Payroll Tax Specialist II

From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. 

The Payroll Tax Specialist II will be responsible for performing assigned duties regarding the reconciliation and remittance of payroll taxes for the Company’s US and Canadian operations. Additionally, they will be responsible for responding to audits and notices from taxing authorities and the setup and management of payroll tax accounts for the various jurisdictions where we conduct business. This role is an operations role within our growing Sonoco Services (S2) organization. It is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a global organization and use the operations knowledge to explore further career growth within Sonoco Services or the broader Sonoco organization.

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate reconciliation of US and Canadian taxes and the remittance of Canadian taxes which will include workers’ compensation. This includes multi-company, multi-state, and multiple pay cycles.
• Work with ADP SmartCompliance in the management of payroll tax filings and ADP representative requirements.
• Participate in improvement projects through optimization of Workday processes specifically focused on eliminating manual operations.
• Assist with year-end processing to ensure that tax forms are issued timely and accurately for both US and Canadian operations.
• Work with the Payroll Operations Team in the accurate withholding of tax for our employees.
• Assist in Root Cause investigation and corrective/preventative action implementation for repeat and impactful payroll errors that impact payroll tax.
• Ensure internal processes and data accuracy comply with SOX.
• Oversee distribution of confidential information as needed to PWC, auditors, corporate, etc. as needed.
• Must be able to research federal and state rules and regulations for the U.S. and Canada.
• Other duties as assigned

This is a hybrid position located in Hartsville, SC. Will consider remote applicants as well.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree – preferred majors include business administration, accounting, finance, and human resources
• 3-5 years of payroll tax experience
• Strong analytical and people skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel, Teams, and Outlook)
• Ability to effectively organize and structure activities • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Preferred Qualifications:

• Workday payroll experience
• Experience with Workday report creation
• Experience working in a fast-paced public company environment
• ADP experience (Preferably ADP Smart Compliance)
• Canadian tax experience

Compensation:

Specialist III - Payroll: The annual base salary range for this role is from $70,080 to $78,840.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.