Tax Accountant II

Job Title:

Tax Accountant II

Location:

Seattle, WA 98134

Duration: 12 months Assignment (Possibility for Extension or Conversion based on business need)

Shift/

Hours:

40hours/week, M to F

Work Model: 4 days a week on site

• A tax accountant II delivers business value by ensuring timely, accurate and compliant tax remittances and filings.

• Making recommendations based on payroll tax expertise and industry trends.
• Identifies, troubleshoots, provides and implements viable solutions to issues within the payroll tax processes.
• Recommends and applies policy adjustments on key payroll tax processes.
• Recognizes key versus non-key controls and how tasks ladder to those controls.
• Drives accountability of controls.

• Drives implementation of broader payroll tax process improvements.
• Assesses work collaboratively to align on most important tax work.
• Proactively tracks and identifies trends through data and metrics.

• Provides consultation, develops and proposes updates to existing or new processes as a result of business or legislative changes.
• Develop changes or enhancements to current documentation/policies.
• Influences stakeholders to ensure compliance.

• With support, advice on payroll tax matters.
• Recommend best practices on payroll tax processes.
• With support, executes tax learning opportunities for non-payroll tax partners.

• Working on year end payroll tasks.
• working with large amounts of data in Excel.

• Balancing daily payments.
• Processing and reconciling stock.
• Responding to inquiries and cases as needed.
• Inbox management.
• Audit work, analyzing large amounts of data.
• Updating tax authorities for records.

• Collaborative and cross-functional as needed.

• Knowledge in tax compliance software and supporting data base tools. (SAP, Success Factors, ADP).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, etc).
• Excel Proficiency, intermediate (mostly reading data).

• None required.
• Relevant certificates are nice to have.

• 1 year of exp minimum.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Strong analytical and technical skills with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Knowledge in tax compliance software and supporting database tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g., Excel, Word, etc).
• Ability to identify and collaborate on process efficiencies.
• Payroll tax experience, including payment, reconciling, and filing.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Customer service.
• Multi-state and provincial tax reporting and filing.
• Experience in federal, state, local and provincial labor law.
• Willingness to learn.

• Accounting degree or background.
• ECP/SAP Software experience.