Hibu is seeking a Payroll and Tax Specialist to take the lead on analyzing, auditing, and reconciling complex payroll activity. This role will oversee third‑party tax filings, ensure accurate funding reconciliations, and apply advanced payroll and tax compliance expertise to support policy administration and resolve issues. The ideal candidate brings deep system knowledge and a proactive approach to maintaining accuracy and compliance across all payroll processes.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prioritize workflow to meet department and agency deadlines
- Overall direction of activities regarding payroll tax research and compliance
- Monitor and balance weekly payrolls ensuring accuracy of tax calculation and withholding
- Ensure accurate tax reporting and resolution of historical payroll tax related issues
- Responsible for researching and understanding complex and continually changing employment tax laws
- Maintain integrity of all payrolls related systems
- Research and test system changes, upgrades and conversions
- Ensure accuracy of quarterly and year-end tax filing
- Assist with W-2 processing
- Responsible for providing resolutions to employee tax inquiries
- Ensure taxable wages are accurate in employee database
- Lead the collection and reporting of labor statistics to various states
- Assist in audits with federal state and local regulators as well as external independent auditors
- Special projects
- Ad-hoc reporting
Competencies &Critical Skills:
- Proven ability to interpret and apply complex payroll tax principles and wages and hour laws
- Self-directed, organized and able to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent customer service, written and verbal communication skills
- Advance PC knowledge (Windows, Email, Excel, Word, PowerPoint file management, imports, uploads, interfaces)
- Math and detail accuracy
Experience & Requirements: Required/Preferred
Strong communication skills Required
Strong analytical and technical knowledge Required
Ability to Prioritize without direct supervision Required
3 to 5 years of experience in equivalent position Preferred
Technical documentation Preferred
Bachelor’s degree Preferred
License Certification Preferred
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NOTE: Hibu is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and consistent with applicable law, provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in completing our job application process. If you need reasonable accommodation and/or are having difficulty completing our online application process due to a disability you may use the following email address [email protected] : Please include your name and contact information and the title of the position you are interested in. Note: this is not for general employment inquires or correspondence. Hibu will only respond to requests related to those who need assistance with the online application process due to a disability
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Hibu Inc. is a leading provider of digital marketing solutions to local businesses across the US. Through a comprehensive portfolio of services including digital listings management, website development and management, search engine marketing and optimization, online and mobile display, social campaign creation and management, and directories, Hibu helps businesses compete and succeed. Providing one-on-one service, expertise, and transparency, Hibu has simplified the digital marketing process allowing clients to partner with a single marketing services provider to achieve their marketing objectives -- saving them time, frustration and money. Hibu is a Facebook Marketing Partner, Google Premier Partner, Yahoo Preferred Partner and Bing Select Partner.
