferred.
• Spanish speaking and reading skills are preferred.
• Experience in processing a large multi state payroll including Garnishments, Banking, GL Reporting is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills required.
• Ability to navigate complex organizations and provide excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operations of onshore and offshore resources within area of responsibility including providing accurate and timely completion of deliverables.
• Contribute to the overall delivery of payroll processes, including: accountable for ensuring service level agreements are met or exceeded.
• Scope of work is monitored; Research and respond to client/vendor escalations.
• Responsible for driving process change and continuous improvement.
• Understand local payroll practices, regulations and reporting requirements such that employee pay can be correctly delivered.
• Maintain knowledge of client HR policies, SOPs and business practices.
• Train team members on new or enhanced operation procedures and policies.
• Contribute to operational reporting as required.
• Execute testing of tools, processes, or system and participate in client funded projects as required.
• Perform tasks outside of primary job responsibility as required.
• Demonstrate strong customer service in all activities, including: understanding core problems, identifying actions, resolving client requests, providing timely updates, and diffusing irate customers.
• Support Puerto Rico HR Services by assisting in benefits administration, including interaction with 3rd party providers.

Skills

Payroll tax

Workday

Garnishments

GL reporting

Spanish language

Oracle payroll

HRIS

SharePoint

Excel

MS Project

Email

Tools

Workday

Oracle payroll

HRIS

SharePoint

Excel

MS Project

Job description

Accenture plc is seeking a Payroll Tax Senior Analyst in the United States. You will oversee onshore and offshore payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and SLAs while driving process improvements.

You will handle escalations, mentor teammates, and ensure compliance with local payroll practices and HR policies. The role requires at least 3 years in payroll tax, with preferred experience in Workday, garnishments, GL reporting, and CPP certification.