Senior Payroll Tax Analyst at Wegmans Food Markets
Rochester, NY
About the Job
Availability: Morning, Afternoon.
Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or older
Location: Rochester, NY
Address: 1500 Brooks Ave
Pay: $85,000 - $95,000
Job Posting: 10/24/2024
Job Posting End: 11/30/2024
Job ID:R0227497
Note to applicant: This position requires experience working with multi-state corporate payroll tax compliance
As a Senior Tax Analyst in the Income and Payroll areas, you will support all aspects of corporate income and payroll taxes, for all jurisdictions in which Wegmans operates. You will provide tax research, analysis, reporting, and project coordination to ensure compliance with applicable tax laws.
What will I do?
- Manage and develop a team of employees, building trusted relationships and providing the resources, feedback, and development opportunities they need to be successful
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of various aspects of Wegmans financial reporting for income taxes (ASC 740) including preparation of corporate tax accruals, deterred tax calculations, Fin 48 reserves and related footnotes for external financial statements, effectively communicate with all levels of management
- Prepare federal and state income & payroll tax returns for legal entities within the company, compile tax information from various systems, analyze results to provide accurate information, assist with completion of tax filings
- Collaborate with internal and external business partners, use expertise and knowledge to evaluate tax implications and risk of proposed business initiatives, advise on process improvement and ensure compliance
- Gather data, perform research and analysis during audits, ensure accurate reporting, identify potential challenges, advise on appropriate tax alternatives
- Respond to ad hoc requests for information and analysis, keep projects on schedule, communicate status and challenges, recommend solutions
- Stay up to date with changes in tax laws, identify potential impact to Wegmans and work with management to design and implement changes
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field
- 3 or more years of accounting and corporate tax experience
- Possess understanding of accounting for corporate taxes and the tax code, technical aspects of tax preparation and compliance as it relates to income or payroll tax
- Ability to think creatively when new business changes or laws are proposed to enable operations to remain cutting edge while minimizing the tax exposure
- Advanced technical research skills with the ability to obtain accurate conclusions and make appropriate recommendations
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 or more years of progressive tax compliance and/or tax consulting experience
- Knowledge of multi state, multi-business tax complexities
- CPA: Certified Public Accountant
- Experience supervising and delegating tasks
At Wegmans, we’ve long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans.
Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we’ve got something for everyone.
And because we care about the wellbeing and success of every person, we recognize each person has their own unique scheduling needs. We’re proud to offer flexibility in scheduling so our employees can prioritize what is most important to them. Our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations allow for personalized schedules that balance an employee’s individual needs with the needs of our business and each department.
Comprehensive benefits*
- Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
- Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
- Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
- Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match
- A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
- LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
- Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more!
- And more!
***Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.
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