Tax Analyst

Russell Tobin; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

comprehensive healthcare coverage (not

401(k)-retirement savings

life & disability insurance

employee assistance program

legal support

auto, home insurance

pet insurance

Job summary

Russell Tobin is seeking a Tax Analyst Programmer I who blends tax expertise with software testing and product development. You will translate tax regulations into software requirements and validate calculations across federal and state returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

You will collaborate with product, engineering, and QA teams to improve the end-to-end tax software experience, research tax law changes, and develop test cases to ensure ongoing compliance.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of tax preparation or tax analysis experience.
• Strong hands-on experience preparing individual and business tax returns.
• Strong tax research and tax compliance background.
• Solid understanding of federal and state taxation.

Responsibilities

• Research federal and state tax law changes.
• Translate tax regulations into clear business and software requirements.
• Validate tax calculations, forms, and tax scenarios for accuracy and compliance.
• Develop test cases and identify software defects.
• Partner with product, engineering, and quality teams.
• Help improve the end-to-end tax software experience.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Software testing

Requirements analysis

Product development

Programming / scripting

Tools

Professional tax software

Job description

Looking to take your tax expertise beyond traditional return preparation and into tax technology?

We’re hiring a Tax Analyst Programmer I for an opportunity where you’ll combine hands-on tax knowledge with software testing, requirements analysis, and product development.

What you’ll be doing:

• Research federal and state tax law changes
• Translate tax regulations into clear business and software requirements
• Validate tax calculations, forms, and tax scenarios for accuracy and compliance
• Develop test cases and identify software defects
• Partner with product, engineering, and quality teams
• Help improve the end-to-end tax software experience

What we’re looking for:

• 3–7 years of tax preparation or tax analysis experience
• Strong hands-on experience preparing both individual and business tax returns
• Strong tax research and tax compliance background
• Solid understanding of federal and state taxation
• Experience with professional tax preparation software
• Any programming or scripting experience is a strong plus

This is a great opportunity for a tax professional who wants to expand into tax technology while still using their core tax expertise.

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
• 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 Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.