Payroll Compliance / Equity Compensation Consultant - Contract

Write-Up We are seeking an Interim Payroll Compliance / Equity Compensation Consultant for our client to provide immediate support to its payroll function. This consultant will bring strong payroll compliance and multi-state tax experience, serve as a senior resource for complex payroll issues, support an upcoming equity compensation system implementation, and help the organization evaluate its longer-term payroll structure and resource needs.Attributes:- Strong payroll compliance and payroll tax experience required- Significant multi-state payroll experience, including employee relocations and state/local withholding issues- Ability to research and resolve complex, non-routine payroll compliance matters- Experience with W-2 corrections and other payroll reporting issues- Equity compensation and RCA-related payroll/tax experience strongly preferred- Prior industry-side experience within a corporate payroll, accounting, tax, or HR environment- Ability to serve as a senior sounding board to payroll and accounting leadership- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently- Payroll or equity compensation system implementation experience is a plus- Hands-on payroll processing experience is helpful, but this is not primarily a payroll-processing role- Senior-level payroll compliance experience preferred If you fit this opportunity and these attributes, this could be an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping our client work through complex payroll matters and an upcoming equity compensation initiative. Expected contract duration is approximately 3–6 months.