Manager, Payroll Tax & Compliance

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Payroll Tax & Compliance to join our Payroll Shared Services Team! Reporting to the Senior Director, Union Payroll & Tax, this role is responsible for leading and optimizing all payroll tax and garnishment activities across multiple companies and divisions. This is a highly visible role where you will provide technical expertise on payroll tax and garnishment-related items, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local tax laws, while driving accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement. The Manager, Payroll Tax & Compliance will serve as a trusted advisor, partnering with leadership and external vendors on payroll tax initiatives and will positively interact with employees at all levels of the organization, ensuring exceptional customer experience.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and oversee the internal payroll tax team and third-party tax and garnishment services vendor to ensure integrity and accuracy of filings of employment taxes and garnishment remittances
• Analyze payroll tax issues and provide recommendations for solutions relating, but not limited to employee mobility, reciprocal taxation, stock taxation and reporting, employer provided fringe benefits and local taxation
• Monitor, investigate, and resolve tax notices, proactively implementing changes to avoid future issues
• Conduct research, documentation, and testing of new payroll tax laws and regulations, providing compliance recommendations to management
• Coordinate with HR and Payroll Operations on proper taxation of expats and inpats
• Plan, maintain, execute successful year-end tax processing and reporting, and proactively schedule follow-ups with project team
• Create and maintain SOPs, train staff on payroll systems, and ensure policies remain compliant with new laws
• Create and use metrics to benchmark performance and improve processes/team productivity, plan/execute on implementation of process improvement initiatives
• Drive meetings with cross-functional departments to identify and implement process improvements and best practices to drive operational excellence and reduce errors
• Provide support, training, mentoring, and leadership to staff on an ongoing basis to ensure a fully efficient payroll operation, overall professional growth, and the team’s ability to meet all deadlines
• Ensure payroll tax and garnishment processes are administered in compliance with SOX requirements, internal company policies, federal, and state and local regulations
• Ensure strict adherence to established internal controls and SOX compliance procedures
• Ensure timely and accurate interpretation, input and, payment of deductions and remittances to federal, state, local and commercial agencies for all involuntary/court ordered wages assignments, child support, tax levies and bankruptcy orders
• Ensure that all federal, state, and local payroll taxes are correctly withheld, reported, paid, and filed in compliance with laws and regulations
• Ensure the accurate, timely review and reconciliation of federal, state, and local taxable wages and withholding tax, unemployment tax, and disability insurance tax for multiple legal entities in the U.S., including the review of year end balancing of W-2’s and related federal and state agency forms to the payroll system

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 7+ years of relevant work experience servicing a large employee populations (including a remote workforce) in a multi-state, multi-entity organization
• 7+ years of experience leading and coaching a team of 5+ payroll professionals
• Extensive and thorough knowledge of federal, multi-state, and local wage and hour, garnishment, and tax regulations
• Strong knowledge of taxation for expats, inpats, and fringe benefits as well as equity incentive instruments (RSUs, stock options, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel, Work, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong “service provider” and “business partner” orientation
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships with leadership, mentor teams, and foster a culture of accountability and excellence
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Highly organed with the ability to navigate change and executive effectively under tight deadlines
• Successful experience consulting with all levels of management; able to effectively build relationships by establishing trust, credibility and adding value quickly
• Visible and accessible leader to the Payroll Shared Services team and the business
• Able to handle confidential information and issues effectively and without breach of confidentiality

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) designation
• Experience with Workday and ADP Smart Compliance

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