Shift: US (night)
Work set-up: Hybrid (3 days onsite/week)
About the role
The Sr. Payroll Tax Specialist is responsible for coordinating payroll tax activities and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations. This role serves as the primary liaison with tax vendors and government agencies, manages tax reconciliations, supports payroll tax filings, and resolves complex payroll tax issues while ensuring accuracy and compliance across payroll operations.
Key responsibilities
- Manage payroll tax registrations and account maintenance across applicable jurisdictions
- Review, reconcile, and validate payroll tax filings, payments, and vendor remittances
- Research and resolve payroll tax discrepancies, notices, and agency inquiries
- Conduct regular audits of employee tax records to ensure data accuracy and compliance
- Support year-end payroll tax activities, including W-2 processing and reconciliation
- Serve as the payroll tax subject matter expert and provide guidance on payroll tax regulations and requirements
- Partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and external vendors to resolve issues and implement process improvements
- Support payroll tax-related projects, system enhancements, testing, and compliance initiatives
- Assist in developing and maintaining payroll tax procedures and documentation
About you
- 4-6 years of progressive U.S. payroll tax experience
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, filings, reconciliations, and compliance requirements
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification preferred
- Experience working with payroll and HRIS systems such as Workday, UKG, ADP SmartCompliance, Kronos, or similar platforms
- Experience managing tax registrations, tax notices, tax audits, and agency inquiries
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Ability to handle confidential information with a high degree of professionalism and discretion
- Excellent customer service, stakeholder management, and communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting tools
Skills Required
- 4-6 years of progressive U.S. payroll tax experience
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, filings, reconciliations, and compliance requirements
- Certified Payroll Professional certification
- Experience with payroll and HRIS systems such as Workday, UKG, ADP SmartCompliance, Kronos, or similar platforms
- Experience managing tax registrations, tax notices, tax audits, and agency inquiries
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential information professionally and discreetly
- Excellent customer service, stakeholder management, and communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting tools
Fresenius Medical Care Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fresenius Medical Care and has not been reviewed or approved by Fresenius Medical Care.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as ample for 3x12-hour shifts and is complemented by paid caregiver leave, holidays, and sick time. This range of time-off options provides meaningful flexibility for many roles.
-
Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage includes 100% preventive care, office-visit copays, prescription coverage, and disability insurance, while dental covers preventive, basic, and major restorative services up to an annual limit. Vision benefits are also available.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs feature the Rally app with fitness rewards, virtual therapy, and an Employee Assistance Program with free counseling. Additional offerings like digital physical therapy and expert medical opinions broaden holistic support.
Fresenius Medical Care Insights
What We Do
Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases. We aim to create a future worth living for chronically and critically ill patients – worldwide and every day. Thanks to our decades of experience in dialysis, our innovative research and our value-based care approach, we can help them to enjoy the very best quality of life. Our portfolio encompasses a comprehensive range of high-quality health care products and services as well as various dialysis treatment options for both in-center and home dialysis that are individually tailored to our patients’ needs.
