Job Location : Sea Girt,NJ, USA
Overview
Come join Intuit as a Tax Analyst for Software Development
Tax Analyst team members are tax law subject matter experts. They apply ever-increasing understanding of income tax compliance issues in service to the development of tax preparation software for Tax Preparers across North America.
Tax Analysts 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
Optionally, Code & Test tax law changes in the software
What you'll bring
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or other business related field; equivalent experience will be considered. MS Accounting, MIS or Taxation and/or MBA highly desirable
3-7 years income tax preparation or analysis experience
Certification in tax-related field highly desirable - Enrolled Agent and/or CPA is preferred
Aptitude/ability to learn Tax related programming skills
Prior programming skills/experience in any language is a plus
Possesses Excellent Technical Acumen & complex problem-solving skills
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.
Positive change agent mindsets: leadership, optimism, innovation, continuous improvement of work processes
Exhibits continuous learning approaches w/ expanding influence
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.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
How you will lead
Analysis of tax law changes, including moderate to highly complex tax issues for development purposes
Clearly articulates requirements regarding changes to forms, calculations and diagnostic messaging within specifications written for software engineers
Triaging of tax software defects and quality checks
Optionally, program and quality assurance of tax law changes into Tax preparation software (Training will be provided)
Applies standard practices and procedures to implement tax product changes, and regularly experiments with ways to improve these processes
Interact with government agencies in the course of development process and relationship-building
Responsible for ensuring all deliverables are on-time and of high quality - Quality is defined as contributing to solutions that deliver an excellent end-to-end customer experience and a high measure of compliance with business and technical requirements, and product/process documentation
Builds and maintains relationships with internal groups that require tax expertise
Customer interaction to gather learnings or provide assistance
Routinely demonstrates effective execution of development processes
Continuously develops research and analysis skills for federal and state tax legislation, code, regulations, forms and instructions
Drives or leads improvement and research projects
Trains and mentors more junior-level Tax Analysts, helping them grow to higher levels of effectiveness
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Intuit will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements of local law.