Inspire

Inspire

Sr. Payroll Tax Analyst

Atlanta Support Center · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
StatisticsFinancial AnalysisAccountingExcelTaxProcess ImprovementVendor ManagementHRISCustomer SupportResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational SkillsFinancial Reporting

About the role

  • As a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst, you will serve as a subject matter expert in payroll tax compliance, partnering across Payroll, HRIS, and Finance to ensure accurate tax setup, reporting, and filings.
  • This senior-level role is responsible for mitigating risk through proactive audits, system validation, and management of vendor and agency relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end payroll tax compliance, including jurisdiction setup, taxability determination, and regulatory adherence across all Inspire entities
  • Identify and implement corrective actions to minimize risk, including validation of tax jurisdiction setup at both company and employee level
  • Collaborate with third-party vendors to ensure payroll tax deposits are accurate, complete, and timely to agencies
  • Validate payroll tax calculations and ensure alignment across Workday HRIS and TPA applications, confirming correct rates are applied on all calculations
  • Manage all agency notices, inquiries, and audits in coordination with the TPA
  • Act as key liaison between Payroll, Finance, and external partners on all tax-related matters
  • Partner with other departments to ensure all payroll wage and tax financial reporting is provided in a timely manner in support of filing and reporting requirements
  • Produce and analyze payroll tax reports to support compliance and audit readiness
  • Lead standardized processes, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Create ad hoc reports as requested for research projects and special initiatives

Requirements

  • 5+ years of payroll experience with a strong payroll tax focus required
  • Complete Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting as required
  • Complete business applications and registrations for new jurisdictions as required
  • High school diploma required; undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred
  • Experience with Workday or comparable HRIS required; experience with ADP SmartCompliance or equivalent TPA preferred

Nice to have

  • High school diploma required
  • undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred
  • Experience with Workday or comparable HRIS required
  • experience with ADP SmartCompliance or equivalent TPA preferred

Skills

  • Advanced understanding of multi-state payroll tax regulations
  • Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, PivotTables)
  • Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet critical deadlines
  • Ability to work in a highly structured team environment
  • Maintain strict adherence to outlined procedures and confidentiality
  • Successful candidates are passionate and enthusiastic about helping others, eager to learn new skills, and are detail oriented.

Compensation

  • Manage submission of the tax interface file to TPA (periodic, monthly, quarterly, and annual) and reconciliation/validation to Payroll and General Ledger
  • Lead annual W-2 audit and validation process, including processing all W-2c corrections as needed

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