Senior Payroll Tax Strategist: M&A & Compliance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Retirement Savings Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst in Washington to manage federal, state, and local payroll tax issues. You will report to the Payroll Tax Manager and serve as the tax liaison with vendors and agencies.

The role requires strong experience in payroll tax administration, multi-state knowledge, and advanced Excel skills. JD Edwards and Workday experience are preferred, with a competitive benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five to eight years of professional experience.
• Knowledge of ADP SmartCompliance and payroll tax administration processes.
• Experience with 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 W-2s. 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-2Cs 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

Five to eight years of experience

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ADP SmartCompliance

Oracle JD Edwards (JDE) Payroll

Workday

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst in Washington to manage federal, state, and local payroll tax issues. You will report to the Payroll Tax Manager and serve as the tax liaison with vendors and agencies.

The role requires strong experience in payroll tax administration, multi-state knowledge, and advanced Excel skills. JD Edwards and Workday experience are preferred, with a competitive benefits package offered.