Payroll Tax Analyst

At Tate & Lyle, our purpose is simple:
Transforming Lives Through the Science of Food. With more than 165 years of ingredient innovation, we partner with leading food and beverage brands to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products enjoyed by millions of people every day. Combining expertise in sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification, we help customers win on taste, nutrition and performance while making a positive impact on society and the planet.

With approximately 5,000 colleagues across 75 locations in 38 countries, we're united by a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration and growth. Read on to learn how this opportunity can contribute to our purpose while helping shape the future of food.

The Payroll Tax Analyst brings advanced analytical expertise within a Payroll discipline in USA & Canada, such as payroll processing, local, state and federal tax filling, Global Payroll Standards compliance, internal controls and reconciliation. This role leads complex analyses, supports company-wide initiatives, and collaborates across cross-functional teams to drive impactful improvements within the Payroll Specialist area of focus.

• Builds and maintains working relationships with HR, Finance, Plant administrators to ensure payroll requirements are fully communicated, understood and adhered to.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records of payroll transactions & ensures data is transferred to 3rd party provider for processing within agreed timelines.
• Check’s 3rd party providers payroll output to ensure all data changes have been applied accurately.
• Reviews & approves Payroll, disbursements & garnishments, in line with internal approval routes.
• Routinely checks payroll providers output to ensure it complies with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and the law.
• Maintains and reviews payroll process guides to ensure all payroll related procedures are accurately documented.
• Ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance within the team, coordinating documentation checks and contributing to data governance efforts.
• Collaborate with other functions (HR, Finance, C&B teams) and external vendors to implement and improve programmes, processes, or policies within the Payroll expertise, supporting team-wide goals and promoting Payroll optimisation.
• Facilitates audits by providing records and documentation to auditors & answering follow up questions.
• Prepares reports & compiles summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and non-taxable wages for multiple stakeholders.
• Assists the finance function to balance the payroll accounts by resolving queries relating to General Ledger reporting.
• Responds to employee data requests within agreed SLA timelines.
• Conduct in-depth analyses and evaluations within Payroll area, using advanced metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement and make recommendations to management to support decision-making.
• Provide mentoring or guidance to more junior team members, supporting skill development and providing support with handling and resolving complex Payroll-related challenges.
• Adheres to data protection laws at all times, keeping information confidential and sharing only where absolutely necessary.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Tate & Lyle complies with all local/state regulations requiring salary range transparency. When determining final compensation, we take into consideration: skillset, job scope, knowledge, prior experience, cost of living, market data, budget availability, and other factors as permitted by law.

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