Employment Tax Specialist

Job Description SummaryThe Employment Tax Leader supports global employment tax compliance across 100+ countries, partnering with senior tax directors, payroll teams, and cross‑functional stakeholders. This role manages end‑to‑end tax processes and audits, interprets legislative changes, and provides technical guidance to ensure accurate filings and risk mitigation. The position also contributes to tax planning initiatives, drives policy and process improvements, and leverages technology—including AI—to enhance global tax operations. Success requires strong technical expertise, analytical skills, communication capabilities, and the ability to lead complex projects in a dynamic multinational environment.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with senior tax directors and other colleagues to drive employment tax compliance across 100+ countries, with a dedicated regional focus in certain areas
• Participate in the execution of global tax compliance processes, requiring strong partnership with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Provide support to local payroll teams with issues that arise related to returns, tax remittances, penalty assessments and other tax notices; include responding to inquiries from government agencies and seeking abatement as needed
• Manage employment tax audits wing to wing; liaise directly with government auditors, analyze data and assess risk, partner with senior tax directors to coordinate responses to auditors, and develop plans to remediate any audit findings.

• Conduct research on federal, state, and local tax issues; summarize implications for internal stakeholders.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law changes and advise on required adjustments to stay compliant for a dedicated region and/or list of countries
• Support development and implementation of tax planning strategies in partnership with senior tax directors and other enabling functions

• Monitor and track internal tax trends, summarizing risk exposure, identifying policy/process improvement opportunities that will mitigate or reduce risk, partner with local teams to implement tax savings programs or process improvements to close compliance gaps
• Use enabling tools such as AI to enhance tax compliance across the globe, and to create efficiencies in tax policy and processes.

Desired Characteristics

• Proven track record of delivering accurate and compliant payroll/employment tax, accounting work, or law firm experience
• Experience in Global Equity and/or Travel & Living programs
• Experience with multinational employers, specifically within their payroll and/or tax programs, including international assignment and global mobility programs
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional projects and use data insights to guide decision‑making and process enhancements
• Comfort conducting research on complex legislative requirements and making technical interpretations of government regulations
• Working knowledge of taxation requirements for employee benefit offerings including equity awards, pension, social security, health and welfare, and other fringe benefits
• Able to independently lead and act as primary point of contact for government audits
• Skilled in delivering presentations to diverse audiences, including senior leaders, and adept at leading discussions as the tax subject‑matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems, critically assess and apply a high level of judgment to complex tasks or problems.
• High level of proficiency in the suite of Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Excel
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Proactive learner with a strong “can‑do” approach to new challenges
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Proficient in the English language and preferably at least one other language
• Support for professional qualification consideration

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