Tax Analyst

Description We are looking for a detail-oriented Tax Analyst to support payroll tax operations for a services organization in Atlanta, Georgia. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who can resolve outstanding tax issues, manage agency correspondence, and improve account accuracy through careful research and follow-through. The role is fully onsite and focuses heavily on payroll tax cleanup, notice resolution, and account maintenance rather than routine tax processing.

Responsibilities:

- Investigate and resolve outstanding payroll tax issues, including open notices, late filings, and account discrepancies.

- Communicate with state and local tax agencies to address account access problems, restore inactive accounts, and confirm account status updates.

- Review payroll tax accounts to identify opportunities to close unnecessary registrations and reduce ongoing zero-return filings.

- Perform detailed cleanup work across payroll tax records to improve compliance, accuracy, and documentation.

- Use advanced Excel functions such as VLOOKUPs and pivot tables to analyze tax data, organize findings, and support issue resolution.

- Maintain accurate records of agency communications, tax notices, account changes, and corrective actions taken.

- Partner with internal stakeholders to prioritize backlog items and move outstanding payroll tax matters toward completion.

- Support payroll tax compliance efforts by researching issues, validating account details, and helping prevent recurring filing problems. Requirements - Experience in payroll tax, tax compliance, or a closely related accounting function.

- Strong working knowledge of payroll tax reporting requirements and account maintenance processes.

- Proficiency in Excel, including the ability to use VLOOKUPs and pivot tables confidently.

- Familiarity with ADP payroll tools; experience with ADP Smart Compliance is strongly preferred.

- Ability to interpret tax notices, research discrepancies, and take appropriate corrective action.

- Comfortable contacting government agencies and managing follow-up through resolution.

- Strong documentation, organizational, and customer service skills.

- Background in auditing, compliance, or payroll-related analysis is a plus.

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