03 Aug
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Ardent Softsol
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Toronto
03 Aug
Ardent Softsol
Toronto
Role: Business Systems Analyst SAP US Payroll Tax Compliance Multi-System Integration
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada (4 days a week on site)
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Mode of Interview: Face-to-Face Required Business Context: CLIENT needs to automate New York State employment tax withholding to address audit findings related to business travellers and trailing compensation, reduce future compliance risk, and ensure accurate payroll tax reporting across integrated systems and data sources
Role Overview The Business Systems Analyst will bridge Payroll, Global Mobility Finance, Concur EY Technology Infrastructure Solution Architecture, and IT delivery teams to define and validate requirements for automating New York State employment tax withholding.
The role requires SAP US Payroll BSI Tax Factory tax compliance integration data analysis and audit-ready documentation expertise
Required Qualifications
5 years as a Business Systems Analyst in financial services or a regulated workplace
Strong SAP US Payroll and BSI Tax Factory expertise including wage types, tax sourcing, payroll configuration, withholding calculations, and payroll data structures
Experience with state/local employment tax compliance, nonresident withholding wage allocation, trailing compensation, and multistate payroll rules
Proven ability to document business functional, technical integration, data reconciliation, and control requirements
Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, analytical communication, and audit-ready documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
New York State employment tax compliance audit remediation business traveller and wage sourcing experience
Experience with Concur Travel Expense, EY tools, third-party tax platforms, SFTP integrations, or location data sources such as badge, remote work, IP transit, or mobile data
Knowledge of compensation integration, deferred compensation, bonus, MTI, relocation, payroll transformation, or tax automation projects
Key Responsibilities
Requirements Elicitation Documentation
Lead interviews and workshops with Payroll, Global Mobility, Concur EY Finance Technology, Infrastructure Solution Architecture, IT leadership, and business stakeholders
Document current state processes, gaps, requirements, controls, reconciliations, and traceability from audit findings through design testing and implementation
Validate requirements across stakeholders to ensure completeness, feasibility alignment and audit defensibility
SAP Payroll Tax Expertise
Analyze SAP US Payroll and BSI Tax Factory setup for New York State withholding and identify configuration or data gaps
Document wage types, compensation elements, sourcing logic, vesting periods, withholding calculations, inbound/outbound interfaces, and reconciliation needs
Partner with the Solution Architect on SAP update automation and integration design
MultiSystem Integration Requirements
Define integration requirements across Concur, SAP EY Mobility tools, badgelocation systems, Technology Infrastructure data sources, SFTP, and related platforms
Document data flows, required elements, frequency, validation rules, control totals, exception handling, reconciliation procedures, and service-level expectations
Ensure data quality, security governance, and year-end off-cycle processing requirements are clearly captured
New York State Tax Compliance
Translate New York State employment tax rules, audit findings, and remediation expectations into system process data and control requirements
Clarify workday definitions, nonresident wage allocation, trailing compensation sourcing, relocation impacts, and reporting requirements
Ensure documentation is clear, complete, traceable, and audit-defensible
Location Travel Remote Work Data Requirements
Define requirements to capture actual New York State workdays, business traveller activity, remote work locations, and employee validation/correction workflows
Specify badge swipe and alternate location data requirements, including data element frequency validation, reconciliation, and exception handling
Document how location data will be stored, approved, and used for tax withholding
Compensation Integration with EY Tool
Define compensation data requirements for EY transmission, including wages, trailing compensation MTI bonus, deferred compensation, and related elements
Document file frequency, SFTP specifications, schedules, acknowledgements, return data, SAP update needs, controls reconciliation, and error handling
Stakeholder Coordination Governance
Serve as the primary IT/business coordination point across Payroll, Global Mobility, Finance, Concur, EY Technology Infrastructure and architecture teams
Facilitate validation sessions, resolve requirement gaps, escalate blockers, and provide status updates on risk dependencies, feasibility, and sign-off progress
Key Deliverables
Current state process and gap analysis covering payroll compensation relocation travel location tracking and remote work
Requirements specification covering location tracking, compensation integration, process automation, relocation management controls, and reconciliation
Integration and data mapping specifications across Concur, SAP EY tools, badge systems, Technology Infrastructure sources, SFTP, and related platforms
Stakeholder validation and sign-off documentation across Payroll, Global Mobility, Finance, IT, and relevant business groups
FY2027 implementation roadmap covering scope sequencing dependencies, risks, timeline, and resource estimates
Working Environment Logistics
Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, standard business hours with stakeholder overlap as needed; expected availability at least four days per week Travel: Minimal; occasional in-person working sessions may be required Reporting: Reports to the Senior Program Manager and works closely with the Solution Architect, IT leadership, Payroll, Global Mobility, Finance Concur, EY Technology Infrastructure, and business stakeholders Why This Role Matters This role helps reduce audit, regulatory, and financial risk by enabling compliant New York State tax withholding automation supporting FY2027 implementation, and improving payroll operational efficiency
📌 Business Systems Analyst SAP US Payroll Tax Compliance Multi-System Integration (Toronto)
🏢 Ardent Softsol
📍 Toronto