Payroll Specialist needed for a top US CPA firm! - Contract to Hire - job 1 of 4

Welcome to TaxGoddess.com, the most vibrant professional services firm on the planet! 🌎 We're all about providing top-notch solutions to our clients and having a blast while doing it. We're looking for a superstar with a keen analytical mind and a passion for work to help our team reach new heights. 🌟 Our Global team hires the very best and we are committed to creating exceptional results... where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. New ideas can come from everywhere in the organization and we know the next big idea could be yours! Does this sound like you? Don't let this opportunity pass you by! Learn more below! 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 Tax Goddess (https://TaxGoddess.com) Solid, growing, and lively/fun USA CPA firm. We have been in the business for over 19 years, and are ranked Top 1% of Tax Strategists in the USA. We are a progressive, 100% digital CPA Firm, so cloud computing and basic tech skills are required! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐬: Detail-oriented, flexible, and motivated. You are the right fit if you have a proven ability to adapt and manage effectively in a fast-paced, challenging environment and manage multiple, oftentimes competing priorities. A person who invests deeply in their work, is curious, and eager to learn with exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, and active listening abilities will succeed with us. 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰: We are looking for a knowledgeable Payroll Specialist to process and manage the company’s payroll. You will be the one to calculate wages based on hours worked and administer payments. A payroll specialist is able to use payroll software with accuracy and efficiency. They are good with numbers and can be trusted with sensitive information. They also have great communication skills to interact with colleagues and executives. The goal is to ensure personnel receive the correct compensation in a timely manner. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: -Ensuring all payroll transactions are processed efficiently Collecting, calculating, and entering data in order to maintain and update payroll information -Compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and non-taxable wages and reporting on this -Determining payroll liabilities by calculating employee federal and state income, social security taxes, employer's social security, unemployment, and workers compensation payments -Resolving payroll discrepancies -Maintaining payroll operations by following policies and procedures -Developing ad hoc financial and operational reporting as needed -Processing and issuing W-2 or W-2c forms to employees -Handle Monthly/Weekly/Bimonthly/Bi Weekly Payroll -Handle Monthly/Quarterly/Annual reportings to IRS or State Gov -Update the payroll system with the required information -Take decision on going or not go with payroll when missign information -Provide the information to authorized personnel when requested -Perform given task in agreed timeline -Share the knowledge and open to learning from others -Keeping client queries and responses on priority -Reviewing the data before entering in the system -Processing payrolls for different business types -Processing contractor payroll -The pivotal part of this role is to ensure that the “Sr Payroll Specialist” thrives for the team and the Manager/HOD 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 : Internet Speed: At least 10mbps Device: Laptop or desktop, Minimum Core i5 processor 8th Generation and above running Windows OS Memory: A minimum of 16GB RAM Storage: Minimum of 128 GB SSD or 128 GB HDD Audio: A good quality headset preferably equipped with noise cancellation Video: A laptop/pc with webcam or a good quality webcam 𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: -Permanent Work from home. -We offer consistent and reliable work hours, and therefore compensation, sought after by most freelancers and independent contractors. A full-time position with us requires work at a minimum of 40 to 50 hours per week. -This opportunity provides great USA exposure for finance enthusiasts or those curious about this field. -Paid training. -Equal Staff Opportunity. No company politics. -Collaborative environment: -Work-life balance. -We strive to streamline our systems & processes. We provide incentives based on performance and novel ideas implemented. 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬: Our USA business hours includes MANDATORY overlap (8:00 am to 12:00 noon Arizona time) Hours for some departments may be fixed or may vary depending on the tasks/projects involved. Billable teams ( Bookkeepers, Tax preparers, Customer care, and admins ) expect to work at least 50 hours per week during tax season, and weekends could be required. We need someone who is available for on-call emergencies (outside of normal working hours. Only when needed). 𝘛𝘢𝘹 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘹, 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺/𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸