US Payroll Tax Senior Specialist

About PHINIA

PHINIA is an independent, market‑leading provider of premium solutions and components. With over 12,500 employees in 20 countries, we offer fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products designed to enhance efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

Reporting to the US HR Shared Services Manager, the US Payroll Tax Senior Specialist ensures compliance for federal, state, and local payroll taxes and supports various payroll functions.

• Lead US payroll tax registrations with federal, state, and local agencies by coordinating with payroll provider, agencies, and internal departments to ensure compliance for all states and legal entities where we operate.
• Manage compliance issues/changes related to state tax amounts, paid leave requirements from each state/jurisdiction.
• Manage integration, including the review of existing payroll interfaces to other platforms and vendors, assessment of areas of improvement, and issue escalation.
• Ensure reporting and filing is completed correctly by payroll vendor with each agency (e.g., 940 and 941).
• Provide payroll reports internally as needed for finance, accounting, risk, and HR including workers’ compensation reporting and any other required reports.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure full compliance with all regulations and payments for all jurisdictions.
• Maintain system accuracy for payroll system with HRIS system ensuring full reconciliation and data accuracy.
• Support vendor analysis for payroll systems and collect required data from internal sources to provide potential vendors to finalize quotes and proposals.
• Support payroll system implementation activities, leading data collection, analysis, and testing.
• Payroll processing support for weekly and semi-monthly payrolls.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, business, or related field preferred.
• Certified Payroll Professional preferred.
• 5+ years payroll processing experience.
• 5+ years coordinating payroll tax registrations.
• 2+ years project management experience including payroll system implementations.
• 2+ years experience utilizing UKG for payroll processing preferred.
• Experience with ADP platforms preferred.
• Experience with Workday HRIS preferred.

We provide competitive compensation and benefits, including health and well‑being resources, family‑centric policies, and an agile workplace program. Formal development opportunities are available at all levels.

We are committed to a strong safety performance and expect all employees to follow safety policies, attend required trainings, and report incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions immediately to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

PHINIA provides sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis in the country where the position is based.