Tax Accountant

Lead Stack Inc. is an award-winning, one of the nation's fastest-growing, certified minority-owned (MBE) staffing services provider of contingent workforce. As a recognized industry leader in contingent workforce solutions and Certified as a Great Place to Work, we're proud to partner with some of the most admired Fortune 500 brands in the world.

Job Title:

Tax accountant II
Duration: 12 Months Contract

Location:

Seattle, WA
Pay rate: $55/hr on W2

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

• 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 record

• Knowledge in tax compliance software and supporting database 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
• Wilingness to learn

• Accounting degree or background
• ECP/SAP Software experience

• 1 Skill:
  Tax compliance software and supporting data with base tools
  Application: SAP, Success Factors, ADP, ECP 2+
• 2 Skill:
  Payroll tax exp
  Application: payments, reconciliations, filing 2+
• 3 Skill:
  Excel
  Application:
  Intermediate skill level 2+