Senior Analyst, Tax Filing – Employment Tax

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee intricate payroll tax filing operations at the federal, state, and local levels across various jurisdictions.

• Ensure the prompt and precise submission of payroll tax returns and payments.

• Investigate and rectify discrepancies in tax filings, notices, agency inquiries, and tax account issues.

• Examine payroll tax data to uncover trends, risks, and compliance challenges.

• Act as a point of escalation for complex payroll tax filing concerns from clients.

• Collaborate with clients to address tax-related issues and offer consultative support.

• Engage in client meetings focused on filing performance, compliance risks, and resolution strategies.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with clients, tax agencies, and internal teams.

• Oversee filing workflows and ensure adherence to service-level agreements.

• Identify opportunities for process enhancements to boost efficiency, mitigate risks, and improve service quality.

• Create and sustain standard operating procedures, process documentation, and best practices.

• Assist in audit and compliance readiness efforts.

• Provide coaching, training, and support to analysts and newly onboarded team members.

• Aid leadership in balancing workloads, providing project assistance, and supporting operational initiatives.

• Lead or assist with special projects and ongoing improvement initiatives.

• Investigate the root causes of filing failures, compliance deficiencies, and service challenges.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute corrective actions and controls.

• Appropriately escalate critical issues and compliance risks.

• Assist with agency registration, account maintenance, and updates to tax profiles.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 5 years of experience in payroll tax filing, compliance, or payroll operations.

• In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.

• Experience in researching and resolving tax notices and agency communications.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Office Suite.

• Capability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Familiarity with payroll tax platforms such as MasterTax, ADP SmartCompliance, Workday, Ceridian, UKG, or similar systems is preferred.

• Experience in supporting large enterprise or multi-state payroll tax environments is preferred.

• Knowledge of tax registrations, agency account maintenance, and power of attorney processes is preferred.

• Preferred experience in process improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, or project management.

• Certification as a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is preferred.

• Must have current and future work authorization in the United States without sponsorship from Strada.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health coverage

• Wellbeing programs

• Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental)

• Retirement plans

• Learning opportunities

• Continuing education and training

• Competitive total rewards package