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About Guidant Global India:

At Guidant Global India, we play our part in shaping the future of work by powering recruitment and support services for Guidant teams across APAC and wider global markets. As a strategic delivery hub and global capability centre, we partner with stakeholders worldwide to raise quality, strengthen compliance, and deliver consistently at scale.

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Overview: The Payroll Tax Specialist handles administering payroll tax compliance activities across federal, state, local, and applicable specialty tax jurisdictions. This role supports exact payroll tax withholding, account maintenance, tax filings, agency correspondence, notice resolution, reconciliations, W-2 support, and tax-related employee inquiries. The Specialist partners closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, third-party tax providers, and government agencies to reduce compliance risk and support prompt, accurate payroll tax operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Payroll Tax Compliance & Reporting:

- Support prompt and accurate payroll tax filings, deposits,



funding, and recurring tax reporting for applicable jurisdictions.
- Review quarterly and year-end payroll tax reports for balance, completeness, and compliance readiness.
- Research and support implementation of recent or changing state, local, specialty, and Puerto Rico tax requirements where assigned.

Tax Account Administration:

- Apply for, maintain, and update federal, state, and local payroll tax accounts as business needs require.
- Enter, review, and validate state unemployment insurance rates and other payroll tax rate updates.
- Maintain tax registrations, local tax setup, reciprocity setup, and jurisdictional tax data in payroll and vendor systems.

Tax Notices, Amendments & Agency Resolution:

- Research, track, and resolve payroll tax notices, penalties, discrepancies, and agency inquiries.
- Prepare and support payroll tax amendments, corrections, and documentation required by tax agencies or vendors.
- Coordinate with ADP, UKG, Paychex, tax agencies, and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and document outcomes.

Employee Tax Support & W-2 Administration:

- Respond to employee tax inquiries involving withholding, local taxes, W-2s, reciprocity, lock letters, and worksite taxation.
- Process W-2 corrections and support employee access to W-2 resources as needed.
- Research employee tax setup discrepancies and support assigned tax or benefit refund requests.

Reconciliation, Audit Support & Data Integrity:

- Research variances between payroll deductions, tax funding, filings, vendor records, and agency balances.
- Provide payroll tax reports and documentation for audits, compliance reviews, income tax apportionment, and finance requests.
- Support reconciliation activities and identify data flow, mapping,



or system setup issues impacting tax or W-2 accuracy.

Process Documentation & Continuous Improvement:

- Maintain payroll tax procedures, checklists, SOPs, and supporting documentation for recurring tax processes.
- Escalate recurring gaps, manual-process risks, and reporting needs that could improve compliance monitoring.
- Support system testing, tax mapping validation, and process improvement efforts related to payroll tax operations.
- Core Competencies:
- Payroll Tax Compliance Knowledge: Applies federal, state, local, and specialty tax rules accurately.
- Attention to Detail: Reviews tax data carefully to prevent errors.
- Analytical Problem Solving: Identifies root causes and recommends corrections.
- Reconciliation & Data Accuracy: Resolves variances across payroll, vendor, and agency records.
- Deadline Management: Meets recurring filing, funding, and reporting deadlines.
- Agency & Vendor Communication: Communicates clearly to resolve tax issues.
- Employee Service Orientation: Supports employee tax questions professionally.
- Collaboration: Partners across Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, and vendors.
- Process Improvement Mindset: Identifies gaps and recommends improvements.
- Confidentiality & Compliance Judgment: Protects sensitive data and escalates appropriately.

Required Qualifications:

- 2-4 years of payroll tax experience, preferably in a multi-state payroll environment.
- Working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax requirements.
- Experience with payroll tax vendor platforms and payroll systems such as ADP SmartCompliance, UKG, GP, Paychex, or similar systems.
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong research, reconciliation, analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet recurring tax deadlines in a high-volume environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with tax notices, amendments, W-2 corrections, unemployment tax administration, local tax compliance, and garnishment-related tax matters preferred.

📌 Senior Finance Analyst - Payroll (Hyderabad)
🏢 Guidant Global India
📍 Hyderabad