Payroll Tax Analyst

Date Posted: 06/02/2026

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 502159

Industry: Food & Beverage

Job Title: Payroll Tax Analyst

Job Location: Reston, VA, USA, 20191

Work Model: Onsite

Shift: First Shift

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In months): 7

Min Hourly Rate($): 35.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 40.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: Accounting, Analytical Skills, ERP, Financial Analysis, Payroll, Workday

Experience Desired: General accounting experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment (3 yrs); Payroll accounting or general accounting experience in a Workday environment (3 yrs); SAP experience in FI/CO ideal (1-3 yrs)

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Certifications/Licenses: CPA/CMA preferred

**C2C is not available**

Education

Job Description

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required
  
  

Required

• Minimum 3 years of general accounting experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment
• Minimum 3 years of payroll accounting or general accounting experience in a Workday environment
• Must possess strong tax knowledge or formal tax-related qualifications, combined with relevant Workday experience.
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills
• Extremely proficient with spreadsheets
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Must have the ability to analyze numbers and draw logical conclusions.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be extremely proficient with spreadsheets and database query skills.
• Experience with Workday Payroll, Workday Financials, and/or Workday General Ledger strongly preferred
• Familiarity with US GAAP and payroll accounting practices
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis
  
  

Soft Skills

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to plan and organize work schedules, establish workload priorities and perform assigned tasks in a timely manner.
  
  

Preferred

• 1 - 3 years of SAP experience in FI/CO ideal
• Experience with Workday Payroll, Workday Financials, and/or Workday General Ledger strongly preferred
  
  

Certification

• CPA/CMA preferred
  
  

Job Summary

• The Analyst is responsible for maintaining the general ledger in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and performing full range of accounting tasks with respect to US payroll.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Assists with month-end/year-end close in support of US Accounting
• Creates weekly and semi-monthly general ledger journal entries
• Assists with General Ledger mapping issues for new hires and transfers
• Assists with General Ledger account reconciliations, including balance sheets and income statement accounts.
• Assists with prepaid and accrual account reconciliations
• Assists with general ledger postings to field units
• Prepares payroll reports requested by field accounting and other departments.
• Assists with monthly bank reconciliations issues
• Manages Escheatment process by researching, contacting employees, reissuing checks and preparing state reporting
• Research monthly lumpsum uncashed checks refunds
• Issues replacement checks or direct deposits with respect to stale dated checks
• Research daily lumpsum refunds for direct deposit reversals, stop pays, and rejected/deleted deposits
• Issues replacement checks or direct deposits
• Reviews early cashed check fee reports and assists with chargebacks to the units
• Assists with quarterly and annual payroll audits
• Assists with IS payroll tax issues and filings
• Updates payroll tax rates in the company's databases based on rate change notices
• Provides support for payroll transactions as requested by US accounting
• Research potential check fraud transactions
• Creates and amends the internal controls, policies & procedures
• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
  
  

Benefits

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.

Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).