Senior Accountant – Multi-State Payroll, Tax Compliance

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $60k - $70k / year

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

🧾 Payroll

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Complete Fence

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1976

🏗️ Construction

🏭 Manufacturing

🔐 Security

Construction • Manufacturing • Security

Complete Fence is a nationwide commercial fencing company specializing in high-performance perimeter security for mission-critical infrastructure. They provide fencing solutions for data centers, solar facilities, utilities, manufacturing, corporate offices, retail locations, and other commercial and industrial sites. Offerings include chain link enclosures, ornamental fencing, heavy-duty steel and rail systems, and integrated access control systems. Complete Fence works with architects, builders, and security consultants, and can provide Union or Non-Union labor across multiple states; they handle permitting, regulatory compliance, and environmental considerations. Headquarters in Batavia, Illinois.

📋 Description

• Own multi-state payroll tax registrations, including state withholding, SUTA/unemployment, Paid Family & Medical Leave, disability programs, and applicable local taxes • Manage state agency accounts, portals, account numbers, tax rates, filing frequencies, and compliance deadlines • Prepare and manage payroll tax filings, reconciliations, amended returns, notices, penalties, and historical cleanup • Research payroll tax requirements as employees begin working in new states • Handle unemployment claims, agency correspondence, hearings, appeals, and incorrect account charges • Manage sales and use tax registrations, filings, reconciliations, and research • Review and maintain reseller, resale, and exemption certificates • Research taxable, exempt, wholesale, resale, and use-tax transactions • Manage state and local business registrations, licenses, annual reports, franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, B&O taxes, and other state-specific requirements • Research and resolve delinquent filings, duplicate accounts, incorrect tax rates, unapplied payments, missing returns, and legacy compliance issues • Communicate directly with state agencies and payroll providers to resolve discrepancies • Develop a centralized compliance calendar, state registration listing, and documentation for ongoing filings and renewals • Collaborate closely with the Director and other team members on independent tasks and group projects

🎯 Requirements

• Strong experience in several of the following: multi-state payroll and payroll taxes; state withholding and SUTA; Paid Family & Medical Leave programs; sales and use tax; resale and exemption certificates; state and local business registrations; unemployment claims; state tax notices and correspondence; payroll and general ledger reconciliations; historical tax cleanup; Excel and accounting systems • Experience with construction, contracting, field-service, or another business with employees or projects operating across multiple states is a strong plus • Ability to research state rules and contact government agencies • Ability to manage multiple states, deadlines, accounts, and open issues simultaneously • Excellent documentation and issue follow-through • Ability to work independently without step-by-step direction • Understanding of both the accounting and compliance sides of payroll and state taxes