Payroll Tax Analyst

Payroll Tax Analyst

The Payroll Tax Analyst is responsible for the accurate execution, reconciliation, and compliance of payroll tax activities across federal, state, and local jurisdictions. This position serves as a subject matter expert in payroll taxation, ensuring timely filings, payments, and resolutions while supporting audits, system changes, and cross-functional initiatives. The position is hands-on and operational, with no people management responsibilities.

Compensation & Benefits:

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Payroll Tax Analyst: Pay commensurate with experience.

Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Payroll Tax Analyst Responsibilities Include:

• Monitor and validate payroll tax calculations for income tax, FICA, FUTA, SUTA, and local taxes.
• Validate payroll tax filings and payments for federal, state, and local jurisdictions, including income taxes, FICA, FUTA, and SUTA.
• Review, reconcile, and submit quarterly and annual payroll tax returns (Forms 941, 940, W-2, W-3, and state equivalents).
• Support year-end payroll tax activities, including W-2 reconciliation, balancing, and corrections.
• Process payroll tax adjustments, amendments, and prior-period corrections.
• Perform detailed payroll tax reconciliations between payroll system reports, GL, and tax vendor filings.
• Identify root causes of discrepancies and independently research, resolve, and document variances.
• Prepare and maintain reconciliations with clear audit trails.
• Serve as the primary owner of payroll tax notices, including researching, drafting responses, and coordinating corrections with vendors and payroll processors.
• Act as point of contact with payroll tax agencies.
• Support internal and external audits by providing documentation, explanations, and reconciliations.
• Partner with payroll tax vendor to resolve tax discrepancies, filing issues, and validate amendments and adjustments.
• Ensure timely payments and filings.
• Collaborate with Payroll Systems and HRIS teams on tax and new entity setups.
• Review and validate tax configurations during implementations, conversions or system updates.
• Identify payroll tax risks and recommend process improvements.
• Develop and maintain tax procedures, controls and documentation.
• Provide guidance to Payroll and HR teams on tax-related questions and best practices.

Payroll Tax Analyst Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, HR, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• FPC or CPP certification preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive payroll experience, including 2+ years of payroll tax experience in a multistate organization.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud payroll or ADP preferred.
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, wage and hour laws, tax filings, reconciliations and amendments.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, complex formulas).
• Experience working with payroll tax vendors and jurisdictions.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Company Information:

Cherokee Nation Businesses Corp - CFED (CNB) is a part of Cherokee Federal - the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CNB, visit cherokee-federal.com.

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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Keywords:

Payroll tax compliance

Federal, state, and local payroll taxes

Employment taxes

FICA/FUTA/SUTA

Withholding tax

Multi-state payroll taxation

Territorial payroll taxes

Tax filings and amendments

Payroll tax reconciliation

W-2

941

Balancing taxes

Balance adjustments

Year-end tax reconciliations

Quarter tax reconciliations

Quarter amendments

IRS and state agency correspondence

Tax audits

Power of Attorney coordination

ADP SmartCompliance

Oracle

Third-party payroll tax vendors

Risk mitigation

Data validation

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Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law. Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.