We are looking for an experienced payroll tax and accounting specialist with strong attention to detail to support critical compliance and reporting activities in South Jordan, Utah. This position plays a key role in overseeing payroll-related statutory obligations, strengthening financial controls, and guiding complex year-end reporting requirements. The successful candidate will collaborate across payroll, finance, accounting, and external stakeholders to ensure accurate filings, timely reconciliations, and effective audit readiness.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee payroll tax compliance activities and provide senior-level guidance to ensure statutory filings, remittances, and reporting obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage year-end payroll reporting from preparation through final review, including tax slips, reconciliations, corrections, and documentation needed for approval and sign-off.
• Review payroll-related general ledger activity and statutory account balances, investigate variances, and resolve issues that may affect financial accuracy or compliance.
• Serve as the lead contact for payroll tax reviews, regulatory examinations, and audit requests, coordinating responses and maintaining supporting records.
• Advise stakeholders on compliance exposure, control effectiveness, and corrective actions to reduce risk and improve reporting integrity.
• Document key payroll tax processes, controls, and risk considerations while supporting structured knowledge transfer for critical responsibilities.
• Partner with payroll operations, finance, accounting, tax specialists, auditors, and regulatory bodies to address escalated payroll tax and compliance matters.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end accounting activities by supporting reconciliations, journal-related review needs, and alignment between payroll outputs and financial records.