Senior Analyst Payroll Tax

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Senior Analyst Payroll Tax

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As a core member of the Payroll team in HR (Human Resource) Operational Services, you will deliver HR service assistance to the HR community, business managers and employees. You will process complex and escalated HR requests related to multiple service lines for an assigned group of employees. You will be responsible to demonstrate in depth knowledge in regard to US (United States) payroll tax law and regulation. This role will be responsible for monitoring and performing ABB payroll tax activities, including all tax correspondences and transactions with the 3rd party payroll tax provider as well as internal controls to ensure accuracy, compliance and timely filing & reporting to government authorities. This role will need to be able to work a hybrid-remote schedule out of the Cary, NC office.

This position reports to

Manager Payroll Tax

Your responsibilities

• Assists with implementation of key strategies and projects as identified or assigned
• Researches and remains current with payroll tax compliance laws and regulations, provides payroll tax awareness of applicable changes and provides appropriate recommendations
• Collaborates with team along with various workstreams to resolve employee inquiries/cases within the SLA (Service Level Agreement) timeframe. Documents the source, seeks proper approvals, determines any necessary transactions and documents them according to ABB policies
• Accountable for analysis of payroll or employee data related entries that impact the accuracy of tax withholding or reporting. Helps identify drivers for these abnormalities, researches, analyses and documents as well as propose corrective action
• Responsible for recording, monitoring and resolving agency tax notices/tracers with 3rd party provider & government agencies, as well as validating of all agency responses
• Performs detailed jurisdictional reconciliations for internal and external audits
• Creates ad hoc reporting to support multiple workstreams and functions
• Executes system testing to ensure required changes are performed accurately and timely
• Collectively collaborates with team to proactively monitor internal controls to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely tax filing & reporting to government authorities
• Audits and validates payroll tax filings / reports submitted on behalf of ABB by our 3rd party service provider
• Reviews and confirms that all payroll tax deposits are accurate and executed on time to eliminate any late filing penalties
• Identifies unusual transactions, escalates when appropriate, coordinates resolution and interacts with 3rd party payroll provider
• Assists with Quarter Balancing & Year End processes with ADP Tax Services
• Initiates and records earnings and tax adjustments into the applicable payroll system, as requested by ABB's 3rd party International Tax Partner (PWC). Ensures appropriate documentation exists to prove our employee's taxable wages and tax liabilities. Engaged in payroll transactions related to Expatriate & Inpatriate employees and monitors the impacts to their taxation
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned
• Customer Experience: Resolves ServiceNow cases in accordance with the Key Performance Indicators, while also providing exceptional customer service
• Build strong working relationships with various cross functional groups throughout Human Resources to deliver exceptional customer service experience by responding accurately and timely to customer requests
• Provide feedback to customer facing teams and equip them with knowledge to respond to customer requests
• Create awareness and guide employees (as applicable) on Self service functions
• Continuous Improvement: Confirms that all controls are functioning as designed and proactively identifies areas for improvement in internal controls
• Submits change or enhancement requests when necessary, such as new wage types and compliance updates
• Provides recommendations for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. Confirms that all controls are functioning as designed and proactively identifies areas for improvement in internal controls Includes testing of segregation of duties (SOD), testing of payroll service's controls and identifies “gaps”, as well as participating in annual SOX (Sarbanes Oxley Act) testing and validation exercises
• Identify and implement improvement ideas by challenging the status quo (especially processes that are manual/repetitive)

Your background

• A relevant Bachelor's degree and minimum 2 years of payroll time experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education
• Knowledge of payroll methods, end to end processing steps, and best practices; up-to-date knowledge of federal, state and local tax laws
• SAP payroll module experience required, additionally, Workday experience a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Excel and other MS Office applications
• Experience with SAAS Systems
• Hands on experience with multi state and multi company payroll
• Organized and focused to drive meaningful results, process improvements, manage complexity and meet operational deadlines
• Knowledge of integrated, cross functional business systems
• Critical thinking skills to investigate and resolve issues
• Able to work effectively in a fast paced environment and adapt well to changing priorities to meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a flexible environment where requirements and procedures continuously evolve
• Highly ethical, analytical, team oriented, flexible, inquisitive & logical
• Must maintain confidential information discreetly and protect employee privacy
• CPP certification preferred
• ADP experience preferred
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

ABB Services provides shared services to the business delivering operational and expert services in Finance, Human Resources, and Information Systems. With employees based in five main hubs and front offices, we support ABB teams across the globe. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. myBenefitsABB.com