Payroll Tax Director

Your future role at a glance

Location: Remote

Department: Payroll Operations

Schedule: Full-Time, Days

Salary range: $129,942.00 - $183,447.00 per year

Eligible for annual bonus incentive

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How you'll make an impact in this role

• Directs the enterprise payroll tax strategy and governance for all federal, state, and local compliance across a multi-entity, multi-state landscape.
• Serves as the primary leader for tax policy decisions, audit responses, and cross-functional coordination with legal, finance, and human resources.
• Oversees the technical tax architecture, including system configurations, tax mapping, and control frameworks for large-scale implementations and upgrades.
• Manages the lifecycle of agency notice resolution by implementing service level agreements, root cause analysis, and strategic vendor oversight.
• Monitors legislative and regulatory changes to assess financial impact and leads the implementation planning for all required organizational adjustments.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experiencerequired, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor'sdegree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those yearsbeing in leadership/management.

What additional requirements you'll need

• Ten or more years of progressive payroll tax experience with a proven track record of managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Extensive background overseeing payroll tax operations for large-scale organizations with a significant employee headcount and decentralized structures.
• Demonstrated success leading major system conversions, entity restructuring, or complex tax configuration projects in a leadership capacity.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.