Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The client is a leading provider of tax and financial software solutions seeking a Tax Analyst Programmer I. The role supports tax software development and validation by interpreting federal and state tax laws, translating them into business rules and software requirements, and testing product accuracy and compliance. The position also analyzes tax data, researches legislative changes, reports defects, and collaborates with product, engineering, quality, support, customers, and government agencies.
Responsibilities
- Support the development and validation of tax software by interpreting federal and state tax laws and translating them into logical software requirements
- Develop business rules and tax requirements to ensure tax products remain accurate and compliant with applicable regulations
- Validate tax scenarios across products, federal and state taxation, and individual and business tax experiences
- Analyze tax data to understand customer usage, assess potential tax scope risks, and support risk mitigation strategies
- Research and analyze tax law changes, including moderate to highly complex federal and state tax issues
- Clearly communicate requirements for changes to tax forms, calculations, and diagnostic messaging to software engineering teams
- Gather and document Tax Code Requirements for development and quality purposes
- Develop test cases based on tax scenarios and execute testing to validate software accuracy, completeness, and compliance
- Report defects and quality metrics and collaborate with Quality Engineers on test automation and test-result triaging
- Partner with Product Management, Software Engineering, Technical Support, Quality, and other internal teams requiring tax expertise
- Support customer interactions and government agency engagement as needed throughout the development process
- Contribute to tax content development and develop the technical skills necessary to support implementation of tax law changes
- Ensure deliverables are completed on time and meet business, technical, quality, and compliance requirements
- Drive or contribute to tax research, process improvement, and product enhancement initiatives
- Interpret federal and state tax legislation, codes, regulations, forms, and instructions
- Translate tax law requirements into logical business rules and software specifications
- Develop and document Tax Code Requirements for software development and quality assurance
- Analyze changes in tax law and determine their impact on tax products and customer experiences
- Develop and execute tax scenarios and test cases to validate calculations, forms, diagnostics, and overall product functionality
- Validate tax software for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with tax authority requirements
- Analyze tax data and customer usage to identify risks, impacts, and opportunities for improvement
- Report software defects, testing results, and quality metrics
- Collaborate with Quality Engineers on test automation and triaging of test results
- Clearly communicate moderate to complex tax issues to Product Management, Software Engineers, Technical Support, and Quality teams
- Build and maintain relationships with internal teams that require tax expertise
- Interact with customers and government agencies when required during the development and product lifecycle process
- Apply established practices and procedures to implement tax product changes
- Identify opportunities to improve tax development, testing, and operational processes
- Proactively seek guidance from senior tax professionals while continuously expanding tax and technical knowledge
- Support research projects, product improvements, and initiatives related to federal and state taxation
- Ensure all deliverables meet quality standards, business requirements, technical requirements, and compliance expectations
Skills
- • Strong understanding of federal and state taxation
- • Strong tax research, analysis, and interpretation skills
- • Strong business analysis skills and business acumen
- • Ability to translate complex tax legislation into logical requirements and business rules
- • Ability to develop and execute tax scenarios and software test cases
- • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- • Aptitude and willingness to learn tax content development programming skills
- • Highly organized with excellent attention to detail
- • Strong written and verbal communication skills
- • Consultative and customer-focused approach to problem solving
- • Ability to communicate complex tax concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- • Ability to collaborate effectively across Product, Engineering, Quality, Technical Support, and other functions
- • Ability to influence stakeholders and make informed product-related decisions
- • Positive change-agent mindset with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement
- • Strong computer skills, including proficiency with moderate to complex spreadsheet operations and other common business applications
- • Ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently deliver high-quality work
- • Strong commitment to accuracy, compliance, and customer experience
- • 3–7 years of income tax preparation or tax analysis experience
- • Previous in-depth experience using tax preparation software highly preferred
- • Experience with federal and state taxation
- • Experience researching and analyzing tax legislation, tax codes, regulations, forms, and instructions
- • Experience translating tax requirements or legislation into business rules, requirements, or software specifications
- • Experience with business analysis, requirements gathering, and documentation
- Previous in-depth experience utilizing tax preparation software is highly preferred
- Experience with multiple tax categories such as individual, business, non-profit, estates, or trusts preferred
- Experience developing and executing tax scenarios, test cases, or software validation preferred
- Experience identifying and reporting software defects or quality issues preferred
- Experience partnering with Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, Product Management, or Technical Support teams preferred
- Experience analyzing tax data, customer impact, or product risks preferred
- Experience supporting tax content development or tax technology initiatives preferred
- Experience interacting with customers or government agencies preferred
- Experience driving or contributing to research, process improvement, or product enhancement projects preferred
Benefits
- Eligible employees receive comprehensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Eligible employees receive supplemental coverage, including accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity.
- Eligible employees receive a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Eligible employees receive life and disability insurance.
- Eligible employees receive an employee assistance program.
- Eligible employees receive identity theft protection.
- Eligible employees receive legal support.
- Eligible employees receive auto and home insurance.
- Eligible employees receive pet insurance.
- Eligible employees receive employee discounts with some preferred vendors.
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