Senior Payroll Tax Analyst

PlayStation offers a global hybrid office/remote working model — Flex Modes — which aims to combine the flexibility of remote working with the magic of in-person collaboration. We will consider fully remote candidates who are willing to accommodate multiple time zones and to travel in for ’Moments that Matter’.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is looking for a Senior Payroll Tax Analyst to support the payroll tax and reporting functions. You will join a team of professionals and contribute to making our payroll function efficient, accurate, and dedicated to employee experience.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain compliance with payroll tax reporting and withholding in the US and Canada.
• Develop audits to find payroll tax irregularities.
• Prepare and reconcile estimated tax deposits.
• Perform timely state and local tax registrations as needed.
• Prepare year-end tax audits and reconciliations prior to W-2 processing.
• Process, prepare, and validate W2c forms and ensure timely reporting.
• Analyze, prepare, and enter wage adjustments when required, i.e., incorrect state or federal taxation, repayment of advances, etc.
• Respond to employee tax inquiries from Nexus case management system.
• Support financial and SOX audit requests.
• Prepare payroll funding and reconciliation.
• Create and maintain quarter end and year end checklists and documentation.
• Liaison with 3rd Party Garnishment Processor to maintain compliance with garnishment requirements.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Knowledge of payroll and tax concepts with an understanding of payroll regulations and government reporting requirements in the US and Canada.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with a solid attention to detail.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguous and complex work situations.
• Ability to work in an organized manner with the ability to manage time effectively to meet deadlines handling multiple tasks while maintaining proper prioritization.
• Knowledge of payroll tax implications of Section 125, 401k, RRSP, and other tax impacting benefit plans.
• Capability to work independently and manage workload with autonomy.
• Knowledge of Workday, SAP, ADP and Dayforce advantageous
• Ability to work as part of a hybrid working team in multiple work locations.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years combined payroll tax and reporting experience.
• Knowledge of large HCM/Payroll SaaS systems.
• Prior experience with 3rd party tax preparer.
• CPP preferred.