Payroll Tax Manager (North America)
Manulife — 4 Locations
Posted 2026-10-21
The Payroll Tax Manager independently leads U.S. payroll tax compliance for a complex, high-volume, multi-state and multi-entity payroll environment, with growing support for North America payroll tax needs. This role owns tax filings, reconciliations, registrations, agency matters, vendor oversight, controls, research, and issue resolution from discovery through closure while partnering with the Payroll Operations team. Position Responsibilities Payroll Tax Compliance, Registrations, and Agency Management Own U.S. payroll tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions, including filings, remittances, reconciliations, registrations, notices, amendments, and agency account maintenance. Lead quarter-end and year-end tax activities, ensuring taxable wages, deposits, general ledger activity, vendor data, agency records, and employee tax forms are accurate and supported. Research tax requirements, monitor law changes, determine operational impacts, and maintain clear governance, controls, documentation, and audit evidence. Work directly with agencies and internal partners to resolve account setup issues, missing filings, payment discrepancies, tax rates, notices, and othe