Sr Payroll Tax Specialist
Distro • Chandler, Arizona • Full Time • $56,000–$82,000 / year
Posted on Wed, Oct 7, 2026
- Company: Vensure Employer Solutions — the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector; provides HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global BPO; serves over 95,000 businesses and processes over $135B in annual payroll; headquartered in Chandler, Arizona; "One Employer Solution". Website: www.vensure.com
- Position: Sr Payroll Tax Specialist
- Position Summary: Support onboarding between new division partners and internal tax departments; gather and analyze information from new division staff and tax/payroll systems to facilitate integration; ensure Payroll Tax department processes liability payments, tax returns, notices, etc., timely and accurately; complete assigned projects (including registration for bulk filing, ACH Credit, etc.).
- Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead and participate in projects to continuously improve tax department processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, and output.
- Track and provide overall status updates; maintain project plans and monitor overall project health.
- Ensure projects meet deadlines.
- Secure growth opportunities and initiate new projects.
- Optimize and improve processes and overall approach where necessary.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of payroll tax and the regulatory environment, including federal, multi-state, and local tax regulations.
- Ability to read, understand, and analyze highly complex regulatory payroll tax information.
- Ability to interpret and analyze complex data, make determinations independently, and ensure payroll taxes are appropriately processed.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively and possess strong customer service skills.
- Education & Experience:
- Minimum of three years multi-state, multi-jurisdiction, high-volume Payroll Tax experience.
- Minimum of one year of recent Senior, Lead, or Supervisor experience required.
- Hands-on tax return processing experience is required.
- Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll, federal, state, and local wage laws required.
- PEO or related industry experience preferred.
- MasterTax and Prism/HRP experience preferred.
- Required Licenses and/or Certifications:
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) or Fundamentals of Payroll Certification (FPC) preferred.
- Physical, Mental, & Communication Demands:
- Physical demands described are representative of those required to perform the essential functions; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 50% or more of the time and occasionally move about inside an office environment.
- Ability to observe details at close range using a computer, laptop, or other electronic devices.
- Ability to communicate information clearly in oral and written formats and exchange accurate information.
- Ability to learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions within workflow, communicate with clients, and complete tasks with speed or productivity quotas.
- Benefits:
- Health insurance: medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Retirement plan: 401(k) with company match.
- Paid time off: PTO, holidays, parental leave, and sick leave as required by applicable state law.
- Other benefits: life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, employee assistance program (EAP), flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), identity theft protection, critical illness, accident, cancer, hospital protection, legal and pet insurance.
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