2439344 Payroll Tax/Compliance Manager

At Cummins, we believe your passion is your power. Supercharge your career with the support of a general team that empowers you to do your best work.

We are looking for a talented Payroll Tax/Compliance Manager to join our Payroll team for Cummins Services – HR Operations at Cummins Comercializadora in San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.

Work Modality: Hybrid, 3 days on site, 2 days home office.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

- Serve as the primary payroll tax subject matter expert for multi-state U.S. and Canadian payroll operations, ensuring ongoing compliance with federal, state, local, and provincial tax regulations.

- Independently research, analyze, and resolve complex payroll tax issues, agency inquiries, and notices from the IRS, state and local tax authorities, CRA, and provincial agencies.

- Lead payroll tax compliance activities related to employee hires, transfers, and organizational changes, ensuring accurate tax withholding and reporting setup.

- Engage directly in communications with federal, state, local, and Canadian tax agencies to resolve escalated tax matters and compliance issues.

- Conduct detailed audits and reviews of employee tax configurations, payroll tax withholdings, and system setups to identify and mitigate compliance risks.

- Oversee payroll tax adjustments, amendments, and corrections, including complex W-2/W-2c processing and employee tax record remediation.

- Perform advanced analysis, reconciliations, and research to support payroll tax audits, regulatory examinations,



and compliance initiatives.

- Review and validate quarterly and annual payroll tax filings, including Forms 941, 940, W-2, W-2c, T4, Quebec Releve 1 and QPP, EI, QPIP and WCB and other required U.S. and Canadian tax reporting.

- Provide expertise in Canadian payroll tax compliance, including CPP, EI, EHT, federal and provincial tax requirements, and year-end reporting obligations.

- Review state unemployment insurance rate notices, assess impacts, and coordinate implementation with payroll vendors and internal stakeholders.

- Evaluate and oversee new tax account registrations, jurisdictional filing requirements, and agency account maintenance activities.

- Partner with payroll vendors, HR, Finance, and external agencies to resolve complex tax matters and ensure accurate payroll tax reporting and remittance.

- Support internal and external audits by providing technical guidance, documentation, and analysis related to payroll tax compliance.

- Identify opportunities to improve payroll tax processes, controls, and compliance procedures, driving operational efficiencies and risk reduction.



Collaborate with technical teams to provide use cases and test configuration changes and new development for tax law changes.

To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

- 5-8 years of experience managing a team responsible for US, CA payroll tax. UR-PR is a plus.

- In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax laws and regulations, including IRS guidelines.

- Experience in a large, complex organization (e.g., 5000+ employees and multiple entities).

- Proven ability to lead/ supervise tax analysts for minimum 3 years

- Experience with ADP Global View or SAP and ADP Smart Compliance

- Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Spanish.

- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

- Strong analytical and process diagnostic skills, capable of understanding both details and the bigger picture.

Preferred:

- French Canadian language level a plus.

Competencies:

- Strategic Tax Planning

- Tax Based Modeling and Computation

- Technical Tax Analysis

- Action oriented

- Being resilient

- Manages ambiguity

- Nimble learning

- Resourcefulness

- Project Management

- Values differences

- US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Education, Licenses, and Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or administration.

Job Finance

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2439344

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site No

📌 Payroll Tax/Compliance Manager (San Luis Potosí)
🏢 Cummins
📍 San Luis Potosí