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Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Payroll Tax Accountant to support a major electronics organization in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented payroll tax specialist who can assess complex tax situations, resolve filing and withholding issues, and strengthen payroll tax accuracy across a large multistate employee population. The position will focus on improving compliance, reducing exposure to penalties, and ensuring payroll tax processes are properly configured and maintained.
Job Responsibility:
- Review payroll tax configurations and identify errors affecting federal, state, and local withholding accuracy across a multistate workforce
- Investigate tax notices, outstanding balances, and threshold-related issues, then take corrective action to reduce penalties and interest exposure
- Audit payroll tax setup details and recommend adjustments to improve compliance for employees working in more than 40 states
- Manage tax filing activities across payroll tax platforms, ensuring submissions are completed accurately and on schedule
- Partner with payroll and related teams to validate data flowing between payroll processing and tax filing systems
- Analyze local tax treatment and other complex withholding scenarios to confirm proper setup and ongoing compliance
- Support cleanup efforts tied to prior payroll tax inaccuracies and establish more reliable controls for future processing
- Use prior system records and historical payroll tax information to research issues and reconcile discrepancies when needed
Requirements:
- Strong background in payroll tax administration, including federal, state, and local tax compliance
- Hands-on experience with payroll tax reporting, returns, and filings for a large multistate employee population
- Proficiency with UKG Pro and familiarity with outsourced payroll tax service environments
- Working knowledge of Ceridian, including the ability to reference legacy payroll tax records when researching issues
- Demonstrated ability to resolve withholding discrepancies, tax setup errors, and agency notice escalations
- Experience supporting organizations with complex local tax requirements and high-volume payroll operations
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess payroll tax data, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions
What we offer:
- medical
- vision
- dental
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- 401(k) plan
