Payroll Tax Specialist I

Payroll Tax Specialist

At TD, we believe our colleagues are our greatest asset. As one of North America's leading financial institutions, we offer the stability and resources of a large organization combined with a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

As a Payroll Tax Specialist, you'll have the opportunity to apply and expand your expertise in a complex, fast-paced environment where your work directly supports compliance, operational excellence, and the colleague experience. You'll partner with teams across Payroll, HR, Finance, Technology, and Tax, gaining exposure to a broad range of business functions while helping drive meaningful improvements in payroll tax processes and controls.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, ideas are encouraged, and colleagues feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work every day. At TD, you'll be part of a team that supports one another, celebrates success, and is focused on delivering exceptional results.

In addition to competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, we offer learning opportunities, career development programs, and the support needed to help you grow both personally and professionally.

A career in Payroll Tax at TD is more than a role. It's an opportunity to build specialized expertise while creating a pathway to broader career opportunities across Payroll, Human Resources, Operations, Compliance, Risk Management, and Project Delivery.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Deepen your expertise in U.S. payroll tax compliance and regulatory requirements
• Lead and contribute to process improvement and transformation initiatives
• Develop cross-functional partnerships across multiple business areas
• Expand your knowledge of enterprise payroll operations and risk management
• Pursue advancement opportunities within Payroll Tax, Payroll Operations, and other HR and corporate functions

Whether your goal is to become a subject matter expert, lead complex projects, or advance into leadership, TD is committed to helping you build a rewarding career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join TD and bring your expertise to a team where your contributions are valued, your growth is supported, and your career potential is limitless.

The Payroll Tax Specialist 1 will work through the process of quarterly and periodic payroll tax filings and should expect an increase in workload around year-end payroll tax activities, including annual reconciliations, W-2 processing, and tax reporting requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for researching and resolving payroll tax issues with state and federal agencies, managing powers of attorney (POAs), processing refund checks, and coordinating payroll tax registrations across multiple jurisdictions.

This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to independently investigate and resolve complex payroll tax matters while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations. In addition, the employee will manage reciprocity tax matters, W-2C corrections, Service Now tickets, and employee tax-related inquiries. The role will involve reviewing payroll tax data for accuracy, identifying and correcting discrepancies, monitoring agency notices, maintaining documentation, and supporting audit requests.

The Payroll Tax Specialist 1 will collaborate closely with Payroll Operations, Human Resources, Finance, and external agencies to ensure timely and accurate payroll tax processing, compliance, and issue resolution.

HR Operations Analyst II - Provides a range of analytical, program and/or operational process support within a defined functional area.

Depth & Scope:

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of the operating environment, business processes and procedures, and transaction lifecycle for own area
• Identifies and investigates non-standard operational / reporting / process issues
• Provides recommendations or escalates issues to appropriate area
• Provides regular analysis and/or reporting to support business partners, functional areas or centres of expertise
• Requires working professional level knowledge of the functional area and/or business areas supported
• Moderate level of complexity in operational / reporting / process and/or analysis function requiring a short to medium term focus
• May represents the group as a project lead on projects / initiatives and/or at meetings across the organization
• Provides training to others on best practices, processes, etc. as well as guide junior staff for the completion of business as usual functions

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate degree required
• 3+ years relevant experience required
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of the operating environment, business processes and procedures, and transaction lifecycle for own area
• Requires working professional level knowledge of the functional area and/or business areas supported
• Organized self-starter with excellent…