HR Payroll Tax Consultant

HR Payroll Tax Consultant

HR Advanced Administration & Payroll Team

Full Time

Springfield, MA

The Opportunity

As an HR Payroll Tax Consultant, you will work in a fast paced, exciting, and collaborative environment. In this role, you will ensure accurate and timely filing of payroll and non-payroll tax payments and returns, maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations. You will support the payroll team on complex tax related matters. You will support the organization as the tax subject matter expert on special projects.

The Team

The HR Advanced Administration and Payroll team supports our employees through their employment life cycle. This team is responsible for payroll processing, benefit and leave administration, and tax withholding and reporting. This team works collaboratively to achieve results, demonstrating agility, courage, and resilience in their day-to-day partnership.

The Impact:

Your day to day would include but is not limited to:

• Process daily Federal, State and Local tax withholding payments to all tax authorities in accordance with the tax deposit frequencies for each payroll and non-payroll company.
• Reconcile all Federal and State tax General Ledger accounts.
• File quarterly State Unemployment Tax returns for all companies.
• File quarterly Federal, State, and Local reconciliation returns for all companies.
• Prepare, balance, and release MassMutual and Subsidiary W-2 forms.
• Balance annual 1099 forms to total tax payments made during the year and provide reconciliation discrepancies to individual business areas for research and resolution. 
• File annual Federal, State, Foreign, and Local returns for all companies.
• Review, analyze, and respond to tax notices.
• Register and setup new state and local tax authorities in all systems (Workday, LTTAX, SAP).
• Tax subject matter expert for special projects.
• Partner with Payroll on W-2C corrections and filing amended tax returns as applicable
• Partner with business areas on 1099 (non-payroll) corrections and filing amended tax returns as applicable.
• Assist the payroll team with complex tax topics, including employee inquiries, tax corrections, validation, and rule interpretation for complex scenarios.
• Manage the system setups and maintenance for all the state paid family leave deductions in the payroll system. This involves new state leave implementations as well as maintenance of existing state deductions in Workday, LTTAX and SAP.
• You will monitor and interpret all state communications, rules, and regulations with assistance from legal as needed, to ensure our tax setup is in compliance with state rules.
• Partner with legal on complex tax interpretations.
• Monitor and implement regulatory updates to maintain compliance.
• Maintain and update our internal Local Tax Guide used by Payroll as a resource for how to setup local taxes for new hires, address changes and job location changes.
• Process Expatriate Tax Payments as directed by our Global Mobility Partner.
• Resource for tax reporting data as requested by departments within the company.

The Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of payroll tax compliance experience
• 8+ years of federal, state, and local payroll tax processing experience
• 5+ years of multistate payroll tax experience

The Ideal Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or Business is preferred
• Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Workday experience is preferred
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently
• Critical thinker
• Strong analytical skills
• Adaptable to shifting priorities based on deadlines
• Ability to manage and execute on competing priorities
• Excellent time management skills

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular meetings with the HR Employee Concierge team
• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.