https://JOBS.THEINTERSECTGROUP.COM/ en-us Role: UAT/Business Analyst
Duration: 12-months
Setting: On-site, Tempe (85281)
Requirement: SAP Payroll experience required (non?negotiable)

 

We’re seeking a hands?on SAP Payroll UAT Analyst to support payroll system changes and enhancements. This role is heavily focused on UAT/testing, not traditional functional BA work. Ideal candidates can step in quickly and operate independently with minimal ramp?up.
What You’ll Do

• Execute and support UAT testing for SAP Payroll changes and enhancements
• Validate end?to?end payroll processing, including regular cycles and complex exception scenarios
• Test SAP payroll configurations and customizations
• Partner with Payroll, HR, and technical teams to ensure requirements are met
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution
• Support testing efforts across ongoing and upcoming payroll initiatives
• Ensure accuracy and compliance across all payroll system updates

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years overall SAP experience with strong technical understanding
• 4+ years recent, hands?on SAP Payroll testing/UAT experience
• Deep knowledge of payroll operations and payroll exception handling
• Proven experience supporting SAP payroll customizations or transformations
• Strong UAT documentation, validation, and defect?tracking skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast?paced environment

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Pay: $32–$38/hr (flexible based on experience)
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm (flexible start time)
Start: ASAP
Company Overview
At The Intersect Group, we partner with high-growth organizations across technology, accounting, and finance to build teams that drive accuracy, accountability, and long-term value. Our clients operate in complex, multi-state environments and rely on strong payroll and tax professionals to protect compliance and financial integrity. We value precision, ownership, and professionals who thrive in fast-paced, high-responsibility roles.
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Analyst to support a large, multi-state payroll environment with significant financial and compliance responsibility. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate payroll tax filings, reconciliations, and equity taxation while partnering closely with payroll leadership and accounting teams.

The Payroll Tax Analyst will own payroll tax compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions, manage audits and notices, and ensure payroll tax liabilities are accurate and timely. This position requires deep, hands-on payroll tax expertise and a proven background in tax-specific roles.
Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax withholding and unemployment regulations
• Perform regular wage and tax reconciliations to validate liabilities, charges, and reported wages
• Maintain and update payroll tax jurisdiction profiles, including rates, frequencies, registrations, and compliance requirements
• Research payroll tax refunds and provide accounting direction for proper posting, including historical reconciliation backlogs
• Review, upload, track, and resolve payroll tax notices through ADP SmartCompliance
• Reconcile monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll tax filings across all jurisdictions
• Manage internal payroll tax audits and support equity, bonus, commission, off-cycle, and amended payroll tax activities
• Process W-2Cs and amended tax returns as needed and assist with payroll-related projects and reporting

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of payroll tax experience, with a strong emphasis on multi-state payroll tax compliance
• Demonstrated expertise in payroll tax filings, reconciliations, audits, and equity-related taxation
• Hands-on experience with ADP SmartCompliance (required)
• Experience working in large, complex payroll environments with significant financial exposure
• Workday experience highly preferred
• Strong understanding of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations
• High attention to detail, strong ownership mindset, and the ability to manage sensitive financial data
• Clear communication skills and the ability to partner effectively with payroll leadership and accounting teams

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