Tax Analyst Programmer I: 26-02329

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Skills:

Tax Law Interpretation (advanced), Business Rule Development (advanced), Tax Data Analysis (intermediate), Tax Software Validation (advanced), Federal and State Tax (advanced) Contract Type:

W2 Duration: 6 months

Location:

Mountain View, CA (#LI-Hybrid) Pay Rate: $40-43/hr on W2 basis #LP

This role involves translating complex tax laws into actionable requirements for tax software development. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and compliance of tax calculations and validating the software against regulatory standards. The position requires a keen analytical mind to assess tax data, identify risks, and contribute to product improvements.

• Tax Analyst Programmers develop requirements that are used to gather tax data, calculate tax scenarios and they validate that the tax software is in compliance with tax authority regulations. They may use specialized tools, templates and frameworks to:
• Interpret tax laws into logical requirements that are used to create our tax offerings.
• Develop business rules to ensure compliance with requirements
• Validate tax scenarios for completeness and accuracy focusing on the entire tax experience across products, federal/states, and individual/business.
• Analyze tax data to determine customer usage and impact, assess risks to tax scope and help develop risk mitigation strategies
• Interact with customers and government agencies as Intuit forges strong relationships and partnerships
• Analysis of tax law changes, including moderate to highly complex tax issues
• Clearly articulates requirements regarding changes to forms, calculations and diagnostic messaging within specifications written for software engineers
• Gathers and documents Tax Code Requirements for quality and development purposes
• Could likely be involved in programming to implement tax law content changes

• 3-7 years of income tax preparation or analysis experience
• Previous in-depth utilization of tax preparation software is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of federal and state taxation, preferably in multiple tax categories:
  Individual, business, non-profit, estates and trusts, etc.
• Strong business analysis skills demonstrating strong business acumen
• Aptitude/ability to learn tax content development programming skills
• Positive "change agent” mindsets: leadership, optimism, innovation, continuous improvement of work processes
• Exhibits continuous learning approaches w/ expanding influence
• Consultative, customer-focused approach to problem solving
• Demonstrates increasingly influential product leadership and decision-making skills
• Ability to partner across teams and functions, and influence across boundaries
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Superior computer skills, including proficiency in moderate to complex operations utilized in spreadsheet programs or other common computer applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or other business related field. MS Accounting, MIS or Taxation and/or MBA highly desirable Certification in tax-related field highly desirable – Enrolled Agent and/or CPA is preferred.