Career TEAM
201 - 500 employees
Founded 1996
🤝 B2B
📚 Education
🤝 Non-profit
B2B • Education • Non-profit
Career TEAM is a workforce services provider that focuses on addressing complex social challenges such as reducing unemployment and eradicating poverty. They utilize both high-touch and high-tech solutions, including their innovative software, Career EDGE, to enhance career services and support job seekers across the United States. With over 1 million job seekers served, Career TEAM partners with government organizations and workforce development boards to deliver case management, training, and business services, helping people find meaningful employment and advance in their careers.
Director of US Payroll and Tax Compliance
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🕒 May 14
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Career TEAM
201 - 500 employees
Founded 1996
🤝 B2B
📚 Education
🤝 Non-profit
B2B • Education • Non-profit
Career TEAM is a workforce services provider that focuses on addressing complex social challenges such as reducing unemployment and eradicating poverty. They utilize both high-touch and high-tech solutions, including their innovative software, Career EDGE, to enhance career services and support job seekers across the United States. With over 1 million job seekers served, Career TEAM partners with government organizations and workforce development boards to deliver case management, training, and business services, helping people find meaningful employment and advance in their careers.
📋 Description
• Supervise, mentor, and develop a Philippines-based payroll team. You are building a high-performance function from the ground up — hiring, structuring, and coaching are central to this role. • Manage the full payroll lifecycle across 15+ US states, serving as the final escalation point for complex tax and systems issues. • Lead withholding, filing, and reconciliation across all state jurisdictions, including SUTA/FUTA, FICA, and local tax nexus management. • Serve as Subject Matter Expert for ADP Workforce Now (or equivalent platform), ensuring system integrity, integration, and continuous optimization. • Manage registration of new state tax IDs and oversee all compliance obligations across a growing US footprint. • Lead responses to all federal and state tax notices, garnishments, and year-end reconciliations including W-2/W-3 processing. • Deliver accurate, timely payroll and compliance reporting to the C-suite, including 401(k) contributions, audit status, and trend analysis. • Drive the shift from manual, reactive payroll processing to automated, scalable, and audit-ready operations.
🎯 Requirements
• 8+ years of US multi-state payroll experience, with at least 3 years in a people leadership role • Demonstrated experience building, structuring, or scaling a Philippines-based payroll team • Deep expertise in US multi-state tax compliance (SUTA/FUTA, FICA, W-2/W-3, state nexus) — multi-state experience is non-negotiable • Advanced Excel proficiency: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, Macros, Power Query, and large-dataset modeling • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to translate complex tax topics for US-based stakeholders • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field • Comfort and commitment working 10:00 PM – 7:00 AM PHST to align with US Eastern/Central business hours
🏖️ Benefits
• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere in the Philippines • Night Shift Premium: Competitive Night Shift Differential; 10:00 PM – 7:00 AM PHST. We recognize this commitment and compensate accordingly. • HMO Coverage: Premium health insurance with options to add dependents • Paid Time Off: 15 accrued PTO days + Philippine public holidays • Career Growth: Clear path for advancement within a scaling US organization • Stability: Full-time employment with a US-based company operating across 15+ states
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