- System Configuration: Maintain tax configuration settings, earnings codes, and deduction codes within the HRIS/Payroll system.
- Testing & Troubleshooting: Lead testing for system updates and patches; investigate and resolve calculation errors or mapping problems.
- Nexus Collaboration: Partner with HR, Legal, and the Payroll Tax Director to validate nexus and implement new tax jurisdictions.
- Year-End Excellence: Assist with W-2 and W-2C processing, including balancing, error resolution, and year-end reporting.
- Records Maintenance: Manage SUI rates, locality taxes, and unemployment state records to ensure 100% data accuracy.
- Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of dedicated payroll tax experience.
- Multi-State Mastery: Proven expertise in managing complex multi-state and local tax regulations.
- Technical Toolkit: Proficiency in payroll software and Microsoft Office; Workday (HCM and Payroll) experience is highly preferred.
- Education: BS in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
- Analytical Mindset: Problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve tax disputes or mismatches with high accuracy.
- Interpersonal Skills: A team-player attitude with the ability to communicate professionally with all levels of the organization, from entry-level staff to Directors.
salary: $40.86 - $43.27 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors
Responsibilities
- Validate Multi-State Withholdings: Audit tax withholdings based on employee residence and work locations, ensuring accuracy for remote and multi-state workers.
- Expert Guidance: Advise on complex payments including bonuses, equity, relocation, and fringe benefits; educate employees on how tax setups (W-4, state/local forms) affect their take-home pay.
- Legislative Monitoring: Stay ahead of federal, state, and local changes to ensure payroll system requirements are updated in real-time.
- Audit Support: Act as the point of contact for internal and external audits, providing reconciliations and detailed tax documentation.
Skills
Qualifications
Randstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
