Senior Payroll Tax Analyst

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!

Our mission is to redefine the home experience with tech and services to create a smarter, greener, safer home that saves our customers money every month.

• Reconcile payroll accounts and taxes to the general ledger - Research discrepancies
• Assist the accounting department with reconciling all payroll related accounts
• Post all payroll transactions for all companies to GL
• Primarily responsible for all Employee Incentives - Ensure proper taxation, record keeping, and gross ups where applicable—monthly reconciliation/quarterly reconciliation where applicable
• Ad hoc Accounting requests/reports/audit requests
• Audit HSA/401k/Flex/Garnishment accounts
• Assist in end of year W2/T4 preparation
• Assist in month-end and quarter-end payroll tax audits
• Test payroll tax changes within SAP payroll.
• Manage unemployment rates from each state to ensure proper setup in SAP payroll.
• Ensure taxes related to employee relocation and stock transactions are set up properly.
• Lead payroll tax function in SAP payroll system and coordinate with ADP tax team.
• Remain current on legislation and regulatory rules impacting payroll tax.
• Manage the setup and closure of all tax accounts with state and local jurisdictions.

• Minimum two (2) years’ experience working within payroll.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong communication (written and verbal), organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interface with individuals at all levels of the organization to understand requestor’s needs and to take raw information to develop reports and presentations.
• Must be able to prioritize, problem-solve, take initiative, maintain confidentiality of sensitive personnel information.
• Proven ability to remain flexible in the face of change and changing priorities.
• Excellent analytical and independent thinking skills.
• Ability to review and understand statistical data retrieved from Workday Payroll.
• Functional knowledge of using SAP/Success Factors preferred.
• Functional knowledge of ADP Smart Compliance preferred.
• Ability to take ownership of work and look for ways to improve processes.

• Four-year college degree, or equivalent, accounting preferred.
• Experience in multi-state payroll processing.
• Understanding of Federal and State payroll taxation, practices, and laws.
• Experience with spreadsheet and word processing programs.
• Ability to interface with all levels of personnel, management, and external auditors.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Excellent customer service.

• Learn about the NRG Culture and why it’s a great place to grow your career!
• Free daily lunch and drinks on site
• Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
• Employee/Friends/Family Discounts
• Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline
• 401(k) + Employer Match
• Employee Resource Groups

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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