Your candidacy is currently being considered for a requisition for an Alight Inc group company. As you may be aware, Alight has announced intent to divest its Payroll & Professional Services business to HIG Capital. After the transaction closes, this position will be aligned to the new Payroll & Professional Services owned by HIG Capital (‘Divested Group’). By applying for this position which will be with the Divested Group company, you understand and agree to the information you submitted for your application with Alight being shared with the Divested Group company. In addition, if you are made an offer of employment, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with the Divested Group company employment policies.

About the Role

This position serves as lead, SME and escalation point for all tax-related activities for their assigned client(s).

The work you will do

• Daily, monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliation at the employee level

• Preparation of periodic and amendment reporting

• Maintenance of tax issue log and hosting regular review meetings with the client(s)

• Provide support and guidance for all implementations and go lives

• Organize and supervise the audits, analysis data, reconcile and balance payroll tax results, for all on and off cycle processing’s and adjustment runs performed by the team.

• Reviews all variances through investigation and resolution processes, completes root cause analysis as required, and recommends intervention procedures and communicates variances

• Analyzes Tax Profiles (including registration processes and POAs)

• Completes company/client setups in Tax Systems

• Participates in client testing (either new clients or projects)

• Liaise with and provide oversight of tax payment and W2 vendors

• Perform UAT for tax updates and system enhancements

• Works hand-in-hand with Payroll Lead to ensure continuity of service delivery

• Participate in cross-departmental initiatives to ensure proper consideration of tax-impacting changes

• Address complex tax questions received via case from Employee Service Center

• Serve as lead for all tax related project and M&A activity for assigned client(s)

• Other duties, as assigned by your immediate supervisor and/or manager.

Requirements

• 3 year Degree/Diploma

• 3 years related experience in US multi-state, multi-FEIN payroll tax administration required

• 3 years related experience in payroll outsourcing role

• Extensive experience engaging with federal, state, territory and local tax agencies for POA requirements, reporting/payment requirements and changes, notice resolution, and penalty abatement

• 3 years related experience with 5,000+ Employees, multi-frequency payrolls, stock option processing, W2C processing (domestic and Puerto Rico), Retirees, client and management reporting of tax activity

• SAP, Workday, ADP Smart Compliance, Master Tax experience preferred

• FPC/CPP Certification required (must obtain within first 18 months of employment)

• Subject Matter Expertise in federal, state, territory, local payroll tax and reporting requirements, inpat/expat requirements and taxes, stock option exercise tax and reporting requirement

• Client management expertise

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks and set expectations for internal partners with competing priorities, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven organization

• Advanced skills in MS Excel to include V-Lookup, Pivot Tables, Macros

• Proficiency with Excel, Access and SAP preferred

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Advanced analytical and problem solving

• Excellent research and problem solving ability

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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About Alight Solutions

Alight is a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider that powers confident health, wealth and wellbeing decisions for 36 million people and dependents. Our Alight Worklife® platform combines data and analytics with a simple, seamless user experience. Supported by our global delivery capabilities, Alight Worklife is transforming the employee experience for people around the world. With personalized, data-driven health, wealth, pay and wellbeing insights, Alight brings people the security of better outcomes and peace of mind throughout life’s big moments and most important decisions. Learn how Alight unlocks growth for organizations of all sizes at alight.com .

Our values are the essence of who we are:

Champion people. We are empathetic and have created a place where everyone belongs. And we win together.

Grow with purpose. We are inspired by our higher calling. We fail forward and choose progress over perfection. We are brave, show grit and grow our whole selves.

Be Alight. We are a beacon that empowers others. We act with integrity and are real. And we find ways to add joy.

Our Colleague Experience

At Alight Solutions, we are reimaging how people and organizations thrive. To deliver on this purpose, we do things differently. From company leaders to our newest colleagues, we all play a role in bringing our values to life. Every colleague shapes how Alight can become better, stronger and brighter – together. With technology as our catalyst and humanity at our core, we advance each day toward a better future in work and life.

We understand the powerful human connections that create success for organizations. We bring an industry leader's expertise and a true partner's commitment to our benefits and administration solutions around health, wealth, HR, finance and consumer experience.

Are you interested in helping us shape the future of work and life for organizations, people and their families? If so, you've come to the right place.

Help us reimagine how people and organizations thrive!

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