Worksite Employee Leasing (Worksite) is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) located in North Port, FL. We partner with other businesses to provide a variety of back-office support services including: Payroll and related Taxes, Deposits and Filings; Benefits; Workers’ Compensation and Claims Management; and Safety, HR and Compliance consulting. We are proud to be ranked the 4th best mid-sized company to work for in 2021 by Florida Trend Magazine, based on our employee ratings.
We are seeking a talented Tax Specialist to join our exceptional, customer-focused team. If you are excited to be part of an organization that values customer relationships and fosters a family-friendly culture that puts people before profits, Worksite could be the organization for you!
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance and Risk, the Tax Specialist will support the Tax Department's payroll tax functions. The Tax Specialist will provide support to other departments, which includes problem solving, answering questions and resolving issues.
Essential Job Functions:
- File quarterly payroll tax returns
- Pay daily payroll taxes to various taxing authorities
- Respond to tax notices from taxing authorities
- Correspond with clients and taxing authorities to manage client tax accounts
- Work on Year-End filings, such as W-2s for clients
- Collaborate with other departments to correct issues with employee setups
- Review mid-year client implementations, to ensure accurate taxes going forward
- Prepare files for review by independent auditors
- Research changes in tax laws and how they affect our business and clients
Required Skills and Experience:
- Experience with general payroll
- Knowledgeable about federal, state and local payroll taxes
- Experience filing 941s
- Experience filing federal, state and local tax returns
- Experience with MasterTax
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- Attention to detail
- Excellent math skills
- Well organized, and ability to prioritize and meet strict deadlines
- Ability to work well with others, including other departments
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, other Microsoft Office Suite
- Proficiency with payroll processing software
- PEO experience preferred
- Prism payroll software experience preferred
Qualifications:
- Customer service, PEO experience and knowledge of payroll processing
- 5 years payroll tax experience desired.
Benefits/Perks:
- Competitive base wage
- Quarterly bonuses
- Company-paid employee Medical, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability coverage
- Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Multiple Voluntary Insurance plans
- 401k plan with 4% match (immediately vested)
- Weekly breakfast on Mondays and lunches on Wednesdays
- Monthly team building events
- Monthly chair massages
- Flexible schedules