Business Systems Analyst

block; United States; Remote; USD 136,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Family planning support

Reasonable accommodations

Job summary

Block, a consumer-focused financial technology company, is hiring a Tax Product Specialist to keep in-product tax offerings current with evolving federal and state laws. The role sits at the intersection of tax expertise, product design, and software engineering, overseeing planning, design, development, and execution for millions of customers.

This position suits a seasoned tax specialist or analyst who wants to influence a consumer-scale product inside a fast-growing software organization.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a tax analyst or specialist working on a tax software product.
• Demonstrated judgment and intuition, methodical and highly organized with high accuracy.
• Experience creating regression test scenarios and supporting QA of behavior and accuracy.
• Effective written and verbal communication for explaining tax changes to varied audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Ability to read and interpret code; Java experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of federal and state annual tax updates.
• Use AI-assisted tools to compare forms, map code, draft requirements, and refine outputs.
• Translate tax law changes into UI requirements, help text, calculations, PDFs, e-file/XML outputs, and testing.
• Make and review targeted code changes, especially constants, using official sources and PR workflow.
• Partner with tax product peers, engineers, and QA through peer review and testing.
• Triage filing defects and coordinate resolutions with tax agencies and stakeholders.

Skills

Tax analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Code interpretation

QA/testing

Communication

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Regression testing

Job description

Role overview

A consumer-focused financial technology company is building a new way for people to file taxes as an alternative to traditional online DIY preparation tools and is hiring a Tax Product Specialist to keep that product current with each year's federal and state tax law changes. The role sits at the intersection of tax expertise, product design, and software engineering, overseeing the planning, design, development, and execution of in-product tax offerings used by millions of customers. It is a strong fit for a seasoned tax specialist or analyst who wants to influence a consumer-scale product inside a fast-growing software organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of federal and state annual tax updates, from source research through launch.
• Use AI-assisted tools and automation to compare forms, map code, draft requirements, and refine outputs with applied tax knowledge.
• Translate tax law changes into clear requirements for UI and help text, calculations and constants, PDFs, e-file and XML outputs, and testing.
• Make and review targeted code changes, especially constants, using official sources and the team's pull-request workflow.
• Partner with tax product peers, engineers, and quality engineers through peer review, certification, regression, and launch testing.
• Triage filing defects and rejections, and coordinate resolutions with tax agencies and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Prior experience as a tax analyst or specialist working on a tax software product.
• Demonstrated judgment and intuition, with a methodical, highly organized, and detail-oriented approach and a high level of accuracy.
• Experience creating regression test scenarios and supporting QA of behavior and accuracy.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for explaining tax changes to varied audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Ability to read and interpret code, with Java experience considered a plus.

Nice to have

• Enrolled Agent certification.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification.
• Contagious passion for tax.

Benefits and work setup

• Distributed, remote-friendly organization with employees working across office and home locations globally.
• Market-based pay with U.S. base salary ranges varying by location zone, generally spanning roughly $135,800 to $245,400 USD depending on geography, skills, and experience.
• Benefits include medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, modern family planning support, and reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process.