Payroll Tax Lead (work from home Eastern United States resident)

Location: Work from home (Pennsylvania) Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes Job Summary: Manages the payroll tax administration process for the Geisinger system. Responsible for compliance with payroll-related tax regulations for federal, state, local and unemployment employee and employer taxes. Assures tax deposits and returns are accurate and filed on a timely basis. Responsible for compliance with the Legal Department's records retention policy as it relates payroll tax returns and other tax documentation. Job Duties: • Develops and maintains up-to-date functional and technical expertise in assigned areas of financial systems including Workday. • Develops and maintains up-to-date knowledge of payroll-related federal and state laws, such as wage and hour laws and tax withholding regulations. • Primary contact for third-party tax administrator ADP. • Works closely with Tax Department to establish new tax accounts prior to taxes being withheld from employees' paychecks. • Notifies Payroll Administrator of new tax authorities and deductions that need to be established in the payroll system. • Updates ADP's Smart Compliance portal with tax account changes, such as adding new accounts, updating changes to tax rates and filing frequencies, and closing tax accounts. • Reconciles periodic tax filing reports with ADP integrations on a pay period basis. • Responds to any issues and resolves variances. Assures tax deposits are made timely and accurately. • Oversees activity of tax service provider by logging into online tax accounts and reviewing deposits. • Provides tax funding reports to Financial Reporting. • Responsible for the timely filing of Pennsylvania local earned income taxes withheld from employee paychecks under PA Act 32. • Monitors and verifies quarterly tax filings. Saves copies of completed tax returns into a Geisinger repository so that data is properly retained in compliance with the organization's records retention policy. • Perform research to determine taxability of non-resident alien employees. Assures necessary documentation is received for non-resident aliens. • Works to resolve Pennsylvania local income tax authority issues that error during bot processing. • Builds effective partnerships with Tax, Financial Reporting and Treasury Operations to quickly resolve issues and to implement process improvements. • Continually seeks out process improvement and automation opportunities to increase overall department efficiency. • Provides recommendations to Payroll Director for approval. Once approved, establish implementation plan and oversee tasks through to completion. Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. • Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and/or degree obtained (Associate's Degree = 2 years; Bachelor's Degree = 4 years relevant experience). Position Details: Internet requirements: Employee required to have/supply: Cable modem, (high speed, only - No DSL or Wireless Cellular Service or Satellite Service) The minimum requirement is: • 25 MBPS UP • 75 MBPS DOWN • Computer must be connected to the internet via Ethernet cable; wifi is not permitted unless a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is used for the wifi connection Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required) Experience: Minimum of 9 years-Relevant experience* (Required) Certification(s) and License(s): Skills: Computer Literacy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Organizing, Working Independently OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. • KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. • EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. • LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. • INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. • SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. Apply Job!