Senior Analyst Payroll Tax

Senior Analyst Payroll Tax

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This position reports to

Manager Payroll Tax

Your role and responsibilities

As a core member of the Payroll team in HR Operational Services, you will deliver HR service assistance to the HR community, business managers and employees. You will process complex and escalated HR requests related to multiple service lines for an assigned group of employees. You will be responsible to demonstrate in depth knowledge in regard to US (United States) payroll tax law and regulation. This role will be responsible for monitoring and performing ABB payroll tax activities, including all tax correspondences and transactions with the 3rd party payroll tax provider as well as internal controls to ensure accuracy, compliance and timely filing & reporting to government authorities. This role will need to be able to work a hybrid-remote schedule out of the Cary, NC office. You will be mainly accountable for: - Collaborates with team along with various workstreams to resolve employee inquiries/cases within the SLA timeframe. Documents the source, seeks proper approvals, determines any necessary transactions, and documents them according to ABB policies.

• Accountable for analysis of payroll or employee data related entries that impact the accuracy of tax withholding or reporting. Helps identify drivers for these abnormalities, researches, analyses and documents as well as propose corrective action.

• Audits and validates payroll tax filings / reports submitted on behalf of ABB by our 3rd party service provider.

• Reviews and confirms that all payroll tax deposits are accurate and executed on-time to eliminate any late filing penalties.

• Initiates and records earnings and tax adjustments into the applicable payroll system, as requested by ABB's 3rd party International Tax Partner (PWC). Ensures appropriate documentation exists to prove our employee's taxable wages and tax liabilities. Engaged in payroll transactions related to Expatriate & Inpatriate employees and monitors the impacts to their taxation.

Qualifications for the role

• A relevant Bachelor's degree with two years of payroll time experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education

• Knowledge of payroll methods, end-to-end processing steps, and best practices; up-to-date knowledge of federal, state, and local tax laws

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Excel and other MS Office applications

• Experience with SAAS Systems

• CPP certification preferred.

• Workday or SAP payroll module experience preferred.

• ADP experience preferred.

• Hands-on experience with multi-state and multi-company payroll

• Knowledge of integrated, cross-functional business systems

• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and adapt well to changing priorities to meet deadlines

• Ability to work in a flexible environment where requirements and procedures continuously evolve

• Highly ethical, analytical, team-oriented, flexible, inquisitive & logical

• Must maintain confidential information discreetly and protect employee privacy

• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

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