Planet Fitness - Payroll & Tax Compliance Specialist

Salem, NH16R Via Toscana, Salem, NH , United States of America Pay :
Salary commensurates with experience

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The Payroll & Tax Compliance Specialist is primarily responsible for assisting with the timely and accurate preparation and processing of bi-weekly payroll via Workday for approximately 3,000 employees in the United States and Canada. This includes processing salaried and hourly wages and remitting corresponding tax and benefit with holdings to the appropriate government agencies or outsourced vendors. In addition, the Specialist will process monthly or quarterly sales & use tax filings and/or annual personal property tax filings with certain state or local government agencies in support of the Accounting & Finance team.

The ideal candidate can work both independently and collaboratively to meet recurring and off-cycle deadlines. This position plays a critical role in maintaining the Workday system and assisting the Payroll and Accounting & Finance teams to support the payroll process and ensure timely remittance of certain state and local taxes.

Essential Functions:

Prepare and process bi-weekly payroll via Workday under the supervision of the Payroll Manager Process off-cycle payroll requests for employee terminations in accordance with state regulations

Coordinate with third-party vendor, ADP, to assist in preparing quarterly and annual wage and payroll tax filings

Administer payroll-related benefits deductions and contributions

Remit monthly or quarterly sales & use tax filings, annual personal property tax filings, and annual entity renewal filings to state and local governments under the supervision of the VP Finance & Controller Respond to inquiries from team members, other departments, and management in a timely manner

Provide administrative support as directed by the Payroll Manager or VP Finance & Controller Perform ad-hoc analysis and other job-related duties as assigned

Skills & Other

Qualifications:

2+ years of payroll experience

Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required

Knowledge of processing multi location payroll in a system/ platform;
Workday preferred

Comfortable completing online or physical tax-related forms for remitting sales taxes, personal property taxes, or renewing annual filings

Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion

Strong time management and organization skills

Attention to detail and high level of accuracy

Deadline-oriented

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Strong PC and technology skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook Other:

Supervisory Responsibility:
None Travel:
None Physical Demands:
This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds and operates in a professional office environment using standard office equipment, such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and arms to reach, handle or feel.

Work Environment:
Hybrid (4 days in-office; 1 day remote)
About UsTaymax Group, LP is a multi-unit franchisee of Planet Fitness, which is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness clubs in North America. Taymax owns and operates over 175 clubs in California, Texas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Ontario and the Atlantic Provinces in Canada, and has plans to double its club count over the next 5 years.

Taymax is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisees in the Planet Fitness system, consistently experiencing double digit growth per year. Taymax is backed by Trilantic North America, a New York-based private equity firm managing $9.9 billion of aggregate capital commitments. Taymax has been the recipient of several prestigious awards from the franchisor including Developer of the Year in 2016, 2018, and 2019 and Franchisee of the Year in 2018.

Taymax’s corporate office is located in…