Senior Payroll Tax Specialist

The role

You will own payroll tax processing and reporting across US, Canadian, and global entities. You will configure withholding tax setups in Workday and lead quarter-end, year-end, and audit readiness.

What you will do

• Own withholding tax configuration in Workday
• Run payroll tax processing and reporting across weekly, bi-weekly, and international payroll cycles
• Verify accuracy after each payroll with parallel reconciliations
• Reconcile payroll tax liabilities weekly across US, Canadian, and global entities
• Resolve and close out legacy tax discrepancies and historical imbalances
• Lead quarter-end and year-end execution including W-2s and T4s
• Prepare for payroll tax audits with the IRS, CRA, HMRC, and state and local authorities
• Manage agency notices and new tax account setups
• Act as the point of contact for third-party providers
• Deliver reporting and liability analysis to Finance, Accounting, Corporate Tax, and People Operations

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive, hands-on payroll tax experience across US and Canadian payroll
• Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining payroll tax rules in an enterprise ERP
• Experience working with third-party tax filing providers such as ADP SmartCompliance
• Solid understanding of payroll tax reconciliation, including liability reconciliation, quarter-end and year-end filings, and corrections and amendments
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reconciliations
• Comfort using AI tools to streamline reconciliations and filings
• An analytical approach to untangling ambiguous tax scenarios with limited guidance
• Experience holding vendors accountable and collaborating across Engineering, Finance, and Tax teams

Nice to have

• International experience
• Workday Payroll preferred
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Taxation, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Benefits

• Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact
• Bonus programs
• Equity ownership
• 401(k) matching
• 100% paid health insurance for employees
• 90% coverage for dependents
• Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund
• Access to the best AI tools on the market
• Continuous AI skill-building
• Lifestyle wallet for wellness, learning, and more
• Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
• Time off including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, and parental leave

About the company

Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all. The company is building a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything they do.