Payroll Tax Associate

Payroll Tax Associate

Join our dynamic team as a Payroll Tax Associate, where you will be responsible for managing payroll processes for various clients, ensuring compliance with all payroll regulations, and providing exceptional client support. Responsibilities include processing weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payroll for multiple clients, accurately calculating wages, deductions, garnishments, and benefits, ensuring full compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations, preparing and filing payroll tax documents, addressing payroll-related inquiries from clients and employees, recording daily financial transactions and maintaining general ledger accuracy, reconciling bank accounts, credit card statements, and other financial records, managing journal entries, accounts payable, and accounts receivable, generating financial reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, assisting accountants with year-end closing and tax preparation, communicating professionally and clearly with clients, supporting onboarding of new clients and setup of payroll / bookkeeping systems, and advising clients on best practices for maintaining financial records.

Essential Skills include experience with W-2 and 1099 forms, knowledge of payroll tax payments, proficiency in using payroll software / websites, and strong communication and organizational skills. Additional Skills & Qualifications include familiarity with sales tax, basic Excel skills, including formulas, and experience with QuickBooks and Microsoft Office.

The position is an onsite, full-time role, Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. Work is conducted in a professional office setting, utilizing a variety of payroll and financial software.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Evansville, IN. The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $28.00 / hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following : Medical, dental & vision; Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital; 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available; Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents); Short and long-term disability; Health Spending Account (HSA); Transportation benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Time Off / Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave).

This is a fully onsite position in Evansville, IN. Application Deadline is anticipated to close on Dec 15, 2025.

About Aston Carter : Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain, and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.