Ensure compliance with US federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and perform regular audits to identify and resolve issues and avoid penalties/notices.
Collaborate with the Payroll Team to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll tax liabilities and reconcile federal/state withholding and unemployment taxes on monthly, quarterly, and annual bases.
Partner with internal stakeholders and UKG to obtain identification numbers (e.g., FEIN, SUI) when entering new jurisdictions and maintain proper local withholding code setup in UKG.
Evaluate and improve payroll tax processes for efficiency and accuracy, identify automation opportunities, lead implementation, and coordinate year-end activities (W-2s and annual filings).
Responsibilities:
• Knowledge expertise of regulations around employee payroll.
• Monitor and understand US federal, state, and local tax laws to ensure compliance.
• Perform regular audits to identify and resolve compliance issues, avoid delays in filings to monitor penalties/ notices.
• Work in partnership with the Payroll Team to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll tax liabilities.
• Reconcile federal state withholding taxes and unemployment taxes monthly, quarterly, and annually.
• Partnering with internal stakeholders and UKG to apply for identification numbers, such as FEIN, and SUI, when entering new jurisdictions.
• Evaluate and improve payroll tax processes with higher efficiency and accuracy. Also, Identify opportunities for automation and lead implementation efforts from payroll taxes.
• Coordinate year-end efforts to ensure accurate W-2s and other annual tax filings
• Ensure proper setup and maintenance of local withholding codes for employer and employees in the UKG payroll system
Required:
• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum (3+) years of payroll tax multi-state and federal compliance
• 2+ years of UKG Pro experience
• Intermediate Excel skills (SUMIFs, Pivot Tables, Index/Match, VLOOKUP...)
• Experience as a results-oriented professional with a keen sense of urgency and attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical mindset with good judgment
• Ability to prioritize workload, multi-task, meet all deadlines, and work well under pressure in afast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills
• CPP/FPC certification is a plus
