Remote Senior Payroll Tax SME — Notices & Amendments

Intuit; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Job summary

Intuit seeks a Staff Payroll Tax Processor to lead complex state and federal notices, amendments, and corrections. This role acts as a technical lead, training peers while owning the most challenging cases in the queue.

You will drive process improvements and ensure knowledge transfer to the team. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in payroll tax defect resolution, strong state/federal notice experience, and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of payroll tax experience focusing on tax defect resolution across multiple states.
• Expert knowledge of state and federal payroll tax notices; draft penalty abatement requests and agency responses.
• Experience preparing amended Form 941-X and W-2c across states, including local requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills for reconciliation and audit trail work.

Responsibilities

• Resolve the most complex payroll tax notices across multiple states and quarters, owning the full case lifecycle.
• Prepare and file amended Federal and State payroll tax returns (Form 941-X, W-2c) end-to-end.
• Diagnose payroll tax errors across pay periods; trace to originating payroll runs and drive corrections.
• Maintain high productivity resolving correction, amendment, and notice requests with accuracy.
• Monitor WIP, identify aging cases and blockers; propose resolutions with root-cause analysis.
• Serve as real-time resource for senior processors, mentoring and coaching team members.
• Coaching sessions at least quarterly; adjust frequency for knowledge gaps.
• Contribute to team huddles, QA, and process improvement meetings.
• Author and review SOPs and KB articles; identify recurring errors and corrective actions.
• Identify trends in compliance issues and drive implementation with stakeholders.
• Support cross-functional collaboration to resolve interconnected issues end-to-end.

Skills

Payroll tax expertise

Tax defect resolution

Lead / SME experience

Coaching junior staff

Strong written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business

CPP / EA certification preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

Intuit seeks a Staff Payroll Tax Processor to lead complex state and federal notices, amendments, and corrections. This role acts as a technical lead, training peers while owning the most challenging cases in the queue.

You will drive process improvements and ensure knowledge transfer to the team. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in payroll tax defect resolution, strong state/federal notice experience, and advanced Excel skills.