Payroll Tax Manager

• May 2019 - Present

Senior Analyst, Payroll Tax

• Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

• Audited service orders for W2C entries which included: reviewing service orders, tax balance adjustments, paychecks created for corrections and associated W2Cs for accuracy• Responded to internal and external customer tax-related questions via phone, email, CRM and North Star regarding payroll calculations, reciprocity and W2s/W2Cs• Handled year-end processing which included: team collaboration with IT to ensure that all W2 boxes were loaded with accuracy and adhered to existing legislation for all Federal, State, and Local Jurisdictions • Generated system error reports throughout the year; created service order to fix and re-audit data• Uploaded all W2 and W2c files to W2 vendor and SSA• Worked with the Payroll Team and provided guidance on taxation for new earning codes

Senior Tax Accountant

• Jul 2013 - Oct 2016

• Served as a crucial team member in the migration from systems (Ambrose’s Lawson to TriNet’s PeopleSoft)• Responsible for month-end reconciliation of Federal income withholdings, Unemployment, State disability taxes, and Income Tax refund receivables from taxing authorities• Solely responsible for month-end closing for two sub-companies along with preparing and verifying the payroll journal entries • Key player tasked with ensuring that Tax Department compliance with SOX audit requirements• Managed assignment of tax return filings to team members, and reviewed returns before filing• Prepared cross-quarter, year-end adjustments and generated amended returns such as 941x, 940x• Generated employees, W2s and taxing authorities W3s

Senior Tax Accountant

• Jan 2001 - Jul 2013

• Computed Federal, Multi-State, and Unemployment taxes owed and prepared tax returns for 49 states and Puerto Rico; ensured compliance with payment, reporting, and other tax requirements• Managed team of five during quarterly and annual tax filing period to ensure that the taxes accurately and timely • Oversaw the organization’s conversion from legacy system to Master-Tax; implementation and migration procedures• Responsible for Year-End processing and new tax year set up; issued W-2s, W2c, W3 and generated the Social Security EFW2 file to send to the Social Security Administration• Repaired and analyzed data for external and internal audits, SAS-70/SSAE-16 financial controls resulted in six-figure savings for the company • Reconciled Client Liability Accounts and generated Invoices and Payroll Register for 750+ clients• Corresponded with clients regarding funding debits, taxes, payroll, invoices, and payroll registry• Trained new hires within the Tax Department and facilitated cross-departmental training within the organization• Key role in the interviewing and hiring of new hires within the Accounting and Payroll departments

Staff Accountant

• Aug 2000 - Jan 2001

• Handled Accounts Receivable and ensured that clients were fully funded to process payroll• Processed rehires, transfers, terminations, garnishments, unemployment and withholdings• Calculated and processed semi-monthly and monthly multi-state payroll for over 500+ employees using the Darwin Business System