Payroll Tax Specialist

Description

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Specialist to support payroll tax operations and compliance activities. This role will be responsible for assisting the payroll tax team with payroll tax reporting, tax account maintenance, audit reviews, tax notice resolution, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
The ideal candidate will have strong payroll tax knowledge, excellent attention to detail, and experience working with payroll systems in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Maintain access to state tax websites for income tax and unemployment tax accounts.
• Retrieve, scan, and process payroll tax correspondence and notices.
• Review team email inboxes and upload tax notices and documentation into ADP SmartCompliance.
• Review payroll tax calculation errors and resolve discrepancies within PeopleSoft.
• Review and resolve daily payroll tax audit reports.
• Monitor and track open case statuses within ADP SmartCompliance.
• Research and resolve locality tax discrepancies and "fall-off" reports.
• Perform monthly Illinois tax filing uploads.
• Assist with payroll tax projects, reconciliations, reporting, and compliance initiatives.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.

Skills

Income tax, Payroll tax, Payroll, adp payroll, peoplesoft

Top Skills Details

Income tax,Payroll tax,Payroll,adp payroll,peoplesoft

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Required Qualifications
• 3+ years of payroll tax, payroll compliance, or related payroll experience.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.
• Experience researching and resolving payroll tax discrepancies and tax notices.
• Experience working with payroll systems and payroll tax platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience with ADP SmartCompliance.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Payroll.
• Multi-state payroll tax experience.
• Experience supporting payroll tax functions within a large corporate environment.

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Davidson, NC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $28.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Davidson,NC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 28, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.