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Marsh McLennan · 7 hours ago

Payroll Tax Manager – North America

Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, and they are seeking a Payroll Tax Manager to lead a team responsible for payroll tax compliance and accuracy. This role is focused on ensuring timely payments and managing audits while driving accountability and efficiency across payroll processes.

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Responsibilities

Ensure that Federal, State, local and Provincial taxes are paid timely, that POAs are up to date, SUI taxes are up to date and that entities are properly registered by business line
Coordinate inbound audits from Federal, state or local entities and work with MMC corporate tax team as well as Legal if needed as well as complete BLS and other government agency requests
Provide metrics and dashboards of payments allocated, fines paid/mitigated, audits completed, and other key metrics related to employment tax payments
Work closely with accounting team to properly allocate tax payments to GL
Lead, manage and provide coaching / feedback to individuals as well as teams to develop and enhance both individual and team performance
Handle real-time decision making, approving time off requests, organizing meetings, project planning and providing direction
Monitor work volumes, systems & resources to ensure the teams meet their objectives
Ensure SOPs and business processes are current and that teams are trained in these processes understanding compliance requirements and take ownership to update, enhance and build new processes where needed
Monitor ServiceNow cases, provide direction and final approval/resolution on exception and complex issues, overriding system directions as needed
Act as an escalation point for complex cases or cases requiring special handling
Support the management of business relationships with internal partners and external vendors
Manage any system changes/enhancement with the vendors in concert with any internal stakeholders
Deliver operational efficiency through transition of work utilizing internal partners and key vendors
Collaborate with internal HR Services departments as well as other Marsh COEs to ensure efficient and effective service delivery
Support current and future operational changes in scope of work completed by HR Services

Qualification

Payroll tax complianceAudit handlingProcess redesignCPP certificationTechnical payroll knowledgeTeam managementCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

A minimum of 3 years of payroll tax experience
Payroll tax compliance and remittances
Working directly with tax agencies
Handling audits

Preferred

CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) strongly preferred but not required
Proven ability to build or redesign processes
Strong technical payroll tax knowledge
Experience evaluating and implementing controls
Background in environments where processes were immature or evolving
Experience managing domestic and offshore teams

Benefits

Professional development opportunities
Supportive leaders
A vibrant and inclusive culture
Career opportunities
Benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Company

Marsh McLennan

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Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman.

H1B Sponsorship

Marsh McLennan has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (4)
2024 (2)
2023 (8)
2022 (6)
2020 (11)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$11.2B
2024-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $7.25B
2024-02-14Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2023-09-06Post Ipo Debt· $1.6B

Leadership Team

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Joe Hayes
Senior Vice President, COO Private Client Services
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Katherine Brennan
SVP & General Counsel
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