Payroll Tax Specialist

Payroll Tax Specialist (PEO Environment)

Location: Draper, Utah (Hybrid or Onsite)
Company: Row Partners Employment Type: Full-Time Hiring Timeline: Immediate

Row Partners is the world’s first End-to-End PEO. Headquartered in Draper, Utah, Row Partners has experienced consistent, strong growth over the past several years
, including 40% growth in 2025
, driven by increasing demand for fully integrated growth-oriented PEO solutions. Our operating model includes high payroll volume, multi-state employees, client-level nuance, and complex tax reporting requirements
, making payroll tax accuracy and compliance mission-critical.

The mission of the Payroll Tax Specialist is to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll tax filings and payments within a high-volume PEO environment
, while proactively managing multi-state complexity, SUTA variability, agency correspondence, and reconciliations across both client- and PEO-reported tax structures.

Within the first 6–12 months, the Payroll Tax Specialist will be expected to:

• Accurately process and remit federal, state, and local payroll taxes for a large, multi-state employee population
• Prepare, file, and reconcile quarterly and annual payroll tax returns (941, 940, state unemployment, local filings, W-2s) in a PEO structure
• Manage SUTA rate changes, wage limits, and client-specific tax nuances common in a PEO model
• Handle payroll tax compliance across multiple legal entities, states, and reporting structures
• Research, resolve, and respond to payroll tax notices, discrepancies, and audits from federal and state agencies
• Perform detailed payroll tax liability and balance sheet reconciliations
  , ensuring alignment between payroll systems and the general ledger
• Partner closely with Payroll Operations, Accounting, and Finance to ensure clean data flow and issue resolution
• Identify and implement process improvements and controls to support continued growth and increasing transaction volume
• Support internal controls, documentation, and external audits related to payroll tax compliance

Priorities & Execution

• Extremely detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership
• Able to manage high volumes, overlapping deadlines, and complex exceptions
• Process-driven with a mindset for continuous improvement

• Calm, confident, and accountable under regulatory pressure
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in a growing PEO environment
• Proactive in identifying risks and resolving issues before they escalate

• Strong communicator with payroll teams, finance leaders, and tax agencies
• Collaborative partner who understands the interdependence of payroll, tax, and accounting
• Able to clearly explain complex payroll tax issues to non-tax stakeholders

• Deep working knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll taxes
• Hands-on experience with multi-state payroll tax compliance
• Strong understanding of SUTA mechanics
  , wage bases, and rate management
• Experience with payroll systems and tax filing platforms (PEO experience strongly preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills for reconciliations and reporting

• 3–5+ years of payroll tax experience in a PEO, payroll services, or high-volume multi-state environment
• Demonstrated experience managing payroll tax filings, payments, and reconciliations
• Proven success resolving payroll tax notices and working directly with tax agencies
• Experience supporting audits and compliance reviews
• CPP certification a plus, but not required

• Work in a true PEO environment with real complexity and scale
• High-impact role supporting a rapidly growing organization
• Opportunity to help shape payroll tax processes as the company scales
• Collaborative, experienced payroll and finance leadership
• Competitive compensation and benefits