Tax Preparer - Remote (fulltime)

WHO WE ARE

We help empower companies to build their own unique payroll service. On top of our easy-to-use payroll API, we are pioneering an all-inclusive tax engine to democratize a broken and cumbersome process providing accessibility to small, medium, and large businesses and helping Americans get paid.

Backed by over $14 million in funding by top investors such as Y Combinator, Spark Capital (Marqeta, Coinbase, Affirm), and Robinhood's Founder; Vlad Tenev, we are projected to be a forerunner in embedded payroll with an industry amassing billions of dollars in untapped revenue.

Our mission is to empower companies to become their own fin-tech company using our simple, seamless, and forward-thinking payroll technology and we'd love to learn more about you and how you could be a fit for our growing team!

This role is open to remote full-time (PST core working hours) with 1-2 company sponsored trips to San Francisco per year. The base compensation will be around $60-65k with a $5-10k bonus per year.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an energetic tax preparer to join our growing tax operations team. This role will report into our CEO and will work closely with other Tax Management (CPA) professionals to help Zeal prepare withholding reports, W-2, 1099 as well as manually review and QA tax filings.

SOME THINGS YOU MAY BE WORKING ON

• Manually arrange transaction tax returns utilizing various methods (Paper, E File, EDI Upload) with various government agencies
• Communicate with tax agencies to resolve discrepancies in tax filing submissions 
• Reconcile tax accounts
• Prepare and review tax reports and forms
• Answer client questions in regards to their tax filings 
• Build and maintain internal tax operational processes for Zeal 

YOU HAVE

• 2-3 years of experience working as a tax preparer in the US
• Experience high volume tax return filings 
• Possess active PTIN (Preparer Tax Identification Number)
• Prior tax preparation experience in a tax practice or corporate setting required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Critical thinking, problem solving, research skills and determination
• Strong research skills and the ability to quickly use online resources to find answers

NICE-TO-HAVE

• Certified Enrolled Agent, Tax Preparer, IRIS Preparer
• Interest in joining a fun start-up! 

OUR CULTURE

We are located in the SoMa district of San Francisco and we value in-person collaboration and communication as we grow and scale our business. We are a tight-knit, inclusive community that is into: music 🎵, cocktails 🍹, pets 🐈🐕, ping-pong 🏓 and above all else ~ high quality espresso ☕ but more importantly we value championing for our employees to bring their authentic true selves to work and aim to provide a fun and collaborative work environment for everyone!

OUR BENEFITS

• 🩺  100% health coverage premium paid by company; vision, dental
• 💸  Competitive salary and equity for all employees
• 🏃🏻‍♀️ Monthly wellness stipend
• 👩🏽‍💻  At-home office setup stipend
• 📸  Free professional headshot for your LinkedIn
• 🍿 🍹 Free snacks and drinks and Friday happy hours
• 🦓  Awesome Swag

OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS

This is our process for most of our roles, but sometimes stages are subject to change from time to time, but we will definitely notify you of the change ahead of time.

Step 1: Chat with our recruiter

Step 2: Take-Home Assignment

Step 3: Chat with the hiring manager

Step 4: Presentation/Final Interview with the team

After a few days to 1 week, we will get back to you with a decision

Our company (Puzzl Group, aka Zeal) is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.