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Payroll Tax Specialist

AT Labcorp
Labcorp

Payroll Tax Specialist

Burlington, NC

The Payroll Specialist of Tax oversees and assists with balancing, daily audit, daily review and distribution of mail receive into the Burlington office and email correspondence, scanning and providing mail to team members and uploading documents to ADP Smart Compliance portal, respond to HR Central tickets and assign to Snr Payroll Specialist members based on their assigned jurisdictions, process A/P payments for non-ADP tax filings, pulling tax records and reports and saving to SharePoint site, pulling records for audits. To include special project assignments as assigned by Team lead or Manager. The incumbent is responsible to ensure adherence to legislation and regulatory compliance as well as Labcorp Global Standards.

Duties & Responsibilities:

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  • Workday end to end payroll processing experience
  • Test execution experience, familiarity and ability to navigate throughout Workday
  • Data entry skill within Workday
  • ADP SmartCompliance knowledge
  • Upload tax documents onto SmartCompliance portal (such as agency notifications, POA paperwork, etc)
  • Research out of balances
  • Workday reporting familiarity, payroll controls/validations
  • Balancing weekly, quarterly and annual tax jurisdiction, processing's and filings
  • Daily, weekly auditing of tax elections
  • Balancing W-2's
  • Creating W-2c's
  • Analyze documents to determine action to be taken on daily mail
  • Maintaining logs/records
  • Researching inquiries
  • Completion of ad hoc projects and tasks, as required
  • Responding to HR or employee inquiries on the HR Central portal
  • Participate in internal and external audits when requested
  • Perform several advanced excel calculations in order to assist with required balancing after each weekly/biweekly payroll processing to ensure taxation is set up correctly within Workday

Requirements:

  • 3+ years of payroll experience
  • Excellent Excel skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Systems experience, preferably Workday and ADP SmartCompliance
  • Good time management and prioritization skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven payroll experience
  • Payroll certification is desirable but not required
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, Accounting or equivalent education preferred but not required.

Benefits: All job offers will be based on a candidate's skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), ESPP, Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), Commissions, and Company bonus where applicable. For more detailed information, please click here.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

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Client-provided location(s): Burlington, NC, USA
Job ID: labcorp-2435831_1720682538
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Flexible Work Hours
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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