About the role

  • Payroll Tax Specialist overseeing payroll tax compliance and accuracy using ADP SmartCompliance. Managing multi-state payroll tax activities for high-volume operations across 46 states.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee ADP SmartCompliance® tax activities, ensuring accurate registrations, filings, payments, and amendments.
  • Navigate ADP SmartCompliance® to manage jurisdictions, tax authorizations, tax profiles, and e-filing rejections.
  • Upload and manage tax agency correspondence within ADP SmartCompliance®.
  • Maintain and monitor state, local, and SUI/SDI tax jurisdictions.
  • Process and reconcile multi-state payroll taxes across 46 states.
  • Review and resolve payroll tax variances, discrepancies, and agency notices.
  • Submit prior-quarter amendments and coordinate adjustments with ADP.
  • Monitor W-2 and 1099 production, delivery status, and year-end tax processing.
  • Research tax regulations and support complex employee tax setup requests.
  • Ensure Apex tax configurations remain compliant with federal, state, and local requirements.
  • Support payroll tax integration for newly acquired companies.
  • Maintain payroll tax documentation and support creation of standard procedures.
  • Assist with internal and external tax audits and provide required documentation.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of payroll tax experience in a multi-state, high volume environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of payroll tax laws and agency compliance requirements.
  • Experience using ADP SmartCompliance® or similar payroll tax software.
  • Demonstrated ability to reconcile payroll taxes, resolve discrepancies, and navigate tax notices.
  • Experience with quarterly and annual processes including W-2, W-2C, and 1099.
  • Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to interpret tax regulations.
  • Ability to manage competing deadlines across multiple tax jurisdictions.
  • Experience supporting payroll tax components of M&A activity preferred.
  • Effective communication skills for interacting with agencies, internal teams, and field operations.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary

Job title

Payroll Tax Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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