Payroll Tax & Accounting Specialist
Excelforce • Chester, NY • Full Time • $60,000–$70,000 / year
Posted on Mon, Oct 5, 2026
Looking for an individual to become part of our Finance and Tax support team. Daily activities will be assisting clients on the Payroll platform and handling back-end tax/financial processing.
The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of prior payroll tax processing experience. Must be detailed oriented, solution driven, and is able to work well under pressure while maintaining a positive demeanor.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• GL accounts mapping from the clients accounting software to our system
• Preparing GL data exports for client and troubleshooting
• Processing tax payments electronically to federal/state/local tax agencies
• Corresponding via phone and email to clients regarding tax and general ledger items
• Prepare quarterly/annual returns thru our system, and process electronically with all 50 states websites, troubleshooting issues as you go.
• Upload bank files for ACH processing, troubleshooting technical and payroll issues that may arise
• Research complex state and federal tax issues
• Corresponding via phone, email and mail with to federal/state/local tax agencies
Benefits:
- Competitive Compensation
- Health & Dental Insurance
- 401k Plan
- Paid PTO
- Paid Major Holidays
- FSA Account
• At lease 1+ year of experience in payroll tax and/or accounting is required
• Understanding a payroll process from start to end
• Professional phone and email communication
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Attention to detail is a must
• Willingness to go above and beyond expectations
• Ability to keep calm and productive under pressure
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