Tax Analyst

Russell Tobin; California (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Tax Analyst Programmer I to move beyond traditional tax prep and work with tax technology, software development, and product quality.

You will interpret federal and state tax law, translate changes into software requirements, develop business rules, calculations, and tax scenarios, and create test cases to verify software accuracy. Collaboration with engineers, product management, and QA is essential.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of professional income tax preparation or tax analysis experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with individual and business tax returns.
• Strong understanding of federal and state taxation.
• Experience researching and interpreting tax laws and regulations.
• Experience using professional tax-preparation software.
• Hands-on coding/automation experience or strong practical experience with modern AI tools is highly valuable.

Responsibilities

• Interpret federal and state tax law and translate changes into clear software requirements.
• Develop business rules, calculations, and tax scenarios.
• Research tax legislation, regulations, forms, and instructions.
• Create and execute test cases to verify tax-software accuracy.
• Identify defects and collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Management, and QA.
• Help improve tax-content development and testing processes.
• Potentially support programming or automation related to tax-law changes.

Skills

Tax research

Tax prep & analysis

Coding / automation

AI tools

Software concepts

Communication & detail

Tools

Tax software

Job description

Looking for a tax professional who wants to take their experience beyond traditional tax preparation and work closer to tax technology, software development, and product quality.

This Tax Analyst Programmer I opportunity with Intuit is ideal for someone who understands how tax law works in practice and is interested in translating that knowledge into requirements, calculations, business rules, and test scenarios used in tax software.

What you’ll do

• Interpret federal and state tax law and translate changes into clear software requirements
• Develop business rules, calculations, and tax scenarios
• Research tax legislation, regulations, forms, and instructions
• Create and execute test cases to verify tax-software accuracy
• Identify defects and collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Management, and QA
• Help improve tax-content development and testing processes
• Potentially support programming or automation related to tax-law changes

What we’re looking for

• 3–7 years of professional income tax preparation or tax analysis experience
• Strong hands‑on experience with individual and business tax returns
• Strong understanding of federal and state taxation
• Experience researching and interpreting tax laws and regulations
• Experience using professional tax‑preparation software
• Strong analytical and business‑analysis skills
• Comfort working with technical teams and software concepts
• Hands‑on coding/automation experience or strong practical experience with modern AI tools is highly valuable
• Strong communication and attention to detail

Experience with returns such as 1040, 1065, 1120, and 1120‑S is especially relevant.

Pay: $42/hour W2

Level: Mid‑level / 3–7 years

This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys tax but wants to move into a role where tax expertise directly influences software used by millions of customers.

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace