Payroll Tax Manager, North America
Seattle, Washington
Amazon is looking for a results driven Payroll Tax Program Manager to help guide Amazon through the complex North American Payroll tax world. You'll be given the opportunity to really make a difference to our business with ownership and accountability for all North American (primarily US & Canada) payroll related tax matters. We're looking for a candidate with audit experience, problem solving skills, payroll tax knowledge, big data analysis, and strong writing skills.
This position has high visibility within the organization. You will work with many departments to ensure Payroll is, at a minimum, meeting their tax obligations. You will work with various senior stakeholders from HR, Corporate Tax, Accounting and Finance to respond to audits and identify risk areas required for monitoring. You will also be responsible for discovering, advising and measuring risks. The focus of the role is to mitigate risk and ensure Amazon maintains an outstanding reputation in the NA payroll tax space. This is a high profile area within Amazon that requires a program manager with the ability to identify and prioritize business critical risks.
This position will report through Amazon Global Finance Operations.
Key job responsibilities
• \tAccountability of US & Canada payroll specific tax processes from beginning to end
• \tOwn resolution of federal, state and local notices
• \tHandle federal, state and local audits
• \tReview internal and external audit reports providing remediation plans and working with stakeholders to close identified risks and issues
• \tAct as project lead on corporate tax initiatives
• \tManage / facilitate self-inspections and exploratory sessions for operational payroll tax processes and statutory tax requirements.
• \tReview support analysis for state and federal audits with multiple stakeholders
• \tConduct regular meetings with relevant departments, including Tax, Accounting, HR and Global Mobility and support in relevant tax related issues.
• \tBuild partnerships with External Consultants to leverage gain expertise when prudent
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience in Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups)
- Report writing experience within ADP, PeopleSoft, or other report writing software
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
- MBA, or Bachelor's degree
- Experience writing persuasive written documents and negotiation experience.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
- Experience of working in a global metric driven company, working across multiple time zones and possessing high cultural awareness.
- Background in payroll processing or payroll tax
- Experience with technical auditing techniques and process improvements
- Advanced analytical skills and the ability to dive deep into details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture
- Ability to successful manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $81,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
This position has high visibility within the organization. You will work with many departments to ensure Payroll is, at a minimum, meeting their tax obligations. You will work with various senior stakeholders from HR, Corporate Tax, Accounting and Finance to respond to audits and identify risk areas required for monitoring. You will also be responsible for discovering, advising and measuring risks. The focus of the role is to mitigate risk and ensure Amazon maintains an outstanding reputation in the NA payroll tax space. This is a high profile area within Amazon that requires a program manager with the ability to identify and prioritize business critical risks.
This position will report through Amazon Global Finance Operations.
Key job responsibilities
• \tAccountability of US & Canada payroll specific tax processes from beginning to end
• \tOwn resolution of federal, state and local notices
• \tHandle federal, state and local audits
• \tReview internal and external audit reports providing remediation plans and working with stakeholders to close identified risks and issues
• \tAct as project lead on corporate tax initiatives
• \tManage / facilitate self-inspections and exploratory sessions for operational payroll tax processes and statutory tax requirements.
• \tReview support analysis for state and federal audits with multiple stakeholders
• \tConduct regular meetings with relevant departments, including Tax, Accounting, HR and Global Mobility and support in relevant tax related issues.
• \tBuild partnerships with External Consultants to leverage gain expertise when prudent
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- Experience in Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups)
- Report writing experience within ADP, PeopleSoft, or other report writing software
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
- MBA, or Bachelor's degree
- Experience writing persuasive written documents and negotiation experience.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
- Experience of working in a global metric driven company, working across multiple time zones and possessing high cultural awareness.
- Background in payroll processing or payroll tax
- Experience with technical auditing techniques and process improvements
- Advanced analytical skills and the ability to dive deep into details, while also seeing and understanding the big picture
- Ability to successful manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $81,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Created: 2024-04-28
Reference: 2594582
Country: United States
State: Washington
City: Seattle
ZIP: 98109
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Number of Employees: 1600000
Website: https://www.amazon.com/
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