Senior Payroll Tax SME & Resolution Lead

Intuit; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax Processor to lead end-to-end resolution of payroll tax issues across notices, corrections, and amendments. You will own the most complex cases and mentor junior staff while collaborating with Corrections, Amendments, and Tax Notice teams.

This role offers flexible scheduling, minimum 20 hours per week, overtime eligibility, and a pathway to CPP/EA distinctions. Prior multi-state tax experience is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of payroll tax experience with focus on tax defect resolution across multiple states.
• Expert knowledge of State and Federal payroll tax notices; ability to draft penalty abatement requests and agency response letters.
• Hands-on experience preparing and approving amended Federal (Form 941-X, W-2c) and State payroll tax returns across multiple states.
• Deep knowledge of federal payroll tax law: FICA, FUTA, FITW, and payroll tax deposits.

Responsibilities

• Resolve the most complex State and Federal payroll tax notices in the team’s queue, owning full lifecycle from intake to closure.
• Prepare and file amended Federal and State payroll tax returns across 10+ states end-to-end, including reconciliation and W-2c prep.
• Diagnose and resolve payroll tax errors across multiple pay periods, tracing to originating payroll runs and driving correction workflows.
• Maintain high productivity in resolving Corrections, Amendments, and Notice requests with high accuracy.
• Monitor WIP daily; identify aging cases and blockers; propose resolutions to leadership.
• Serve as primary real-time resource for Senior Processors, coaching on resolution process.

Skills

Payroll tax expert

State notices

Form 941-X

W-2c reconciliation

Multi-state tax

Lead SME

Coaching staff

Excel reconciliation

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Equivalent experience accepted

Tools

Job description

Intuit is seeking a Senior Payroll Tax Processor to lead end-to-end resolution of payroll tax issues across notices, corrections, and amendments. You will own the most complex cases and mentor junior staff while collaborating with Corrections, Amendments, and Tax Notice teams.

This role offers flexible scheduling, minimum 20 hours per week, overtime eligibility, and a pathway to CPP/EA distinctions. Prior multi-state tax experience is essential.