Payroll Tax Specialist

The wage for this position is $24.03 - $26.44 per hour or $50,000 - $55,000 per year

This is a fully and permanently remote work from home opportunity with a growing and stable company available only in the following states across the US: AZ, FL, GA, ID, KS, LA, MI, MN, NC, NE, TX, UT, VA.

Are you excited by the thought of helping entrepreneurs across the country realize their dreams of building their own company? We have a bold vision of increasing the number of people who succeed in small business. To date, our team has put $5B of funding to use, helping launch over 20,000 businesses and creating nearly 100,000 jobs to the economy. We’re doing this by delivering innovative funding solutions and building the latest technology to help entrepreneurs across the country start and grow their small businesses. Our purpose goes beyond supporting entrepreneurs – we want our employees to feel as empowered as our entrepreneurs to make an impact on our clients and their careers.

Our Values

Passion: You champion our mission and think like an entrepreneur.
Adaptability: Change isn’t scary. You embrace opportunities to adapt and bring others along.
Connection: Connection is important. You lift others up because when they grow you grow.
Excellence: You thrive outside of your comfort zone. You jump at the chance to make things better and have insatiable curiosity.
Diversity: You encourage diversity, equity and inclusion. You help empower our community and foster an environment that encourages different perspectives and values each team member's individual experiences.

The Role

The Payroll Tax Specialist has a significant role in keeping the customer on-time with tax payments and filings to ensure that their payroll tax needs are met. The Tax Specialist utilizes leading edge processing platforms for payroll, tax, and HR solutions for our clients. The key elements of this role include oversight of quarterly and annual federal tax compliance and preparation of quarterly and annual tax provisions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage tax software and implement new features and updates
• File Federal, State and local taxes with the appropriate tax authority based on the customer’s filing requirements
• Calculate all appropriate adjustments, deductions and credits working with customers
• Maintain current tax rate or frequency for clients to ensure accurate filing and payment
• Calculate form preparation fees according to return complexity and processing time required
• Respond to related tax correspondence and research issues as they arise
• Maintain tax filing spreadsheets detailing returns to be used, dates to be completed and special customer considerations
• Assist customers in registering their business with applicable tax agencies
• Register with state reporting agencies as we add customers to new states for payroll processing
• Check data input and verify totals on forms prepared to ensure correct tax form completion

Additional Functions

• Resolve customer concerns relating to tax, systems issues, and support resulting from our payroll processes
• Provide customer feedback on tax issues as needed
• Remain current with software changes, trends in the payroll industry, and changes in wage and tax law
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• 3-5 years of tax specific experience required
• Robust communication and writing skills to interact with various departments and outside reporting jurisdictions
• Desire to be a strategic partner with both internal and external stakeholders
• Knowledge of computer systems including Microsoft Office products
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Analytical mindset with the ability to dig into details and draw insights from data to assist customers
• Ability to work in an autonomous environment where you can be a self-directed, independent worker
• Ability to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging by empowering all our employees to speak up, ask questions, and be seen.

Other Requirements

• Must pass a background check
• Complete continuing education based upon current certifications
• Must meet work from home requirements to qualify

For this position there are minimum work from home requirements that must be met in order to perform the essential functions in a remote work from home (WFH) environment. These include 1) a space to work out of (i.e., home office) and 2) high speed internet. For any questions, please reach out to careers@guidantfinancial.com

Benefits

• Our People are Key to Success: Work with a team of smart, creative, fun and highly motivated people
• When You Grow, We Grow: Continue to learn with ongoing training, career pathing, and supportive leaders. In 2021, we promoted 43% of our organization!
• Wellness: Top benefits and perks including comprehensive health coverage (with free premium option), competitive salary, and paid parental leave and a generous 401k match. Be able to disconnect with Paid Time Off of 3 weeks and 11 Paid Holidays.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Work from the enjoyment of your home office. We work with entrepreneurs every day; we want you to have autonomy within your work structure with company provided equipment.
• Awesome Culture: Be part of Guidant’s award-winning culture and have the experience to connect through coffee with senior leaders or hit a home run being part of our company sporting events.
• Empowering Equity and Inclusion: Be part of an inclusive work environment that gives employees a voice to speak up, be heard, and supported.

The wage for this position is $24.03 - $26.44 per hour or $50,000 - $55,000 per year

This is a fully and permanently remote work from home opportunity with a growing and stable company available only in the following states across the US: AZ, FL, GA, ID, KS, LA, MI, MN, NC, NE, TX, UT, VA.