Who You Are:
At QTS, our Payroll team impacts every employee across our organization, and as the Payroll Tax Lead, you take that responsibility to heart. By working with our internal People Services Operations teams, you enjoy having extreme attention with high visibility to detail in all areas of your responsibility, complex assignments, but most importantly in supporting our people. This role offers a unique opportunity to be a subject matter expert in United States payroll taxes, providing advanced issue resolution to our Employees, Managers, the Business, and external partners and regulatory agencies.
The Impact You Will Have:
The Payroll Tax Lead ensures compliance with United States federal, state, and local tax regulations by managing payroll tax reporting, liabilities, and filings with multiple entities. You will handle complex reconciliations, W-2 integrity, and tax audits, acting as a subject matter expert (SME) to resolve discrepancies and improve processes while utilizing advanced execution and problem-solving techniques to identify cause and resolution.
What You Will Do:
Analyze payroll tax issues and provide recommendations for solutions relating, but not limited to, employee mobility, reciprocal taxation, stock taxation and reporting, inpats and expats, employer-provided fringe benefits, and local taxation.
Research and resolve tax notices, discrepancies, and employee inquiries with federal, state, and local agencies.
Manage and maintain records relating to payroll and unemployment tax registration for new states.
Research W-2 correction inquiries, complete and submit W-2c’s for review and approval, and distribute W-2c through appropriate channels.
Review all Workday tax updates, test accordingly, and communicate key changes.
Stay current on domestic legislative changes, tax updates, and compliance requirements at federal, state, provincial, and local levels.
Prepare various tax returns and reporting not filed by third-party tax services, including other required government reporting.
Prepare complex payroll reports, reconciliations, and analytics for senior management review, identifying trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for improvement.
Support audits, prepare documentation, and liaise with auditors to provide requested payroll data and analysis.
Five+ years of Payroll experience with four years' experience specifically in United States payroll tax multi-state tax reporting responsibilities.
Demonstrated subject matter expertise and understanding of payroll tax principles, tax laws, and year-end reporting requirements.
A general knowledge of Workday and third-party tax providers such as OSV, and the computation methodologies to determine reasonableness of tax filings prepared and submitted by OSV for federal and state tax withholding calculations.
FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) or CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) are desirable but not required.
The Skills to Get You There:
High level of accuracy and attention to detail with high service orientation, integrity, discretion, and ownership of work with the ability to work independently.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, v-lookups, macros) for report generation and documentation.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, capable of translating complex payroll matters into clear and concise information for diverse audiences.
We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.
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The pay transparency policy is available here:
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QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Skills Required
- Four or more years of United States payroll tax experience
- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in payroll tax principles and tax laws
- General knowledge of Workday and third-party tax providers
- FPC or CPP certification is desirable but not required
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust, with options reportedly including fully paid medical, dental, and vision premiums in some plans alongside company‑paid disability and life insurance. Feedback suggests these offerings help offset concerns about base pay in certain roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include immediate vesting on 401(k) with company matching. Feedback suggests this is a dependable pillar of the total rewards package.
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QTS Realty Trust, LLC. is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint spanning more than 9 million square feet of owned mega scale data center space throughout North America. Through its software-defined technology platform, QTS is able to deliver secure, compliant infrastructure solutions, robust connectivity and premium customer service to more than 1,100 leading hyperscale technology companies, enterprises, and government entities
