Payroll Tax Manager

Payroll Tax Manager

The Opportunity:

Join Booz Allen as a Payroll Tax Manager and lead payroll tax compliance and reporting activities for a workforce of more than 30,000 employees. In this role, you'll serve as a subject matter expert on payroll tax compliance, partnering with payroll vendors, internal stakeholders, and regulatory agencies to support accurate tax filings, account maintenance, audits, and process improvements.

 

You'll oversee payroll tax operations, supervise a team responsible for auditing and reconciling payroll processing activities, and drive operational excellence by identifying opportunities to enhance compliance, efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness across payroll tax functions. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

 

What You'll Work On:

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and international payroll tax laws and regulations.
• Provide input into payroll tax policies, procedures, and compliance standards.
• Review payroll tax calculations, withholdings, deposits, and reporting.
• Manage quarter-end and year-end payroll tax processes, including W-2 reconciliation and reporting.
• Supervise a payroll tax team and manage service providers responsible for auditing and reconciling payroll processing activities, tax filing, and return preparation activities.
• Coordinate tax account registrations for multiple entities in new employment tax jurisdictions and maintain existing tax accounts.
• Identify, plan, and implement process improvements to enhance payroll tax accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.
• Research and monitor payroll tax legislation, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.

 

Join us. The world can’t wait.

 

You Have:

• Experience calculating and processing large-volume payroll
• Experience with Excel and payroll reporting
• Knowledge of multi-state payroll compliance, including taxation and reciprocity rules
• Knowledge of international payroll processes, including expatriate and local taxation regulations
• Ability to analyze complex payroll tax data and resolve compliance issues
• Ability to work independently and within a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• HS diploma or GED

 

Nice If You Have:

• 3+ years of experience with supervisory or people leadership
• Experience managing payroll tax audits and agency inquiries
• Experience leading payroll tax process improvement initiatives and system implementations
• Experience with Dayforce and Workday
• Possession of excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Certification

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.