Senior Payroll Tax SME — Remote & Flexible Hours

Intuit; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Benefits

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Staff Payroll Tax Processor to act as a senior SME, resolving complex state and federal payroll tax notices, amendments, and corrections. You will own the most challenging cases, mentor junior staff, and develop SOPs and knowledge bases to elevate team performance.

The role focuses on tax defect resolution and cross-functional collaboration with Corrections, Amendments, Pay & File, and Tax Notice teams. Flexible, high-impact work awaits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of payroll tax experience with a focus on tax defect resolution across multiple states.
• Expert knowledge of state and federal payroll tax notice types and agency responses.
• Experience preparing amended Federal and State payroll tax returns (Form 941-X, W-2c) across multiple states.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex state and federal payroll tax notices, ownership from intake to closure.
• Prepare and file amended payroll tax returns across 10+ states end-to-end.
• Diagnose payroll tax errors spanning multiple periods; drive corrections to resolution.
• Maintain high productivity resolving correction, amendment, and notice requests with accuracy.
• Coach senior processors and share knowledge to build team capability.
• Contribute to SOPs, KB articles, and team process improvements.

Skills

Payroll tax defect resolution

State & Federal notices

Lead / SME experience

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Job description

Intuit is seeking a Staff Payroll Tax Processor to act as a senior SME, resolving complex state and federal payroll tax notices, amendments, and corrections. You will own the most challenging cases, mentor junior staff, and develop SOPs and knowledge bases to elevate team performance.

The role focuses on tax defect resolution and cross-functional collaboration with Corrections, Amendments, Pay & File, and Tax Notice teams. Flexible, high-impact work awaits.