Senior Payroll Tax Problem Solver

Salsa; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Salsa builds embedded payroll infrastructure for US and Canada. You will handle corrections, amendments, and tax notices, tracing root causes and ensuring accurate resolutions. You’ll work with partners across tax operations, product, and engineering to implement lasting fixes.

Expected to document solutions and help automate repetitive tasks, while conveying clear explanations to partners and employers alike.

Qualifications

• Hands-on corrections, amendments, and notice resolution experience at a payroll provider.
• Ability to recognize patterns linking Q1 details to Q3 notices and reconciliations.
• Interest in AI and process design; willingness to script and improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex payroll corrections, including wage classification and retroactive changes.
• Prepare and file amended returns (941-X, state/local, W-2c) through agency acceptance.
• Own tax notices end to end: research, respond, abatements, close loop with partners.
• Identify patterns and collaborate with tax ops, product, and engineering for fixes.
• Be the expert partners rely on; explain resolutions to non-specialists.
• Document solutions and help automate repeatable steps to speed future cases.

Skills

Corrections experience

Systems thinking

Curiosity about AI

Clear writing

Education

CPP or FPC

Canadian payroll experience

Job description

Salsa builds embedded payroll infrastructure for US and Canada. You will handle corrections, amendments, and tax notices, tracing root causes and ensuring accurate resolutions. You’ll work with partners across tax operations, product, and engineering to implement lasting fixes.

Expected to document solutions and help automate repetitive tasks, while conveying clear explanations to partners and employers alike.