**Position Purpose:** The Payroll Tax Manager is responsible for leading a team of tax professionals in ensuring full compliance with payroll tax regulations across federal, state/provincial, and local jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada. This role oversees payroll tax planning, research, compliance, audit defense, and accounting, while also contributing to strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and a proactive approach to managing risk, enhancing operational efficiency, and support the company's broader payroll and mobility objectives and driving process improvements. **This position is responsible for key activities including Tax Compliance & Reporting,** ensuring accurate and timely filing of all payroll tax returns (e.g., 941, 940, W-2, T4, RL-1), maintaining compliance with U.S. federal/state and Canadian federal/provincial payroll tax laws and overseeing payroll tax reconciliations and year-end processes. **Tax Planning & Research:** analyzing tax implications of business operations and provide guidance on payroll tax strategy and monitoring legislative changes and assessing their impact on payroll tax compliance. **Audit & Risk Management:** leading responses to payroll tax audits and inquiries from tax authorities (IRS, CRA, Revenue Québec, etc.) and ensuring proper documentation and controls are in place to mitigate risk. And **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** functioning as a subject-matter expert on cross-functional teams involving HR, Payroll, Legal, and Finance, supporting system implementations, M&A activities, and special projects and managing relationships with third-party payroll vendors and tax service providers to ensure service quality, compliance, and issue resolution. **Key Responsibilities:** + 10% Compliance - Stays knowledgeable of and ensures adherence to all relevant policies, laws, regulations, and operating guidelines, including payroll and employment laws and regulations + 15% Design & Development - Proactively design and develop processes, tools, and reports to support innovation and improve efficiency in Support Systems + 30% Problem Resolution - Proactively monitors HR systems to quickly identify errors or issues; Proposes solutions that offer efficiency, excellent customer service, innovation, and sustainability; Reports issues or incidents as they arise to ensure appropriate notification to relevant stakeholders; Conducts root cause analysis and identify workarounds/temporary solutions; Ensures complete resolution including communications and change management activities, when needed + 30% Project Management - Apply project management methodologies to involve stakeholders and offer timely communication of project status; Support HR initiatives through project planning and timely delivery, including prioritization of work, with a focus on providing a positive associate experience, gaining operational efficiency, and ensuring long-term sustainability; Provide end to end support that includes communications, change management, and plans for ongoing sustainability + 15% Supports Team Development - Coaches, mentors and evaluates team member performance; Manages the responsibilities of the team; Develops successful team culture; Supports hiring and onboarding new team members, as needed **Direct Manager/Direct Reports:** + This position typically reports to Sr. Manager HR Operations + This position has 3-7 Direct Reports **Travel Requirements:** + Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time. **Physical Requirements:** + Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. **Working Conditions:** + Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. **Minimum Qualifications:** + Must be eighteen years of age or older. + Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. **Preferred Qualifications:** + CPA, or CPP, strongly preferred. + PCP or CPM certification not required would be advantageous (Canada). + Strong technical knowledge of U.S. and Canadian payroll tax laws. + Proficiency in payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Workday). + Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills. + Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. + Skilled in financial analysis, accounting and G/L account reconciliation in U.S. and Canada + Strong business and process knowledge and a commitment to continuous improvement + Proven track record of building solid partnerships/relationships and influencing key stakeholders. + Demonstrated project management skills. + Ability to negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances with both internal and external customers. **Minimum Education:** + The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. **Minimum Years of Work Experience:** + 5 **Competencies:** + Decision Quality + Collaborates + Drives Engagement + Ensures Accountability + Plans and Aligns + Communicates Effectively + Customer Focus + Develops Talent + Drives Results + Manages Conflict We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. - $0.00 - $0.00