Senior Payroll Tax Specialist - Multi-State Expert

Cast & Crew LLC; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off (PTO)

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cast & Crew LLC is hiring a Payroll Tax Specialist in California to prepare and audit payroll tax returns, reconcile filings, and coordinate with agencies. The role requires handling multiple entities, ensuring accuracy across quarterly and annual filings, and addressing notices promptly.

You will work on tax reconciliation, W-2 alignment, and tax payment processing while supporting continuous improvement and compliance within an on-site team in the LA area.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of payroll tax filing experience working with multiple entities required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of federal and multi-state payroll tax reporting.
• Must have a thorough understanding of tax and withholding deposit requirements.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively train other team members.
• Ability work overtime as needed.
• Ability to use software programs necessary to do the job.
• Strong computer and software applications skills.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools within your discipline — able to speak to specific tools used, workflow integration, and measurable business impact — with a drive to continuously experiment with and apply emerging AI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Reconciles and files quarterly and annual tax returns for multiple entities.
• Audits and reconciles general ledger; issues journal entries as needed.
• Prepares tax payment requests and EFT transfers.
• Prepares annual reconciliation to ensure W-2 totals align with filings.
• Verifies tax forms to detect programming errors.
• Logs completed tax returns and tracks filing status.
• Responds to tax notices promptly and researches discrepancies.
• Updates tax receivable accounts monthly for 10+ entities.
• Prepares amended filings and reports as needed in May.

Skills

Payroll tax filing

Multi-entity payroll

Federal & multi-state taxes

Tax withholding deposits

Training teammates

Overtime flexibility

AI tools in workflow

Software proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Cast & Crew LLC is hiring a Payroll Tax Specialist in California to prepare and audit payroll tax returns, reconcile filings, and coordinate with agencies. The role requires handling multiple entities, ensuring accuracy across quarterly and annual filings, and addressing notices promptly.

You will work on tax reconciliation, W-2 alignment, and tax payment processing while supporting continuous improvement and compliance within an on-site team in the LA area.