Your candidacy is currently being considered for a requisition for an Alight Inc group company. As you may be aware, Alight has announced intent to divest its Payroll & Professional Services business to HIG Capital. After the transaction closes, this position will be aligned to the new Payroll & Professional Services owned by HIG Capital ('Divested Group'). By applying for this position which will be with the Divested Group company, you understand and agree to the information you submitted for your application with Alight being shared with the Divested Group company. In addition, if you are made an offer of employment, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with the Divested Group company employment policies.
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Main Responsibilities
Oversee daily administration of tax filings for assigned legal entities including distributions of tax remittances according to tax jurisdiction guidelines. Manage client delivery across Tax filing Shared Services and work to mitigate escalations. Respond to Client and Client Team inquiries.
• Provide support and guidance for all implementations and go lives
• Performs audits, analysis data, reconcile and balance payroll tax results, for all on and off cycle processing's and adjustment runs
• Reviews all variances through investigation and resolution processes, completes root cause analysis as required, and recommends intervention procedures and communicates variances
• Analyzes Tax Profiles (including registration processes and POAs)
• Completes company/client setups in Tax Systems
• Participates in client testing (either new clients or projects)
• Analyzes compliance issues
• Analyzes internal processes, methods, and procedures to ensure appropriate audit controls are in place and being followed
• Communicates regularly with various payroll processing teams to resolve escalation issues and to share lessons learned to optimize service delivery
• Build good relationships with all lines of businesses where appropriate
• Participates in projects and activities as needed and assigned
• Ability to make timely and complex recommendations using technology, accounting theory and methods
• Research and resolution of all unexpected errors and or changes in Agency processes.
• Identifies and resolves escalations or complex tax filing issues and errors.
• Ability to identify and support solution of defects associated with patterns, trends, and root cause analysis.
• Communicates effectively with internal partners to problem solve, analyze, and resolve tax filing related issues.
• Escalate non-compliance of processes and procedures.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Support SOP research and documentation.
• Support testing and maintenance of tax filing software
Education and Experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented, organized and capable of prioritizing workload to complete multiple tasks and meet aggressive deadlines
• Accounting/Account Reconciliation experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel - pivots, vlook-ups, concatenate
. 3 year Degree/Diploma
• Requires the ability to interact with others in multiple locations globally.
• Self-motivated and a willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated strong verbal & written communication skills required.
• 2+ Years of Payroll Tax Filing experience (US and/or Canada)
• 2+ years' experience with tax filing software required.
o Master Tax experience desired
o ADP Smart Compliance experience desired
We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate's experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits
DISCLAIMER:
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.
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