Job Description

TAX ANALYST PROGRAMMER - 16263087 Come join the client as a Tax Analyst for Software Development Tax Analyst team members are tax law subject matter experts. They apply an 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, and 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 the client forges strong relationships and partnerships
• Optionally, Code & Test tax law changes in the software

 RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 the 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

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-7 years of income tax preparation or analysis experience
• 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, 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

 EDUCATION:

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

 REQUIRED SKILLS MATRIX:

• 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

Company Description

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