- Houston, Texas, United States
- Full-time · Manager
- 6+ years
Lead payroll tax compliance, payroll settlement, garnishment administration, and post-payroll processing for a high-volume, multi-state, multi-entity organization.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary subject matter expert for federal, state, and local payroll tax matters and provide strategic direction and guidance to the payroll function and organization.
- Oversee end-to-end payroll tax lifecycle including federal, state, and local tax filing accuracy, amendments, corrected returns, and month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processing.
- Direct resolution of federal, state, and local tax notices, agency correspondence, discrepancies, fines, penalties, and abatement requests.
- Validate accuracy of multi-state employment tax setups, tax allocations, jurisdictional determinations, and employee mobility (transfers, remote/field workers, store changes).
- Maintain and apply expertise in complex federal tax requirements (FICA, federal income tax withholding, FUTA), state employment tax regulations, and local tax obligations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Nice to have: Fundamental Payroll Certification
- Nice to have: Certified Payroll Professional