Payroll Tax Manager

Do you find satisfaction in tax filings, data audits, reconciliations, accuracy, and reviewing rules and guidelines? Are you energized by problem solving, analyzing data, and making complex processes run smoothly? Do you enjoy impacting the lives of every employee on campus by working with the team that issues everyone's paycheck? If so, UNC Chapel Hill's Payroll Services would love to meet you!

We're seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to lead and be a key partner within the skilled, collaborative Payroll Tax Team. This senior role helps complete the daily work of the team and provides oversight of payroll tax withholding, remittance, reporting, reconciliation, and compliance across Federal, North Carolina, Multistate, and Nonresident alien payroll tax requirements.

This team would be a great place for someone who finds satisfaction in high accuracy, detail orientation, and tax compliance problem solving. Ideally, the Payroll Tax Manager would be a self-starter who can wear both hats of managing the team as well as knowing when to get their hands into the day-to-day work alongside their teammates. There has been significant growth in the volume, complexity, and breadth of tax compliance needs that face Payroll Services. Your work will directly support both employees and the University in tax compliance measures.

Payroll Services processes and issues salary and wage payments to all University employees, processes and remits deductions for federal, state, and local taxes, retirement, and other withholdings, and processes and remits University payments for employee benefits. Payroll Services also reviews and processes personnel actions for pay rolling purposes; reviews and processes TIM (Kronos) transactions for leave and payment, and performs data control and reconciliation functions for earning, taxes, deductions and benefits. Payroll Services maintains personnel funding records and processes payroll expense distribution along with the reconciliations between the Human Resource and Finance Modules for posting to the General Ledger. Payroll Services monitors payroll compliance, including non-resident alien payroll, and submits reports required for federal, state, and other purposes. Payroll Services serves as the functional lead for Payroll and Commitment Accounting modules within PeopleSoft.

Hybrid: This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The Payroll Tax Manager is senior position within the Payroll Services department provides oversight of the Payroll Tax unit which handles all payroll tax withholding, remittance, and reporting related to personnel payments. The position submits payments, filings, and conduct reconciliations in all subject matter areas to help the tax unit complete its work. The Payroll Tax Manager has oversight of the compliance efforts and the team who prepares all Federal, North Carolina, Multistate tax, and Non-Resident Alien payroll reports, deposits, and filings. This position also oversees payroll strategy as related to Global payroll tax compliance. The Payroll Tax unit also creates and submits N.C. Division of Employment Security quarterly reports, W-2s, 1042s; and oversees multistate taxation process. This position advises leadership in matters of personnel tax or coordinates with appropriate University or external professionals and provides leadership for payroll tax matters, coordinates with ITS on payroll systems and system updates and the effects on the tax unit. This position supervises the Federal/NC, multistate and nonresident tax positions and provides input and guidance on all payroll tax matters. This position will also supervise the two commitment accountant positions in the commitment accountant unit.

Masters with 2+ years supervisory experience and 7+ years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's with 4+ years supervisory experience and 7+ years of relevant experience

Knowledge and background in sound accounting practices and principles; good analytical skills; ability to explain and communicate with campus, staff, and leadership; excellent communication skills, both written and oral; ability to work independently, as well be responsible for other staff members.

Must have ability to work closely with auditors, UNC and state professionals, and diverse stakeholders.

Prefer payroll tax accounting experience in a complex multistate tax environment including submitting returns and working with tax agencies; knowledge and ability to interpret and apply tax regulations including Federal, state and local levels.

Prefer experience in Nonresident Alien tax and University-related tax matters.

Prefer supervisory experience.

Prefer ability to compile, monitor, examine and audit tax accounts.

Prefer PeopleSoft experience.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.