Payroll Accountant (Indianapolis)

At Taft, we work as one team, driven and committed to helping our clients succeed. A full-service law firm with more than 1,100 attorneys and approximately 2,000 on our team, we have the collaborative approach, advanced technological resources, and depth of services that make us a preeminent law firm.

Taft is seeking a Payroll Tax Accountant to support our team in Taft’s Indianapolis office.

We are seeking a Payroll Tax Accountant with 2+ years of payroll experience to support our team in our Indianapolis office. Compile, reconcile, establish all tax withholding for federal, state and local jurisdictions related to all exempt and non-exempt staff partners, attorneys and employees over several company codes/locations/states. All Taft employees operate under a “Client First” philosophy — in all things, we seek to provide exceptional services to our clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Confirm all tax jurisdictions are set up for all tax IDs related to the firm.
Reconcile filings for each federal, state, and local jurisdiction with ADP, payments at the bank and the agencies.
Ensure any discrepancy is resolved and fees and penalties are not incurred.
Establish tracking mechanisms for all taxes paid and filing completions.
Ensure amendments are processed with ADP timely and accurately.
Download and store via DeskSite, all payroll and tax reports.
Other reporting or requirements as assigned by manager or required for processing payroll.

Knowledge, Abilities, Skills, Interpersonal and Other Requirements:

Tax and payroll processing skills
Technical ability with payroll software and Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)
Communication Proficiency and Responsiveness
Ethical and Confidential Conduct
Time Management, Organized, and Detail Oriented
Regular, Punctual, and Predictable attendance
Ability to work in stressful situations especially when meeting deadlines
Experience with ADP Time and Attendance and Work Force Now software.

Requirements:

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school or one or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
One to three years of experience with payroll software such as ADP, Paycor, Ultipro, etc. Preferably ADP Time and Attendance and Work Force Now.

Interested candidates should apply here.

^{Taft is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The information in this posting presents general duties, tasks, and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive listing. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP participates in E-VERIFY.}