Tax Specialist

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Full Time Professional Akron, OH, US

21 days ago Requisition

TAX SPECIALIST - REMOTE

We’re Palco. We provide the management, support, and systems behind self-directed programs—the services that help people hire, pay, and manage their own caregivers with confidence. With 25+ years of experience as a national provider operating in over 17 states, we keep people at the center of everything we do. Through innovative technology and decades of expertise, we help states and partners run stronger, more compliant, and efficient programs.

Our mission is to challenge the status quo and build smarter, more human-centered solutions that put power back in people’s hands. Want to learn more about joining our team? Visit  to explore opportunities.

As the Tax Specialist performs daily accounting duties related to program operations, including all tasks associated with filing and reporting required payroll taxes and tax reports, making journal entries, and performing reconciliations.

Essential Functions:

• Performs monthly bookkeeping including reconciliation of general ledger accounts to various outside sources, such as billing records, tax reports, or bank statements.
• Researches state-specificlawsastheypertaintoenrollment of employers and workers’ tax.
• Develops a process for continual compliance with state and federal payroll tax laws and regulations.
• Registers Palcowithvarious Stateand Federalentitiesinordertoestablishindividualsasnewemployersandensurethatthecompanyisable  totimelyfiletaxandlaborreports.
• Maintains tax accounts in good standing for our clients.
• Oversees the process of establishing individualsastheemployerofrecordwith necessary stateandfederalparties,including monitoring the appointmentofagentletters and tax identificationnumberassignments.
• Research, compiles and develops procedures regarding new processes associate with State entities as they relate to tax reporting.
• Responsible for accurate and timely filing of all tax deposits and reports, including SUTA, state income tax reports and reconciliations, IRS Forms 941 and 940, W-2, W-3, 1099 and 1096.
• Ensuring that liabilities, such as taxes and garnishments, are paid timely.
• Reconciling workers’ compensation policies and producing information for the annual audit with the insurance carrier.
• Performing projections related to budgetary estimates for workers’ compensation and other tax costs.
• Assisting in projects, such as audits and reviews, as well as other accounting-related projects, such as year-end closeouts and tax report preparation.
• Generating other accounting-related reports, as needed, on an ongoing basis.
• Documenting relevant accounting procedures, as required.
• Maintaining confidentiality of records.
• Make recommendations on modifications for improvement to processes.
• Performing periodic quality reviews of data.

Education and Experience:

• 4-year college degree is preferred in a business-related discipline. Accounting majors preferred.
• 3 years of experience working in bookkeeping, accounting, or processing.

Knowledge and

Skills:

• Working knowledge of payroll, payroll taxes, general ledgers, and accounting or bookkeeping.
• Skills in operation of accounting software and Microsoft Excel, as well as general computer skills.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills, such as analyzing data and/or interpreting rules, drawing logical conclusions, and applying smart solutions to unique situations.
• Self-starter; willingness to take ownership of their process.
• Communicate and listen effectively and clearly, both verbally and in writing.

Join Us

• This position is remote/work-from-home role. Enjoy the convenience of working from home and maximize your time by unplugging at the end of your workday.
• Company benefits designed for you:
  • Generous Paidtimeoff.
  • Annualbonuspotential.
  • Retirement Savings:
    
    Wewillsupportyouasyousaveforyourfuture.
  • Career Growth Opportunities:
    We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provideopportunitiestoadvanceyourcareerwithavastportfolioofbusinessesanda global footprint.
  • Paid Training:
    
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