Overview
Come join the ProConnect Tax Group as a Tax Analyst Programmer II in the Plano office. Be part of the team that builds Lacerte and Intuit Tax Online content for individual and business tax professionals.
What you’ll bring
- Strong understanding of federal and state taxation, preferably in multiple tax categories: Individual, business, non-profit, estates and trusts, etc.
- 3-7 years income tax preparation or analysis experience
- Previous in-depth utilization of tax preparation software is highly preferred
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Moderate level of understanding of software best practices and coding techniques
- Possess or able to quickly learn and apply tax content development tools (both print and electronic filing)
- Possess or able to quickly learn testing processes to validate work, whether automated or manual
- Effective interpersonal skills, which translates into the ability to partner for commitment and action, communication, as well as listening
- Cultural and organizational fit at Intuit and in Tax Content; emotional intelligence, business acumen, professional maturity, motivation for taking on this role
- BS/BA in Business Accounting, or Computer Science or equivalent related experience
- Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA or EA certification
- Previous exposure and development coding software. Coding tax software specifically is a significant plus
- Knowledge or experience working in an Agile/Scrum team environment a plus
- Deep understanding of tax software products
How you will lead
- Maintains existing tax programs and related products ensuring offering is in compliance with taxing agencies regulations and guidelines within established deadlines
- Research, analyze and interpret federal and state tax legislation, code, regulations, forms and instructions
- Applies standard practices and procedures to implement moderate tax product changes via code and internal software
- Able to learn and perform unit testing and quality assurance checks to ensure that no unintended changes are introduced during the annual update cycle
- Proactively seeks and obtains guidance from more experienced team members and uses these opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge
- Work in a team environment using Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Complete an expected level of work within the sprint
- Identifies, proposes and implements process improvements in their team or work area