Payroll Tax Analyst

As a Payroll Tax Analyst at GardaWorld Security Services, you will serve as a trusted subject matter expert, partnering with Payroll, Finance, and external agencies to ensure accurate payroll tax reporting and regulatory compliance. In this role, you will manage payroll tax reconciliations, year-end reporting, agency correspondence, and tax-related system processes across a complex multi-jurisdiction environment.  You will play a key role in maintaining data integrity, resolving tax-related issues, monitoring legislative changes, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and compliance. If you're a detail-oriented professional with a passion for accuracy, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in a dynamic, fast-paced environment! 

What’s in it for You 

• Competitive Salary: $75,000.00+ / year; based on experience and qualifications. 
• Work Site Location: Hybrid Schedule; St. Louis, MO. Must be local to the Greater St. Louis Area. 
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, 401(k) with employer matching contributions, paid time off (PTO) policy, paid holidays, disability coverage, and life insurance options. 
• Career Growth: Career growth opportunities at GardaWorld. 

Your Responsibilities 

• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations. 
• Support period-end balancing and reconciliation activities, including daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual tax withholding and unemployment tax reconciliations. 
• Review and resolve payroll tax errors and discrepancies. 
• Provide payroll tax support for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other organizational changes. 
• Serve as a liaison with federal, state, and local tax authorities and third-party tax providers. 
• Investigate, analyze, and respond to tax agency notices, audits, inquiries, and assessments in a timely manner. 
• Escalate and resolve complex tax-related issues to mitigate potential penalties and interest charges.
• Maintain accurate State Unemployment Insurance (SUI) rates and register new accounts as needed. 
• Prepare and manage Powers of Attorney (POAs) for payroll tax-related matters. 
• Monitor employee tax setup information and ensure data accuracy and integrity. 
• Resolve employee tax data issues and perform data assurance activities to maintain compliance. 
• Oversee the accuracy and validation of employee tax data for year-end processing. 
• Coordinate the preparation, generation, distribution, and reconciliation of Forms W-2. 
• Support tax reporting requirements and related audits. 
• Research and resolve complex payroll tax inquiries while ensuring exceptional customer service. 

Your Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2-3 years Tax, Accounting or Finance experience. 
• Tax Knowledge, including Federal, State, and Local authorities. 
• Strong reconciliation, research, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to work under tight deadlines at quarter-end and year-end 
• Organizational skills to plan, organize, and prioritize workload and meet multiple deadlines. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook). 
• Excellent Excel skills required. 
• Must possess the following personal qualities: 
  • Sense of Urgency: Ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently under time constraints. 
  • Persistence/Tenacity: Strong determination to overcome challenges and meet objectives. 
  • Courageous: Willingness to take initiative, embrace new challenges, and offer innovative solutions. 
  • Follow through: Commitment to seeing tasks and projects through successful completion. 
  • Detail-oriented: High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all work. 
  • Enthusiasm: Genuine passion for the role and commitment to the company's mission and goals. Supports GardaWorld’s Core Values: Integrity, Trust, Vigilance, and Respect. 

GardaWorld: Make the World a Safer Place 
In the United States, GardaWorld Security remains the only guarding security company to be Certified by Great Place to Work.  This could be more than a job - 26% of our corporate employees started as frontline workers. 

GardaWorld Security is a global champion in sophisticated and tailored security solutions, employing and training highly skilled and dedicated professionals across the globe, offering a wealth of opportunities to individuals looking to gain experience and develop professionally in a growing industry. 

It is the policy of GardaWorld Security Services to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability in accordance with applicable federal laws. In addition, GardaWorld Security Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to hiring, placement, assignment, promotion, termination, layoffs, recalls, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. It is also the policy of GardaWorld Security Services not to honor requests that employees be assigned on the basis of sex or any other classification protected by law, unless such request is based on a bona fide occupational qualification for that assignment.