VAST Data
Senior, Employment Tax & Payroll Analyst
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$92k-$131kDetected 3 days ago
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Lottery odds (Level II)66
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About the role
- Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules.
- Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.
- The Senior Employment Tax and Payroll Analyst will be a key member of our growing Finance team, responsible for ensuring accurate and compliant payroll tax operations across federal, state, and local jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain multi-state payroll tax requirements, including state registrations, withholding accounts, unemployment taxes, local taxes, and applicable jurisdictional requirements
- Support year-end payroll activities, including W-2 preparation, tax reconciliation, employee tax inquiries, and coordination with external payroll and tax providers
- Prepare and maintain accurate payroll records and reports while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws
- Support payroll operations as needed to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in payroll, employment tax, payroll accounting, or a related function, with significant experience managing payroll tax compliance
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment tax regulations and payroll compliance requirements
- Experience managing payroll tax filings, deposits, reconciliations, notices, and year-end reporting
- Experience with multi-state payroll and employment taxation
- Advanced proficiency with Excel and experience analyzing large payroll and tax datasets
- Experience working with payroll systems, HRIS platforms, and/or payroll tax providers
- Ability to handle confidential payroll, compensation, and employee tax information with integrity and discretion
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
- Experience supporting payroll and employment tax operations within the aerospace, technology, manufacturing, or other high-growth environment
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills & Experience:
Skills
- CPP (Certified Payroll Professional), FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification), or other relevant payroll/employment tax certification
- Experience with payroll and HRIS systems such as Rippling, ADP, Workday, Paychex, UKG, or similar platforms
- Experience managing payroll tax obligations across multiple states and local jurisdictions
- Experience working with payroll tax filing providers and resolving federal, state, and local tax agency notices
- Experience with payroll accounting, general ledger reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close
- Knowledge of expatriate, nonresident, equity compensation, supplemental wage, or other complex payroll tax considerations
- Strong understanding of payroll data integrations between HRIS, payroll, timekeeping, accounting, and tax systems
Compensation
- $92,216 - $130,902 USD
- We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability.
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
- Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package.
- Oversee quarterly and annual payroll tax filings, including Forms 941, W-2, W-2C, 940, state unemployment filings, and applicable state and local returns
Benefits
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
- shift differentials, premiums, benefits, garnishments, taxes, deductions, tax position changes, and adjustments
- Offer guidance on compensation-related taxability and IRS rules regarding fringe benefits and assignments
Equal opportunity
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
- Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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