Analyst, Payroll Tax & Garnishments

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.$62K — $115K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years of experience in multi-state payroll, payroll tax, and garnishment administration.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Strong knowledge of payroll-related compliance regulations at federal, state, and local levels.
  • Experience with Workday Payroll or similar SaaS-based payroll platforms preferred.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain payroll tax and garnishment data in Workday Payroll for compliance and accuracy.
  • Review and submit payroll tax data for returns and ADP filings.
  • Calculate and process payroll adjustments, including garnishments and tax corrections.
  • Identify and resolve discrepancies from payroll tax filings and data transmissions to ADP.
  • Perform reconciliations of payroll tax and garnishment accounts including general ledger analysis.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Employee wellness program
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
Full Job Description
Your New Role Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Tax & Garnishments Analyst to join the GBS P&C Shared Services team. This role provides technical expertise in payroll tax and garnishments administration while supporting compliance with federal, state, local, and international regulations and reporting requirements. Responsibilities include reviewing payroll tax filings, validating garnishment processing, researching and resolving complex issues, and responding to employee and stakeholder inquiries. Partnering closely with the Supervisor, Payroll Tax & Garnishments, the Analyst helps ensure regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions and legal entities while supporting process improvements, compliance initiatives, and special projects. Your Role Accountabilities • Maintain payroll tax and garnishment data within Workday Payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations. • Review, validate, and submit payroll tax data for tax returns and ADP filings. • Calculate and process payroll-related adjustments, including garnishments, tax corrections, and other statutory deductions. • Identify, investigate, and resolve tax and garnishment discrepancies arising from periodic and quarterly payroll tax filings and data transmissions to ADP. • Perform payroll tax and garnishment reconciliations, including analysis of general ledger and balance sheet accounts. • Partner with Payroll, Payroll Settlement, and Accounting teams to research and resolve payroll-related discrepancies. • Provide exceptional customer service by researching and responding to payroll tax and garnishment inquiries from employees, government agencies, and internal and external stakeholders. • Manage and prioritize tax and garnishment cases through the company's case management system to ensure timely resolution. • Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, responding to audit inquiries, and assisting with audits conducted by federal and state tax authorities. • Compile, analyze, and document issues in order to identify systemic issues or problems. • Participate in testing and validation of payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and process changes. • Review and update training materials on tax and garnishment processing and maintain internal policies and procedures in accordance with the law. • Maintain and update training materials, policies, and procedures to ensure alignment with legal, regulatory, and business requirements. • Support special projects, process improvement initiatives, and other responsibilities as assigned by leadership to meet departmental and enterprise objectives Qualifications & Experience • Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in multi-state payroll, payroll tax, and garnishment administration, working with Workday Payroll, Workday HCM, or a comparable SaaS-based payroll platform. Experience supporting payroll operations within a large, complex, multi-business unit organization is a plus. • Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC), or comparable certification preferred. • Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations governing wages, taxes, benefits, garnishments, and other payroll-related compliance requirements. Experience with Workday integrations, including Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) mass data uploads, preferred. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required. Strong analytical, critical thinking, and reconciliation skills, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy. • Relationship Management: Strong relationship skills. Experienced in building and maintaining effective collaborations. Recognized for reliability, integrity, and trustworthiness. • Process Management: Skilled in process management, improvements, and re-engineering. Ability to manage high volume activities in a fast-paced environment, on-time and with minimal supervision. • Organizational Skills: Excellent planning, time management, prioritization, and follow-up skills. Has strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Ability to work effectively under time constraints while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. • Communication & Influence: Exceptional communication and customer service skills, capable of conveying complex information clearly at all levels. Persuasive and persistent in driving change. In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $62,302.00 - $115,704.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

About Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. WBIE was founded on January 14, 2004 under Warner Bros. and transferred to the Home Entertainment division when that company was formed in October 2005. WBIE manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal, among others.
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