# Payroll & Tax Support Associate

**Company:** [Check](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/check)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $77k – $87k/yr
**Skills:** Payroll Tax Compliance, Tax Notice Resolution, Federal And State Agency Communication, Root Cause Investigation, Sop Documentation, Penalty Abatement, Payroll Systems, Regulatory Research
**Posted:** 2026-06-11

> Resolve tax notices and engage with agencies to fix payroll compliance issues. Strong curiosity, clear writing, and fast learning required; no prior tax experience needed.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Triage and resolve incoming tax notices, keeping partners updated with clear, timely status on each case.
- Engage directly with federal, state, and local agencies to drive resolution and pursue penalty abatement where possible.
- Investigate the root cause of every notice by researching agency rules, payroll history, and filing records — and document what you find.
- Maintain SOPs and update runbooks as you learn — your documentation will help the next person.

## What we're looking for
- You want to understand things deeply. You don't just complete a task — you want to actually understand why something works the way it does. You ask the follow-up question. You read the footnotes.
- You know how to find an answer. When you hit a wall, you figure out how to get around it. You don't wait to be handed information.
- You write clearly. You can take a confusing situation and explain it in plain language to someone who doesn't have the full context.
- You catch details. The work here is consequential — small errors matter, and you're the kind of person who notices them.
- You're okay not knowing things yet, but you learn fast. You can make progress in ambiguity, and pick up new concepts quickly.

## What we offer
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage, effective on their first day of work.
- Stock options, flexible PTO and sick leave, up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents, flexible return-to-work, 9 annual holidays, a 401k retirement plan, and a $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses.
- In New York, the expected salary for the role is between $77,000 - $87,000 per year.

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