US Payroll Tax Compliance Consultant

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Piscataway, NJ, USA
In-Office
40-43 Hourly
Entry level
Biotech
The Role
Monitor US payroll tax compliance in UKG Ready and other payroll systems, verify tax rates, investigate liabilities and agency notices, resolve discrepancies with payroll providers and tax authorities, oversee filings and deposits, support year-end W-2 reconciliations, and report open issues, risks, corrective actions, and resolution status to HR and Finance.
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About GenScript

Founded in 2002 in New Jersey, GenScript Biotech Corporation accelerates innovation in biotech and healthcare by providing researchers and companies with the building blocks needed to develop groundbreaking treatments and products. Guided by its mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, and its role as a well-recognized biotechnology company, GenScript has a team of approximately 6,165 employees and has served more than 200,000 customers across over 100 countries and regions.

GenScript is seeking a US Payroll Tax Compliance Consultant to support payroll tax tasks. 

This is a hybrid position with flexible onsite requirements. Work hours will vary based on business needs, averaging approximately 2-3 days per week throughout the year. During the first month, the consultant is expected to work onsite in Piscataway, NJ. After that, only one onsite workday per week is required. The pay rate for this position is $40-$43 per hour.

The consultant will independently monitor payroll tax compliance activities managed by UKG Ready and other payroll service providers, identify discrepancies or issues, and coordinate timely resolution with UKG and relevant tax authorities.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Tax rate monitoring: Verify that applicable employer and employee tax rates, state unemployment insurance (SUI) rates, and other assigned tax rates are correctly reflected in UKG Ready.
2. Discrepancy identification: Review payroll tax liabilities, tax payments, filings, reconciliations, and agency account balances to identify inconsistencies or missing payments.
3. Tax agency resolution: Process letters from tax agencies, investigate tax notices, penalties, interest, misapplied payments, registration issues, and filing discrepancies; coordinate directly with UKG and tax agencies until resolved.
4. Compliance oversight: Periodically review UKG's payroll tax filing and deposit performance, monitor outstanding issues, and escalate material compliance risks.
5. Year-end reconciliation: Support reconciliation of payroll tax records and W-2 reporting, including correction of identified discrepancies.
6. Management reporting: Provide HR/Finance with a concise summary of open tax issues, potential exposure, corrective actions, and resolution status.

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Benefits:

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one. We offer paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment, and a paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and company holidays. Additional benefits include flexible spending and health savings accounts, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, legal assistance, and supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. We also provide commuter benefits, well-being initiatives, and peer-to-peer recognition programs; demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a culture where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do their best work.

GenScript USA Inc/ProBio Inc. is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the Company's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

GenScript USA Inc./ProBio Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace.

 

Please note: Genscript USA Inc./ProBio Inc. will only contact candidates through verified application sources. GenScript/Probio does not request personal information from candidates through individual email or any other platform. 

GenScript Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GenScript and has not been reviewed or approved by GenScript.

  • Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests medical coverage is solid, with mentions of comprehensive health plans and employer HSA support in some options. Company communications also emphasize robust health benefits alongside wellbeing and training initiatives.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests a range of paid time off types, including vacation, sick time, company holidays, and additional leave categories. Some roles reference flexible vacation arrangements that broaden usable time off.
  • Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match in certain postings. This provides a longer-term savings component within total rewards.

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The Company
HQ: Piscataway, NJ
883 Employees
Year Founded: 2002

What We Do

Founded in 2002 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2015, GenScript has an established global presence across Greater China, North America, the EU, and Asia Pacific. Today, over 300,000 customers from over 160 countries and regions worldwide have used GenScript’s premier, convenient, and reliable products and services. GenScript currently has over 5,000 employees globally, 33% holding master’s and/or Ph.D. degrees. In addition, GenScript has a number of leading commercial technologies developed in the fields of synthetic biology, immunotherapy, antibody design, chemical synthesis, and bioinformatics, including more than 100 patents and over 270 patent applications. As of June 2022, GenScript's products and services have been cited by 74,700 scientific papers worldwide. GenScript is committed to striving toward its vision of being the most reliable biotech company in the world to make humans and nature healthier through biotechnology.

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