Tax Implementation Specialist

Overview

Tax Implementation Specialist

Are you ready to join a team of kicka** human resources sidekicks? At EmPower HR, we are looking for dreamers, adventurers, creators, givers and believers to seek careers with us.

Hybrid Work ScheduleLocation Brighton, MI or Milwaukee, WI

Currently we have an opening for a Tax Implementation Specialist who will handle ensuring the client tax data, payroll reports, tax liability payments and tax returns are configured accurately.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

Responsible for the identification, research and correction of all new client's payroll tax history

• Assist clients with opening/closing withholding and unemployment accounts
• Obtains & disperses POA forms to appropriate agencies; follows each state mandated Electronic Fund Transfer authorization requirements and online TPA registrations, where required.
• Ensures clients are in compliance with federal and state agency mandates.
• Reports potential company risk resulting form prior quarter discrepancies to management and formulates a plan to mitigate that risk going forward.
• Contributes to the evolution and improvement of the payroll tax implementation process by providing feedback and sharing ideas that will increase customer satisfaction, drive efficiency or enhance technical capabilities.
• Partners with other teams to ensure all customer needs are delivered through an integrated implementation approach.
• Builds customer and industry knowledge by leveraging the appropriate internal and external resources.

**Some OT especially at the quarter ends and year-end** **

**Some travel (less than 10%) may be required**

EmPower HR is looking to grow our team with self-motivated, thoughtful, smart and successful colleagues. What are the benefits of working for EmPower HR?

• Deliver what matters the most to our clients through authentic connections and relentless accountability
• Contribute to a collaborative fast-paced team environment focused on excellence at all levels.
• Be a strong team player with a proactive approach and the ability to take initiative with discretion and judgment.
• Excellent Benefits and advancement opportunities
• Competitive PTO packages and paid holidays

About Us:

With EmPower HR, we’ll take care of the day-to-day responsibilities of being an employer, so you can get to the reason you’re in business. We provide HR Consulting, Risk Management and Compliance, HR Administration and Payroll, and Employee Benefits. With customized solutions, we continue to deliver what matters most to our clients.

Why Us:

At EmPower HR, it begins with empowering our employees. Every employee, at every level of the company, is expected to perform like a leader. Everyone is encouraged and expected to put the needs of each other above everything else. No one here just “does their job.” The mission is to create the absolute best experiences. This emphasis on putting people first has helped us successfully grow for the right reasons. We have developed an environment that attracts dreamers, adventurers, creators, givers and believers to seek career opportunities with us. We find people who believe that true happiness is only found in the service of others. We want high-performers with diverse skill-sets and big hearts. We treat each other as family and find that close collaboration creates the biggest ideas.

Education Level:

Bachelors Degree

Must Haves:

• Demonstrate functional business process knowledge related to payroll tax services
• Familiar with Federal and State Government agencies requirements and processes
• Tax restrictions experience
• Ability to reconcile
• Good communication skills both internally and externally, written and verbal
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks with multiple clients
• Organized and on-task
• Demonstrate a strong technical aptitude and capabilities
• Demonstrate a success in a strong attention to details, problem solving, and initiative
• Demonstrate a passion for delivering an outstanding customer experience

Good To Have

• Three years of experience in delivering payroll services, including 
• experience with payroll tax.
• Four-year degree or equivalent education and industry experience.
• Prism or MasterTax experience a plus

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Education Assistance
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Days
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• Life Insurance
• Long-term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Employee Discounts
• Paid Family Medical Leave (FMLA)