Senior Payroll Tax Strategist

Cushman & Wakefield; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst to oversee government tax matters at the federal, state and local levels. You will liaise with a third-party vendor, resolve tax issues, and ensure timely W2 filings.

The role reports to the Payroll Tax Manager and requires strong multi-state tax knowledge. The position emphasizes ADP SmartCompliance, JD Edwards/JDE or Workday experience, and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Five to eight years of professional experience.
• Required knowledge of ADP SmartCompliance and payroll tax administration processes.
• Experience with the Oracle JD Edwards (JDE) Payroll system preferred.
• Workday experience preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of payroll tax requirements across all states.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as tax liaison with the third-party vendor and all government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to resolve M&A tax issues.
• Resolve state and local taxation cases resulting from incorrect tax profile setup/withholding.
• Assist the reconciliation and generation of W2’s. Work with third party vendor to review and correct any issues.
• Ensure all amended tax returns are filed timely and accurately.
• Manage the tracking of all tax notices.
• Research, analyze and determine the root cause of tax notices from federal, state, and local tax agencies for prior years and/or legacy systems.
• Determine the need and prepare in-house tax amendments not supported by our current payroll tax filer.
• Support the filing of W-2C’s from legacy systems that were not previously submitted to SSA or tax agencies.
• Handle legal entity name changes with agencies, payroll systems and 3rd party payroll tax filer.
• Assist with creating online access to our state and unemployment withholding accounts.

Skills

ADP SmartCompliance

Payroll tax administration

Workday

Excel

Oracle JD Edwards (JDE) Payroll

Payroll tax knowledge across states

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

JD Edwards Payroll system

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst to oversee government tax matters at the federal, state and local levels. You will liaise with a third-party vendor, resolve tax issues, and ensure timely W2 filings.

The role reports to the Payroll Tax Manager and requires strong multi-state tax knowledge. The position emphasizes ADP SmartCompliance, JD Edwards/JDE or Workday experience, and advanced Excel skills.