Tax Analyst Programmer

Our client, a fintech company, is seeking a Tax Analyst Programmer.
 
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Title: Tax Analyst Programmer
Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid)
Pay rate: $35.00 - $42 /hour
Duration: 6+ months (Possibility of extension)

Duties:
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 Client 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
Builds and maintains relationships with internal groups that require tax expertise
Customer interaction to gather learnings or provide assistance
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
Applies standard practices and procedures to implement tax product changes, and regularly experiments with ways to improve these processes
Proactively seeks and obtains guidance from Senior and Staff Tax Analysts, and uses these opportunities to develop skills and knowledge
Routinely demonstrates effective execution of development processes
Continuously develops research and analysis skills for federal and state tax legislation, code, regulations, forms and instructions
Able to clearly communicate moderate to complex federal and state tax issues to Product Management, Software Engineers, Technical Support and Quality specialists to facilitate their understanding of relevant issues
Develops test cases based on tax scenarios and executes the scenarios to validate and verify accuracy and completeness of the software.
Reports defects and quality metrics, and collaborates with Quality Engineers on automation of the tests and triaging of test results
Drives or leads improvement and research projects
 
Skills & Experience:
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

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
 
Fair Chance Employment
Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
 
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. 
 
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
 
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