Tax Analyst, Corporate Payroll

You must be in the Tampa Bay Area at the time of submitting your application. All other candidate will be automatically disqualfied.

About the Role

Our beauty client is seeking a detail-oriented Tax Analyst to join their Corporate Payroll team within a centralized People Services function. This role plays a critical part in ensuring payroll tax accuracy, compliance, and employee support across a complex, multi-state environment.

This is a highly analytical and hands-on role ideal for someone with deep payroll tax experience who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of payroll tax processing and compliance in a multi-state environment
• Ensure accurate tax withholding, taxable wages, and reporting
• Interpret and apply federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations

• Perform payroll tax reconciliations and audits to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies across systems (e.g., payroll and tax platforms)
• Review and respond to tax notices and compliance inquiries
• Audit and reconcile W-2s and employee pay statements
• Support quarterly and year-end processes, including amendments and W-2c corrections

• Maintain and validate payroll data across systems
• Perform testing on pay codes, system configurations, and enhancements
• Support setup of new tax types and jurisdictions as needed

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on payroll tax matters
• Respond to employee and leadership inquiries related to payroll taxes within defined SLAs
• Provide guidance on tax withholding, taxable wages, and payroll policies

• Conduct quality reviews of payroll team outputs and provide coaching as needed
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency
• Participate in internal and external audits as required

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of payroll tax experience
• Experience supporting a large, multi-state employer environment
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax calculations and compliance requirements
• Experience with:
  
  
  
  • Garnishments
  • Salary prorations
  • Overpayment calculations and recovery
  • Short-term disability calculations (including offsets)
  
  
  
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MS Office tools
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage high-volume, deadline-driven workloads
• Ability to work onsite and maintain a flexible schedule to support multiple time zones

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and/or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC)
• Experience with ADP Vantage Payroll and Time platforms

Why This Role

• Opportunity to join a centralized People Services function supporting a large, complex organization
• High-impact role ensuring compliance and accuracy at scale
• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong ownership and visibility

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