Payroll Tax Accountant, FT Days

Payroll Tax Accountant will have primary responsibility for supporting the payroll tax operations. You will work in a high-volume office, processing changes for over 8,000 employees. You will work collaboratively and with a team of skilled professionals in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, demonstrating precision and expertise, in order to maximize efficiency and productivity.

Under the general direction of the Payroll Manager, will support the processing of multiple payrolls for the health system.  The Payroll Tax Accountant is responsible for the timely processing and auditing necessary to produce an accurate payroll. In addition, the Payroll Tax Accountant provides positive customer services in responding to payroll/payment issues.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Required Skills

• Knowledgeable in current federal and state tax laws
• Multi Company Payroll processing
• Knowledge and experience with processing payroll in-house system for over 8,000 employees
• Ability to meet deadline, prioritize work and be flexible with changing priorities
• Attention to detail
• Intermediate skills in excel, word
• Strong interpersonal skills

Required Experience

Required:

• Bachelors’ degree
• Minimum 2 years’ payroll tax experience
• Understanding of accounting principles
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Must be analytical and detail oriented. 

Preferred:

• Oracle experience a plus
• Healthcare/hospital payroll experience
• Master Tax experience a plus but not required.
• In-house payroll processing in a multi-state, multi-company environment