Senior Payroll Tax SME — Complex Notices & Amendments

Intuit, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Job summary

Intuit, Inc. is seeking a Staff Payroll Tax Processor to lead the end-to-end resolution of payroll tax issues across notices, corrections, and amendments. You will own the most complex cases and coach junior staff while improving processes that support customers.

The role focuses on tax defect resolution, not general payroll processing, with emphasis on delivering accurate amended returns and timely agency responses across multiple states. Flexible hours may apply for SelectTime engagements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of payroll tax experience with focus on tax defect resolution for notices, amended returns, and corrections across multiple states.
• Expert knowledge of state and federal payroll tax notice types; ability to draft penalty abatement requests and agency responses.
• Hands-on experience preparing amended Federal (Form 941-X, W-2c) and State payroll tax returns across states, including PA, OH, etc.
• Deep knowledge of federal payroll tax law: FICA, FUTA, FITW, deposit schedules, penalties and interest.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex state/federal payroll tax notices, owning the full case lifecycle from intake to closure.
• Prepare and file amended payroll tax returns across 10+ states end-to-end, with reconciliations and SSA/W-2c steps.
• Diagnose and resolve payroll tax errors spanning multiple periods or jurisdictions; trace to original payroll run.
• Maintain high productivity resolving corrections, amendments, and notices with accuracy.
• Monitor WIP and identify aging cases; drive root-cause analysis to unblock blockers.
• Coach senior processors and trainees, sharing resolution processes and best practices.

Skills

Payroll tax expert

Notice response

Amended returns

Multi-state taxes

Excel skills

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Intuit, Inc. is seeking a Staff Payroll Tax Processor to lead the end-to-end resolution of payroll tax issues across notices, corrections, and amendments. You will own the most complex cases and coach junior staff while improving processes that support customers.

The role focuses on tax defect resolution, not general payroll processing, with emphasis on delivering accurate amended returns and timely agency responses across multiple states. Flexible hours may apply for SelectTime engagements.