Payroll and Tax Lead - Multi-State

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 11, 2024

Job Description:

Together we fight for everyone's opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together - with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone's access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough ... we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with - and those we acquire throughout our lives - are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage - Apply Now Get to Know the Opportunity:Provides operational leadership for payroll and employment tax processing. Responsible for individual and team members' ongoing execution and continuous improvement of service delivery, ensuring all payroll and employment tax transactional services are provided within agreed SLAs.The Contributions You'll Make:

• Responsible for day-to-day operational leadership of the payroll and employment tax service delivery, ensuring timely, accurate and responsive service. Work with payroll team members to correct any errors in a timely manner and compliant federal and state regulations.
• Coach, mentor and advise team members on payroll and tax process and procedures. Train payroll team members on tax related matters, new policies and procedures. Provide continuous feedback to peers, management and internal and external partners about trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Independently counsels Executives and employees on complex payroll and tax matters.,
• Monitor employment tax data integrity between Workday, co-source, and equity vendors. Provide options and recommendations to department management on payroll and tax legislation changes. Monitor and manage day-to-day performance for outsourced payroll and tax co-source vendor ensuring adherence with defined service level agreements.
• Research and resolve complex pay and tax issues, i.e., vesting/taxation of deferred compensation and equity, multistate withholding calculations, etc.
• Subject matter expert on payroll and employment tax advising on strategic issues, new initiatives and complex projects. Coordinates team involvement, aligning members capabilities and skills. Leads testing plan of new system implementations, updates and annual events, i.e., year end cycle, annual enrollment, annual compensation/equity vesting cycle.
• Functional area expert utilizing knowledge of interrelated departments and processes. Analyzes trends to improve service delivery and identify improvement opportunities. Presents to department management, including implementation options and recommendations.
• Define approach for maintaining and improving procedural documentation.
• Maintain effective working relationships with all management levels, within and outside HR Operations.
• Performs other duties and special projects or responsibilities as assigned.Minimum Knowledge & Experience:
  • 8 - 10+ years of payroll and employment tax experience.
  • 5+ years of complex multistate payroll and tax experience.
  • Equity payroll experience preferred.
  • CPP designation preferred.
  • Superior proficiency in Workday for complex payroll operational processes.
  • Superior judgement when dealing with highly confidential information.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and project management skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Superior organizational skills, flexibility, and the ability to multitask, including assisting team members with prioritization in absence of management. Ability to facilitate meetings independently
  • Superior analytical skills including ability to independently formulate recommendations based on metrics
  • Proven experience with leading training and documentation development and delivery
  • Ability and personal confidence to influence and diplomatically lead others, including stakeholders at the executive level
  • Mastery of Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint, Word, and Excel (includes V-Lookups and complex data analysis)#LI-KD1#LI-RemoteCompensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that's fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate's geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $84,930 - $141,560 USDBe Well. Stay Well. Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That's why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.What We Offer
    • Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
    • 401(k) Savings plan - with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
    • Voya Retirement Plan - employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
    • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
    • Paid time off - including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
    • Paid volunteer time - 40 hours per calendar yearLearn more about Critical Skills At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
      • Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
      • Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
      • Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
      • Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
      • Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage. Learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law. Reasonable Accommodations Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference .

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