Senior Associate, Payroll Tax

The Senior Associate, Payroll Tax supports the Finance department’s day-to-day activities with a focus on payroll tax compliance, payroll operations, reporting, and analysis. This role helps ensure accurate payroll tax reporting, supports expatriate payroll processes, and contributes to process improvements across payroll-related activities.

What You Will Do:

• Compile and analyze payroll information and prepare reports for HR, Accounting, Finance, and management.
• Prepare regular and ad hoc payroll and payroll tax reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data.
• Accurately administer expatriate employee information from HR systems into payroll systems.
• Maintain payroll records and document payroll tax and payroll-related processes.
• Review payroll tax reports and filings and work with third-party providers to resolve discrepancies.
• Respond to inquiries and process amendments and payroll tax adjustments to support compliance.
• Maintain an effective internal control environment by following FSG Policy and Procedural Statements.
• Identify and support process improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Coordinate payroll audits with internal and external auditors and provide supporting documentation as needed.
• Perform funding reviews for payrolls, payroll taxes, benefits, and related payments.
• Support the timely and accurate processing of expatriate payrolls and payroll tax filings.
• Assist with special projects, audits, and departmental initiatives as needed.
• Support the Accounting team in researching bank reconciliation discrepancies and resolving outstanding items.
• Facilitate coding and reclassification of payroll service provider invoices to ensure accurate accounting.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred.
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) preferred.
• Three (3) or more years of relevant payroll, payroll tax, accounting, or finance experience.
• Experience with multi-jurisdiction payroll tax reporting and expatriate payroll processes preferred.
• Experience with Form 940 & 941 preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of payroll tax practices, compliance requirements, and payroll operations.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security principles, with a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Experience with accounting, payroll, HR systems, and spreadsheets; familiarity with Oracle, Dayforce, CloudPay, and Oracle HCM preferred.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and report payroll and payroll tax data accurately.
• Ability to perform reconciliations across HR, payroll, and financial records.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with team members, stakeholders, auditors, and external providers.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to develop a working knowledge of ABS Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, related instructions, and the ABS Employee Safety Policy.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports directly to a Director or above and does not have direct reports.