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Sr Manager, Payroll Tax and Accounting

McKesson


Job Location:

Irving, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 100800 - 168000
Posted: 13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 10 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

McKesson is an impact-driven Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here we focus on the health happiness and well-being of you and those we serve we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow make an impact and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients our communities and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrows health today we want to hear from you.

The Senior Workday Payroll Tax and Accounting Manager will report to the Director of Payroll Operations.

Manages activity and direction of payroll tax and accounting staff compliance and reporting for both the McKesson and US Oncology employees and legal entities. This position works on complex issues of diverse scope requiring very strong analytical skills experience working within Workday management skills and the ability to work with multiple levels of management.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates the activities of the McKesson and USON Tax and Accounting teams. Develop work schedules and monitor workflow to ensure established deadlines for accounting tax filing and reporting are achieved. Interacts daily with direct reports to monitor progress of assigned tasks. Responsible for establishing goals and objectives for the tax and accounting teams.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies procedures and internal controls. Develop monitor and enforce policies procedures customer service and productivity standards. Ensure that updated Standard Operating Procedures and SLAs for each task of the teams are updated and communicated to employees. Ensure compliance with company policies procedures and internal controls
  • Handles special projects and provide assistance across the functional payroll group
  • Develop employees through coaching and feedback rewards and recognition. Identify personal growth plans/opportunities for direct reports
  • Provide tax and accounting planning and compliance expertise to management to ensure that McKesson and USON remains compliant with federal state and local regulations. Participate in PI planning with McKesson and USON teams to recommend and monitor new projects needed to achieve greater efficiency in the payroll tax and accounting areas. Assist in testing and roll out of these projects
  • Manage/Coordinate with the USON Payroll Manager the payroll tax processes for USON mergers and acquisitions. Assure proper tax treatment of acquired employees as well as setup of any new tax accounts required. Monitor first payrolls to verify accurate timely payment of new employees
  • Responsible for managing SOX and internal accounting audits negotiate/recommend settlement of any outstanding issues upon completion of audit

Minimum Requirements:

9 years of professional experience and 3 years of supervisory and or management experience

Critical Skills:

  • Experienced fully competent in all payroll payroll tax (i.e. federal state local withholding federal and state unemployment etc.) and accounting accruals and journal entries variance and reconciliation
  • Detail oriented and highly analytical; ability to utilize data to make recommendations and drive action.
  • Ability to successfully manage competing priorities simultaneously
  • Excellent professional communication skills in listening verbalization and writing
  • Ability to communicate with all organizational levels in a positive motivated and constructive manner
  • Strong accounting and general ledger knowledge required
  • Payroll tax processing experience required
  • Multi-state payroll environment required

Additional Knowledge & Skills

  • Manages Payroll Tax Vendor relationship to complete objectives and ensure compliance
  • Interacts with other supervisors managers and other functional areas within McKesson to complete assigned tasks
  • Drives process improvement and automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness
  • Advanced Knowledge of Workday Payroll system
  • Advanced Knowledge of ADP Tax Reporting system
  • Advanced Knowledge of SAP General Ledger system
  • Knowledge of Blackline

Education

  • 4-year degree or equivalent

Physical Requirements

  • Large percent of time performing computer-based work is required

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors including performance experience and skills equity regular job market evaluations and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKessons pay philosophy and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$100800 - $168000

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McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability age genetic information or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKessons full Equal Employment Opportunity policies visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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Required Experience:

Manager


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