Canada 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.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Reconcile employee-level tax data on a daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
  • Prepare periodic and amendment reporting for tax purposes.
  • Maintain a tax issue log and host regular review meetings with clients.
  • Liaise with and oversee tax payment and W2 vendors.
  • Perform user acceptance testing 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.
  • Subject matter expertise in federal, state, territory, local payroll tax and reporting requirements.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Advanced analytical and problem-solving ability.
  • 3-year degree or diploma.
What We Offer:

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



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