Payroll Tax Expert - Customer Service

Payroll Tax Expert - Customer Service

Location: Remote, USA

Hourly Rate: $25.96

Start Date: 12/16/24

Training: 5 week training period, Monday - Friday from 9am to 6pm CST. No PTO permitted during training. You will have Christmas day off (12/25/24) & New Years day off (01/01/25).

Schedule requirement: You will be assigned a new schedule after training. Flexibility for any/all schedules ranging from 7:30am to 7:00pm CST Monday - Friday is required. Your schedule may include early mornings, evenings and/or holidays. 

Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.

Bready* to make a change?

The Payroll Tax Expert will be responsible for conversing directly with customers over phone and email along with contributing to the day-to-day success of the Customer Care Tax teams. This individual will be responsible for assisting customers with their tax profiles, employee tax  information, state set ups and related questions with a focus on providing a customer first experience.  In addition, the Care Tax Expert will serve as a key contributor to larger team and organizational initiatives to drive improvement and efficiency as we continue to grow.

The Customer Care Tax team works closely with our customers, tax agencies, and internal teams with a focus on our customers' payroll tax experience. We are committed to improving and transforming the customer experience by leveraging technology, driving innovation and reducing customer friction. Our primary focus is assisting our customers with their  payroll tax preparation, maintenance  and filings. 

About this roll*: (Responsibilities)

• Research payroll tax issues raised by internal stakeholders and customers and provide timely resolutions
• Assist customers with tax related questions through inbound warm transferred phone calls and inbound customer  emails
• Work with internal operations team and tax agencies  to obtain accurate payroll tax account information to ensure accurate and timely payroll tax  filings and payments 
• Assist customers with identifying their payroll tax jurisdiction account information and making routine updates  as needed to ensure timely filing and payment of payroll tax obligations
• Review and assist employers with reconciling payroll tax liability debits/credits to their  bank accounts.
• Identify and resolve root cause discrepancies and recommend process improvements to reduce tax issues and improve payroll tax filing efficiencies.
• Collaborate with customers  to complete Third-Party Agent (TPA) setup
• Correspond with tax agencies regarding tax notices,  inquiries, tax penalty abatements/waivers and tax clearances
• Assist in monthly, quarterly and annual tax filings and participate in special projects and/or other duties assigned 

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• 2+ years of experience in a role responsible for customer satisfaction and championing the customer experience
• 1+ year of prior payroll service bureau experience
• Knowledge of payroll taxes including federal, state, local and paid family leave
• Success operating independently and navigating competing priorities in a constantly changing environment
• Strong  critical problem solving,  customer communication, organizational, and influencing skills 
• Experience  working with sensitive/confidential information
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Google Suite

Special Sauce* (Non-essential Skills/Nice to Haves)

• MasterTax Experience
• FPC or CPP certification
• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree

Our Spread* of Total Rewards

We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

*Bread puns encouraged but not required