Payroll Tax Specialist

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

The wage for this position is $23.00 - $26.44/hr or $47,840 to $55,000 annually

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

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.

The Role

Guidant financial is currently looking for a remote 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

Salary : $23 - $26