Payroll Tax Administrator

Description We are looking for a Payroll Tax Administrator to support complex payroll tax operations and reconciliation activities for a long-term contract assignment based in Downey, California. This role focuses on ensuring accurate quarter-end and year-end payroll balancing, validating tax reporting details, and helping maintain compliance across multiple payroll entities. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, hands-on payroll tax expertise, and the ability to collaborate with payroll teams on reporting, corrections, and filing readiness.

Responsibilities:
• Conduct quarterly payroll tax balancing to confirm accurate federal, state, Medicare, and local tax reporting across payroll records.
• Analyze gross-to-net results, payroll registers, and deduction activity to identify variances and resolve reconciliation issues.
• Review year-end payroll adjustments and confirm they are applied correctly to the appropriate reporting periods.
• Examine W-2 ...