Full-Time

Payroll Tax Analyst

Posted on 10/2/2025

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

1,001-5,000 employees

Digital production management, payroll, HR tools

Compensation Overview

$75k - $85k/yr

Burbank, CA, USA

In Person

Category
Accounting (2)
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Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • Significant analytical and problem-solving skills required.
  • Attention to details a must.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong computer skills including Excel, Word, Access and MS Outlook.
  • Strong analytical skills including experience with reconciliations between accounts payable sub-ledger and general ledger.
  • Experience with large enterprise financial systems, preferably Oracle Financials (specifically the Accounts Payable module).
Responsibilities
  • Collectively collaborates with team to proactively monitor compliance and timely tax filing and reporting to government authorities.
  • Maintains withholding and unemployment insurance cost rates and ensures that calculations in all our Payroll Systems are accurate.
  • Ensures withholding and unemployment insurance e-filing compliance as mandated by each tax jurisdictions.
  • Resolves complex tax questions, special requests, issues, and tasks by taking independent actions, with a high degree of initiative to research the answers.
  • Oversees the aging analysis of each team member including the timely submission of amended returns to the appropriate taxing agencies.
  • Assists Payroll Tax Director identify procedures and process improvements to continually increase the quality, efficiency and overall effectiveness of the department.
  • Assists in the management of year-end reporting and compliance.
  • Provides support and/or back up as necessary for Sr. Payroll Tax Coordinators.
  • Miscellaneous research projects and special projects as assigned by the department’s management.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or related field from an accredited institution preferred.
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience (or equivalent) in Accounts Payable processing role preferable associated with the payment and processing of payroll and unemployment taxes.

Cast & Crew provides a suite of digital tools designed to manage the administrative and financial operations of film, television, and live event productions. The platform works by digitizing traditionally paper-heavy processes, such as payroll, crew onboarding, timecards, and tax credit management, while also offering industry-standard screenwriting software through Final Draft. Unlike many general business service providers, this company focuses specifically on the entertainment industry, offering specialized features like production-specific data reporting and integration with the Canadian Film Centre. The company's goal is to streamline production workflows and ensure crew members are paid accurately and on time through a centralized digital ecosystem.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Burbank, California

Founded

1976

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What believers are saying

  • New CEO Jen Hollingsworth brings AI expertise from Lionsgate and Flawless AI.
  • Veronis Suhler Stevenson minority investment provides capital for technology expansion.
  • Justin Kramer hired as special advisor to accelerate product integration and innovation.

What critics are saying

  • Leverage exceeds 12x with cash flow deficits and interest coverage below 1x.
  • Entertainment Partners dominates payroll market with 70% share and superior tax automation.
  • AI-driven competitors like Evercast and Frame.io automate Cast & Crew's core functions.

What makes Cast & Crew unique

  • Integrated payroll, HR, and production accounting software serving film, television, and live entertainment.
  • 24/7 online support and electronic payroll-to-software interfacing since industry inception.
  • Multi-office presence across North America including Burbank, New York, Toronto, Vancouver.

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Benefits

PTO

Family-leave time off

401(K)

Hybrid & remote work flexibility

Health, dental, & vision insurance

Employee referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Health and wellness programs

Company News

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Mar 26th, 2026
Cast & Crew celebrates the best of British television at the 2026 RTS Programme Awards.

Cast & Crew celebrates the best of British television at the 2026 RTS Programme Awards. * home * Awards * Cast & Crew * ... * Cast & Crew celebrates the best of British television at the 2026 RTS Programme Awards. Cast & Crew proudly returned for the third time as headline sponsor of the 2026 RTS Programme Awards, held on 24 March 2026 at London's JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel. The ceremony, hosted once again by comedian and presenter Tom Allen, celebrated excellence in storytelling, performance, and production across the UK television industry. A night celebrating craft, courage & creativity. The 2026 ceremony reflected the industry's ongoing commitment to championing authentic stories, under-represented voices, and innovative production. The awards continue to underline television's power to influence, inform, and inspire - values that resonate strongly with Cast & Crew's mission to support world-class creative production. BBC leads the awards. * Entertainment & Reality for The Celebrity Traitors * Leading Actor - Male for Bobby Schofield (Unforgivable) * Supporting Actor - Female for Anna Friel (Unforgivable) * Drama Series win for the acclaimed Blue Lights * Presenter Award for Hamza Yassin (Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles) * Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit for Gabby Logan (Women's Rugby World Cup 2025) The BBC's broad recognition reflected both its storytelling strength and its continued investment in nurturing standout on-screen talent. Netflix follows with five wins. Netflix secured five wins, fours of which went to its breakout limited series Adolescence: * Limited Series & Single Drama * Writer - Drama * Breakthrough Award for Owen Cooper * Supporting Actor - Male for Owen Cooper Adolescence was celebrated for its fresh perspective, bold narrative, and standout performances, with its cast and creators also being central to this year's Judges' Award moment. Honouring a legend: Sir Michael Palin. Founding member of Monty Python, Sir Michael Palin received the Outstanding Achievement Award - a tribute to an incredible career spanning seven decades. Palin's work continues to resonate with audiences with an unparalleled influence on British culture. Championing excellence across the industry. Cast & Crew is proud to stand alongside the RTS in celebrating the talent that makes British television a world-leading creative force. As the industry evolves, its commitment to supporting excellence across all areas of production remains stronger than ever.

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Mar 10th, 2026
Royal Television Society Announces Nominations For RTS Programme Awards 2026

Royal Television Society announces nominations for RTS Programme Awards 2026. Britain's leading forum for television and related media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has announced the nominations for the RTS Programme Awards 2026, in partnership with Cast & Crew. Broadcaster, journalist and presenter Charlene White (Loose Women, ITV News) hosted the announcement earlier today from ITN via the RTS website and YouTube channel. Tom Allen, acclaimed comedian and presenter, will return for the fifth year to host the prestigious ceremony, which will be held on Tuesday 24th March at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Across the 29 competitive categories, the BBC leads the way with 47 nominations. The broadcaster dominated the Comedy categories, receiving all four nominations in Scripted Comedy for Here Coyote Pr Go, Such Brave Girls, How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) and Things You Should Have Done, as well as multiple nods across the Comedy Performance and Comedy Drama categories. The BBC also garnered two out of three nominations in Soap and Continuing Drama for Casualtyand EastEnders. Netflix's global phenomenon Adolescence received the most nominations for a single show, receiving six across Leading Actor - Male, Limited Series and Single Drama, Supporting Actor - Female, Supporting - Male, Writer - Drama and Breakthrough Award. Erin Doherty notably received a nod not only for Supporting Actor - Femalefor her role in Adolescence, but also in the Leading Actor - Femalecategory for her performance in Disney+'s A Thousand Blows. Apple TV's hit series Slow Horses, Channel 4's Big Boys and ITV's Code of Silence all received three nominations apiece across the scripted categories. For the newly expanded Entertainment and Reality category, the shortlist included Race Across the World and The Celebrity Traitors, both from Studio Lambert for the BBC, and E4's Married at First Sight UK. Romesh Ranganathan notably received two nominations in theEntertainment Performance category, one alongside his co-star Rob Beckett for Rob & Romesh Vs, and one for Romesh: Can't Knock the Hustle - both on Sky Max. Every year, the RTS recognises the emergence of significant on-screen talent with the Breakthrough Award. For 2026, the nominees are Ellis Howard for What It Feels Like for a Girl, Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie for Just Act Normal, Maximilian Fairley for Unforgotten,and Owen Cooper for Adolescence. Kenton Allen, Chair of the RTS Programme Awards and CEO of Big Talk Studios, said: "The RTS Programme Awards celebrate the extraordinary depth of creative talent that defines the UK television industry. Across every genre represented in this year's nominations we see the craft, originality and ambition that continue to make Britain one of the most admired creative markets in the world. From writers and performers to producers, directors and the many brilliant teams on and off camera, these programmes demonstrate the power of British storytelling to inform, entertain and resonate with audiences at home and around the globe. On behalf of the Royal Television Society, I would like to congratulate all of this year's nominees and thank them for the imagination, skill and sheer hard work that keeps our industry at the very forefront of global television." Pages: 1 2 March 10, 2026 at 6:09 pm The Evil Overlord who maintains the website has been working within the film industry for now over 25 years. From the early days of the web where things were even less regulated than today and the major distributors still sent out slides and printed synopsis for their latest film...

British Cinematographer Magazine
Mar 11th, 2025
Royal Television Society reveals nominations for RTS Programme Awards 2025

Britain's leading forum for television and media, the Royal Television Society (RTS), has shortlisted the nominations for the prestigious RTS Programme Awards 2025, in partnership with Cast & Crew.

Stars Alert
Mar 6th, 2025
Jen Hollingsworth, Former Lionsgate and Flawless AI Executive, Named CEO of Cast & Crew (EXCLUSIVE)

Brent Lang Executive Editor Jen Hollingsworth has been appointed CEO of Cast & Crew, a provider of entertainment production technology and services.

IMDb
Mar 5th, 2025
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