General Mills India | Payroll Tax Analyst

Responsibilities

• The Payroll Tax Analyst is responsible for the multi-state payroll tax processing which includes, but is not limited to, federal, state, and local payroll tax compliance and maintaining accurate records on employee tax data.
• Primary focus of the position includes tax jurisdiction review and setup with Workday and ADP SmartCompliance.
• Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.
• Research and resolve multi-state payroll inquiries and related issues.
• Responsible for running and analyzing payroll audits to identify and correct problems prior to payroll confirmation.
• Interact and provide assistance to other stakeholders regarding taxation and documentation requirements.
• Participate in the year end processing of W2’s.
• Assist with the updating of documentation of payroll procedures.
• Respond to employees’ tax and payroll questions via email and ServiceNow.
• Partner with vendor to resolve tax notices and exceptions using ADP SmartCompliance.
• Prepare and submit all necessary paperwork to ADP including SUI rate changes.
• Audit data integrity between Workday and ADP Tax to ensure both systems are in sync on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Design, document and implement procedures to streamline tax and payroll processes as needed.
• Lead year-end activities including preparing, loading and reviewing imputed income, working with departments submitting imputed income to be included in year-end earnings.
• Manage tax payroll calendars focusing on quarterly and annual tax filings and annual W2 preparation and filing.
• Review and input tax adjustments as required ensuring Workday is updated to support all tax adjustments.
• Oversee ADP Smart Compliance, ensuring all taxes are filed, payments remitted and payment/filing issues resolved.
• Lead internal and external payroll tax related audits.
• Supporting Audit and other adhoc reporting requirements.
• Review periodic tax filing validating if all jurisdictions are filed.
• Review quarterly and annual tax processing ensuring completeness and accuracy of records.
• Review Workday and ADP reports to ensure payroll has been vetted in preparation for year-end document preparation.
• Responsible for all reporting and reconciliations, Payroll tax updates, including the oversight of all year-end activities with vendor.
• Update of Payroll KPI reports on time and correctly as soon as payroll is over.
• Perform reviews of Fed, State and Local withholding, Stock processing, quarter and year-end tax review and filing approval with the outsourced vendor

Requirements

• Full-time Bachelor's degree is a must.
• Ability to partner with peers and project team members and demonstrate collaborative and effective teamwork.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and learn quickly.
• Ability and willingness to adapt to a dynamic set of standards and tools.
• Ability to function as a creative self-starter and to work independently.
• Knowledge of technical systems preferred (Workday, ADP SmartCompliance etc.).
• Strong prioritization & time management skills.
• Strong communication skills to both a technical and non-technical audience.
• Ability to execute technological change and process improvements.
• Attentive listening skills and attention to detail are necessary to be effective in this role.

General Mills India

General Mills India is an employer hiring in India. In its own words: "Discover General Mills, a global food company building trusted brands, supporting communities and making food the world loves."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Mumbai.