About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

12

The Senior Payroll Tax Analyst (Americas) is responsible for ensuring the company's compliance with all federal, state, and local tax laws and regulations in the U.S. and Canada. This role involves analyzing, researching, and resolving issues as well as addressing various tax inquiries. The analyst will specialize in payroll regulatory compliance across all states where employees are based. Additionally, this individual will collaborate with Human Resources partners, third-party vendors, and other internal departments on various initiatives.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as escalation point and SME for complex payroll and tax issues, including amendments and tax discrepancies.
• Lead the month, quarter, and year-end payroll tax process.
• Run payroll tax integrations, research, correct discrepancies, and prepare reconciliations.
• Responsible for ensuring the execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual workers’ comp audit and tax incentive requests.
• pre-payments/reversals, running integrations, researching, and correcting tax variances.
• Create and maintain complex Workday and payroll system reports.
• Maintain, test, and implement payroll tax updates, functionality, and process improvements.
• Research regulatory changes and assess the impact on payroll systems and processes.
• Lead and support payroll projects, system testing, and issue resolution across teams.
• Mentor and guide payroll team members; support management with departmental goals, projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You’ll Need:

• 5+ years of experience processing high-volume, multi-state payroll and managing payroll tax for mid- to large-size companies.
• Hands-on and intense knowledge/experience with ADP Smart Compliance, Workday, and Payworks.
• Experience of federal and state regulations related to salaries, wages, taxes, benefits, and other payroll-related matters required.
• Consistently achieves goals by prioritizing work and resources appropriately.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word)
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work collaboratively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage complex, large-volume data.
• Knowledge of payroll accounting and tax reconciliation.

About S&P Global Mobility

At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

 

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
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