Payroll Tax Accountant

Are you a detail-oriented payroll professional with a passion for compliance and financial accuracy?

Join our team at Avery Dennison’s Corporate team as a Payroll Tax Specialist. In this critical role, you will be the guardian of our payroll tax integrity, managing complex multi-state requirements and ensuring seamless financial operations for our US production support. You will serve as the primary link between our internal teams and external tax partners, driving excellence in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities):

• Strategic Compliance Management: Take ownership of US production support and manage the end-to-end banking and escheatment processes.

• Third-Party Partnership: Act as the lead liaison with our third-party payroll tax provider, proactively resolving issues and setting up new tax IDs to ensure seamless continuity.

• Financial Integrity: Lead the reconciliation of quarterly and annual payroll tax returns, along with year-end W2 processing.

• System Optimization: Maintain UI rates and provide essential system updates for General Ledger processing.

• Expert Problem Solving: Conduct deep-dive research into miscellaneous tax issues and provide expert support for both internal and external tax audits.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with HR, Finance, and Accounting teams to ensure payroll accounting excellence and operational alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance or a related major

• 5+ years of tax accounting experience (with at least some experience dedicated to payroll tax) within a large, multi-state/multi-FEIN corporation.

• Deep knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.

• Strong proficiency with HRIS/Payroll systems; experience with Oracle Fusion and ADP products is highly preferred.

• Exceptional attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently while adapting to shifting priorities.

Additional Information

The salary range for this position will be $65-85k / year. The hiring base salary range represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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About the Company

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2024 were $8.8 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.