Crown Castle works around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and over 80,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major US market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. Crown Castle is an S&P 500 company and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the United States with an enterprise value of more than $110 billion.
Position Title: Payroll Analyst Tax - 4N
Position Summary
Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of tax withholding and communication with the various tax authorities, preparing various ad hoc reconciliations and reports, performing payroll and tax calculations, researching labor law and payroll tax questions, data entry, and providing other assistance to Payroll Manager and Assistant Controller as requested.
Essential Job Functions
Research and verify any new tax codes/jurisdictions that arise during payroll processing.
Coordinate with payroll service provider and regulatory agencies to establish and maintain federal, state, and local taxing authority accounts, calculate and balance all required taxes. Establish on-line user ID and passwords for each tax authority as required.
Research and verify current SUI rates for accuracy and ensure they are updated timely in the system for payroll processing. Verify any rate discrepancies between the taxing agency and the system for accuracy of quarterly debits/credits of tax filings.
Handle and resolve any employee tax inquiries/issues as they arise and work with Senior Payroll analyst on any potential corrections that may be required. Assist employees with any self-service related inquiries on tax form submissions and bank account changes.
Review personal address change and office location change reports each payroll and make any necessary tax withholding changes as result. When necessary, requires outreach to employees, managers, and/or Business Support to verify accuracy prior to any change in taxes.
Work with Senior Payroll Analyst and Business Support on setting up any new office locations or corrections to existing office locations (to include home office locations) with the proper tax code.
Periodic review of office location and employee withholding taxation as needed to ensure accuracy of tax withholding during payroll processing to help alleviate erroneous taxation and correction.
Respond to unemployment claims for all the state U/C agencies. Verify and report any fraudulent claims timely to the agency and outreach to the affected employee.
Process employee terminations and final payout and ensure timeliness of payments per required state regulations.
Assist Treasury department with monitoring of the Treasury mailbox and handle requests as needed. Copies of cancelled checks, stop payment of checks, verifying cashed checks, and coordinating with Treasury and Accounts Payable when necessary.
Ensure SOX compliance by adhering to internal control requirements and maintaining updated documentation for payroll related processes.
Conduct and prepare non-routine payroll related projects and reports as directed by the Payroll Manager and Assistant Controller.
Continually review processes for efficiencies and suggest improvements. Leverage new payroll system features, testing upgrades and enhancements when available. Assist Payroll Manager in the implementation of such enhancements.
Prepare supporting documentation and reporting for internal and external audit requests.
Partner with Business Support to resolve employee questions and issues. Serve as the payroll subject matter expert for employees companywide by understanding the functional end-to-end processing for payroll and interpret payroll policies as needed.
Create an environment of collaboration with IT, Tax, Legal, Business Support and other functional partners as appropriate. Holds self accountable for outcomes.
Education/Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent work experience preferred
Experience/Minimum Requirements
Two (2) to four (4) years of related experience
Other Skills/Abilities
Demonstrate a working knowledge of payroll processes, procedures, controls, regulations, compliance, SOX requirements, and GAAP reporting.
Experience with payroll systems and accounting software systems (UKG, Ultimate experience required)
Experience with BI reporting tools including creating new reports/dashboards, maintaining/updating existing reports and scheduling reports.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel
Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, maintain flexibility, and meet deadlines
Ability to communicate effectively, including with third party service providers, regulatory agencies, and employees at all levels within the company
Ability to work well on a team and collaborate cross functionally
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Adaptable to change
Ability to maintain confidential information
Organizational Relationship
Reports to: Payroll Manager
Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable): N/A
Working Conditions: Works in a normal office setting with no exposure to adverse environmental conditions. We offer a hybrid working model with 3 days in local office and up to 2 days working remotely each week.
Additional Information:
Crown Castle is a federal contractor and the COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement of employment by your start date to comply with Executive Order 14042.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
