Payroll Tax Engineer

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🇵🇭 Philippines – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧾 Payroll

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PuzzleHR

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2019

👥 HR Tech

🤝 B2B

🎯 Recruiter

HR Tech • B2B • Recruitment

PuzzleHR is an HR services firm providing HR as a Service (HRaaS). Acting as a fractional HR department and outsourced HR partner, PuzzleHR delivers managed and on-demand HR functions including managed payroll, benefits administration, leave-of-absence support, HR compliance, talent acquisition and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), learning & development, application/document management, and HCM-managed services (Dayforce, UKG). They also provide employee-facing support via a Direct Connect app and position themselves as a scalable HR outsourcing solution for growing companies across industries.

📋 Description

• Conduct audits of employee tax configurations, including address-based jurisdiction assignments and tax rate validations • Review new hire records and address changes to ensure correct tax codes are applied • Evaluate earnings and deductions for proper taxability and W-2 mapping • Identify missing or inactive tax jurisdictions • Manage and process tax registrations for state/local withholding, unemployment, and specialty taxes • Track registration statuses and proactively prevent disruptions to vendor filings • Monitor system configuration to validate ongoing compliance • Partner with Payroll Engineers to ensure client payrolls use accurate tax data • Research tax codes, jurisdiction rules, and agency requirements • Support year-end W-2 balancing and reconciliation • Assist with identifying and processing W-2c adjustments • Generate client-facing diagnostic reports highlighting risk areas and recommended actions

🎯 Requirements

• 3 or more years of experience in payroll tax, compliance, or payroll system configuration preferred • Deep understanding of U.S. payroll tax structures at federal, state, and local levels • Familiarity with tax registration processes and agency communications • Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, conditional formatting, etc.) • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy • Clear written and verbal communication skills • Ability to manage multiple clients and competing deadlines • Experience with major payroll systems (Dayforce, ADP, Paylocity, etc.) • Working knowledge of W-2 structures, W-2c corrections, and payroll year-end processes • Experience using Smartsheet, ticketing systems, or process tracking tools • Bloomberg Tax, CCH, or other research tool experience is a plus • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer • Must be able to move up to 15 pounds at times • Must be able to participate in video conferences/meetings

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer • Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role