Tax Analyst
Our client is a worldwide telecommunications company that offers voice, data and video services and solutions on its award-winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.
We are looking for a Tax Analyst who will be responsible for managing the integrity of payroll tax remittances, SUI rate administration, and periodic reporting.
Location: Lake Mary, FL – Hybrid
Position: Tax Analyst
Pay: $31.43/hr. on W2
Duration: 4 months or longer
Hybrid In office days: Three a week – Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in the office.
Shift: Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm. Some weekends may be required during peak tax processing periods, IE Quarter-end Year-end.
What you’ll be doing…
Description: As a Tax Analyst, you will specialize in State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) and payroll tax compliance. You will be responsible for managing the integrity of payroll tax remittances, SUI rate administration, and periodic reporting. Your role involves proactive engagement with taxing agencies, executing quarterly and year-end procedures, and overseeing critical control reports to ensure accurate tax filings and mitigate tax risk exposure.
You will maintain process accuracy by working with other Global Payroll Tax analysts to review and update compliance and remittances desktop procedures.
This position will:
- Manage third-party vendor inquiries by analyzing state UI agency correspondence, specifically addressing fact-finding, account closures, and rate adjustments.
- Procure outstanding and forthcoming SUI rates from state agencies for the Jan 1 and July 1 release cycles.
- Conduct state-level research and outreach concerning outstanding Protest Rate balances. Utilize the annual amnesty window to settle open accounts, ensuring that entities avoid potential penalty charges or UI experience rate hikes for the coming year.
- Validate Small Groups Interunit transfers (weekly) and Strategic transfers (quarterly) within Control Reporting. Ensure employee residential and work jurisdictions maintain proper business qualifications while facilitating the submission of essential transfer documentation to appropriate state authorities.
- Utilize reports from automated bot downloads to generate weekly PeopleSoft upload files, ensuring State Unemployment Insurance rates are refreshed based on the rate covers provided by the ADP vendor.
- Manage SUI snapshot activities, including reviewing system discrepancies and compiling discussion points for third-party vendor meetings.
- Manage the Joint Account and Voluntary Rate Contribution Tracker by inputting data from state agency rate letters. Evaluate and summarize prospective savings from voluntary contributions for executive review and approval.
- Execute quarterly closing procedures, including State/Private Plan Type validation, ADP Tax Filing Profile Change reporting, and State Unemployment reconciliations.
- Carry out year-end closing tasks, including the preparation of PeopleSoft uploads for updated state wage bases and rates corresponding to 1/1 paychecks, along with completing all other duties specified on the year-end checklist.
What we’re looking for…
Minimum Requirements:
- A Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of four years of equivalent professional experience.
- At least three years of relevant work experience, specifically including multistate tax and large-scale system tax environments.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing deadlines and prioritize critical deliverables.
- Proven track record of working effectively both as part of a team and autonomously.
- Strong collaboration skills for building cross-functional relationships with Payroll, Tax, and external taxing agencies.
- Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Slides) and Microsoft Office (Excel).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional certification such as CPP or FPC.
- Proficiency in leveraging emerging AI tools responsibly, with mastery of related in-demand skills like data analysis, research, and communication.
- Expertise in analytical and quantitative reasoning alongside effective critical thinking.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interface clearly with all levels of the organization.
- Experience with accounting applications such as Workday, ADP, and HCM PeopleSoft.
- Self-motivated professional capable of independent action across organizational boundaries.
This particular client may require all new hires show proof of vaccination. However, accommodations may be made for those with disabilities or religious reasons who cannot obtain a vaccine.
About APR:
Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!
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APR Consulting, Inc., is one of the most trusted talent acquisition and workforce solutions providers in the United States. Known for exceptional responsiveness, agile strategies, and consistently high-level talent, the firm has become a go-to for organizations and managed services providers navigating complex change and urgent challenges. Since its founding in 1980, APR has transformed from a California IT-focused staffing firm to a full-service solutions provider filling a wide range of positions and serving over eight industries — including aerospace and defense, healthcare, IT, telecom, hospitality/gaming, sports/entertainment, government, and utilities –– in all 50 states, with a loyal roster of more than 850 specialized professionals.