Payroll Operations Analyst

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The Work

In this role, the Payroll Tax Compliance & Reporting Analyst is responsible for payroll tax regulatory requirements and reconciliation by working closely with various individuals across multiple organizations to ensure its completed timely accurately. This role will cover US Payroll. You will focus on any of the following Shared Services disciplines: payroll, tax support, system applications, employee service center and HRIS, etc. Liaison with multiple vendors supporting payroll activities.

• Work closely with various payroll tax vendors to ensure Federal, State Local payroll tax filings are submitted timely and correctly
• Handle online payroll tax registrations required by State, SUI and Local agencies including POAs, TPAs, etc.
• Coordinate with Unemployment Vendor to ensure POA’s and required access to SUI agencies are up to date
• Assist with various payroll tax audits including SOX, PWC, Internal Audit and Government Agencies
• Respond to inquiries requests from business, finance and tax officers of the company
• Process manual check requests and journal entries in SAP
• Reconcile & Research payroll tax ledger including refunds due from government agencies
• Business & Finance Teams Globally: Analyze & resolve ledger inquiries, handle g/l mapping issues and process vendor payments/reporting for US & Int’l Assignee payroll
• Support research required to resolve employee tax set up issues in Workday Payroll
• Manage cases for payroll tax & accounting in Service Now
• Provide support for tax related inquiries from employees
• Participate in year-end activities
• Assist with year-end payroll tax activities for US, Canada, Puerto Rico & Guam
• Reconcile year-end tax documents with guidance from team lead
• Ensure timely and accurate W2 preparation at year end with guidance from team lead
  
  

What You Need

• Minimum 2 years in Payroll or Payroll Accounting is required
  
  

Bonus Points, If

• Knowledge of Workday Payroll/Taxation for US, Canada & Puerto Rico
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent Accounting Applications
• Strong Excel skills required - handle large worksheets, pivot tables, V Look-up, etc.
• FPC preferred by end of 2nd year of employment
• Strong integrity, professionalism, communication, and accountability
• Ability to work independently, take ownership and manage ongoing responsibilities
• Multitask & perform under high pressure environment
• Proven experience in HR Shared Services
• Experience working in a fast-changing environment
• Associate or College degree preferred
  
  

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)

Role Location Hourly Salary Range

California $21.97 to $47.26

Colorado $21.97 to $40.82

District of Columbia $23.37 to $43.46

Illinois $20.34 to $40.82

Minnesota $21.97 to $40.82

Maryland $21.97 to $40.82

New York/New Jersey $20.34 to $47.26

Washington $23.37 to $43.46

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Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

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