Justworks

Justworks

Payroll Tax Compliance Specialist

Tampa, Florida · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$74k-$93kDetected 3 hours ago
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odds of building a lasting career here

37Risky
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level I)39
Fits your clock70

Thin sponsorship signal and lottery-bound (~15% per draw). A low-probability bet with your clock running. Prioritize cap-exempt roles and proven entry-level sponsors first.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level II · 2×
Level I$48,8591 entry
Level II$64,4592 entries
Level III$80,0803 entries
Level IV$95,6804 entries

$6,080 more — $80,080 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $80,080 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Compliance Officers" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Compliance Officers (13-1041) · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

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About the role

  • We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
  • We're helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business.
  • We're data-driven and never stop iterating.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain clear, consistent, and auditable documentation of investigations, reconciliation evidence, findings, actions taken, and resolution.
  • Use tax authority sources and research tools to support analysis and resolution of payroll tax issues.
  • Provide guidance to internal partners and coach teammates on payroll tax compliance, reconciliation, and quality practices.
  • Support applicable SOX and SOC controls and related evidence requirements for payroll tax systems and processes.
  • Document internal processes and controls and identify improvements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and compliance.
  • Partner with internal and external audit stakeholders as needed to provide clear evidence and support timely issue resolution.
  • Act as a liaison between Justworks and third-party vendors to investigate issues, support resolution, and clarify project or system requirements as needed.
  • Coordinate with internal teams on system support, software enhancements, implementations, data conversions, and user acceptance testing that affect payroll tax compliance.
  • Use data and available tools, including SQL where appropriate, to investigate issues, validate outcomes, and support informed decisions.
  • Work thoroughly and accurately, maintain organized and complete evidence, and seek to understand both the cause and effect of discrepancies.

Requirements

  • You are a detail-oriented payroll tax compliance professional who enjoys working with numbers, reconciliations, data, and systems to understand what does not add up and make it right.
  • You bring hands-on knowledge of payroll and payroll tax compliance and are comfortable investigating discrepancies from identification through root cause and resolution.
  • You are curious about how technology, automation, and AI can improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of reconciliation, validation, documentation, and reporting.
  • Perform and lead recurring payroll tax compliance validations and reconciliations to ensure required reports, exception data, and supporting records are complete and accurate.
  • Communicate findings, risks, status, and required actions clearly to stakeholders.
  • 5+ years of federal, state, and local payroll and payroll tax experience, including filing and reporting.
  • Hands-on experience with payroll tax reconciliations, discrepancy investigation, root-cause analysis, and issue resolution.
  • Experience with payroll tax software and systems, including tax scheduling and filing tools; MasterTax experience is preferred.
  • Experience researching payroll tax requirements using tax authority sources and research tools.
  • Experience supporting software enhancements or implementations, process improvements, data conversions, or user acceptance testing.
  • Working knowledge of SQL and experience using queries to support data analysis and validation.
  • Experience documenting processes, controls, reconciliations, and evidence in an audit-ready manner.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and exercise sound judgment in a regulated environment.
  • PEO, payroll, or HR technology experience.

Compensation

  • The base wage range for this position based in our Tampa Office is targeted at $74,000.00 to $93,000.00 per year.

Company info

  • At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
  • We're helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We're data-driven and never stop iterating. If you'd like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we'd love to hear from you.
  • We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
  • Our Values
  • At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community.
  • We solve HR issues.
  • If you'd like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we'd love to hear from you.
  • We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks.
  • These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
  • If this sounds like you, you'll fit right in.

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