Payroll Tax Specialist

4 weeks ago


Cochin, Kerala, India Alight Full time
Role Summary

This position serves as a subject matter expert and escalation point for all tax-related activities for assigned clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual reconciliation at the employee level, preparation of periodic and amendment reporting, and maintenance of tax issue logs.

Main Responsibilities
  • Reconcile employee-level tax data on a daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
  • Prepare and submit periodic and amendment tax reports
  • Maintain accurate tax issue logs and host regular review meetings with clients
  • Liaise with tax payment and W2 vendors to ensure timely and accurate processing
  • Perform user acceptance testing (UAT) for tax updates and system enhancements
  • Collaborate with the Payroll Lead to ensure continuity of service delivery
  • Participate in cross-departmental initiatives to ensure proper consideration of tax-impacting changes
  • Address complex tax questions received via case from the Employee Service Center
  • Lead tax-related projects and M&A activities for assigned clients
Requirements
  • Advanced skills in MS Excel, including V-Lookup, Pivot Tables, and Macros
  • Subject matter expertise in North America tax, mapping, reporting, and analysis
  • Extensive experience engaging with federal, state, territory, and local tax agencies
  • Related experience with 5,000+ employees, multi-frequency payrolls, stock option processing, W2C processing, and retiree management
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced analytical and problem-solving ability
  • 3-year degree or diploma

We offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.


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