Senior Payroll Specialist

About the role

Our Payroll & Compliance practice is growing, and we need a fully remote Senior Payroll Specialist to anchor it. You will handle the hardest cases, multi-state runs, corrections, agency notices, garnishments, and mentor a small team of analysts. When a filing question does not have an obvious answer, you are the person who finds the right one and documents why.

What you’ll do

1. 01 Own complex, multi-state and multi-entity payroll for the firm’s largest client accounts.
2. 02 Serve as escalation point for tax-notice resolution, corrections, and agency correspondence.
3. 03 Review the work of Payroll Analysts and coach on accuracy and documentation standards.
4. 04 Build and maintain the payroll process playbook and internal controls.
5. 05 Partner with client CPAs on year-end reconciliation and reporting.

What we’re looking for

1. 01 5+ years of payroll experience, including multi-state and multi-entity processing.
2. 02 Deep familiarity with federal and multi-state payroll tax compliance.
3. 03 CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) strongly preferred.
4. 04 Experience reviewing others’ work and setting process standards.
5. 05 Calm, methodical judgment under filing-deadline pressure.