Senior Payroll Analyst

The Payroll team provides critical operational support to Trans Union by ensuring payroll is processed accurately and timely, performing payroll audits and reconciliations, resolving exceptions, and maintaining appropriate review and approval controls. The team is part of Global Payroll. This role reports to Senior Payroll Manager. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Provide dedicated internal oversight of payroll tax compliance and serve as a key control within the payroll function. Own payroll tax reconciliations and monitor federal, state, and local payroll tax activity to identify and resolve discrepancies. Manage payroll tax notices, agency inquiries, filing and payment discrepancies, escalations, and account-related issues through resolution. Coordinate with the third-party payroll tax provider regarding tax filings, payments, registrations, and account issues while maintaining internal ownership and oversight.

Support quarter-end and year-end payroll tax activities to help ensure accurate and timely payroll tax administration. Research payroll tax requirements and regulatory changes and support appropriate compliance with applicable requirements. Maintain accurate, audit-ready payroll tax documentation and support appropriate internal controls. Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, service providers, and other business stakeholders to resolve payroll tax issues. Identify opportunities to improve payroll tax processes while helping reduce compliance and financial risk.

• 3+ years of payroll tax experience with strong knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements.
• Experience supporting multi-state payroll, including payroll tax reconciliations, tax notices, agency inquiries, and filing and payment discrepancies.
• Experience working with third-party payroll tax providers to support filings, payments, registrations, account issues, and issue resolution.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to develop effective cross-functional relationships with Payroll, HR, Finance, service providers, and other business partners.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for payroll tax analysis and reconciliation.
• We’re also looking for the preferred skills below.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) or FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) certification.
• Experience working within a large, complex payroll environment.
• Experience supporting quarter-end and year-end payroll tax processes, account registrations and POAs, audit support, and internal controls.
• Experience with dashboards and payroll tax process improvements.
• Experience with dashboards and payroll tax process improvements.

Enjoy day-one eligibility for medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus supplemental plan options. Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select plans. Choose tax-advantaged HSA and FSA accounts to make everyday care more affordable.

We’ve got your back with company-paid basic life and AD&D, optional voluntary life and AD&D for you and your family, and short-and long-term disability. You can also opt into a legal plan, pet insurance, and travel accident coverage.

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