# Tax Operations Specialist

**Company:** [Warp](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/warp)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $71k – $108k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Payroll Tax Compliance, Multi-State Tax Registration, Form 941, Mastertax, Google Sheets, Jira, Linear, Notion, Slack, Zoom
**Posted:** 2026-06-05

> Detail-oriented Tax Operations Specialist handling payroll tax notice resolution, agency communications, multi-state compliance, and customer support for a fast-growing AI payroll platform.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do

**Notice Resolution & Customer Support**
- Decode federal, state, and local payroll tax notices, translate tax jargon into plain English, and guide founders through resolution via email, Zoom, and Pylon

**Agency Communication**
- Draft letters, file responses, and represent Warp in conversations with IRS, state, and local tax agencies to resolve account discrepancies, penalties, and registration issues

**Tax Operations**
- Process state tax registrations, assist with jurisdiction setup across all 50 states, and support quarterly filings (Form 941 and state equivalents)

**Documentation & Tracking**
- Maintain detailed case notes in Linear and Notion, track tax issues using project management platforms, and perform tax reconciliations

**Process Improvement**
- Flag compliance trends and process gaps, turn recurring issues into FAQs and Founder Guides, and help improve workflows through automation initiatives

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**
- Partner with Customer Support, Engineering, Product, and third-party administrators to test new tools and address client tax questions

**Year-End Support**
- Assist with end of year preparation and other annual compliance processes

## What You Need

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2-4 years of payroll or payroll tax experience
- Strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills - rigorously track every deadline, document, and follow-up
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex tax concepts for non-technical audiences
- Comfort juggling high notice volume and shifting priorities while maintaining exceptional customer experience
- Experience with project management tools (Jira, Linear) and collaboration platforms (Slack, Zoom, Notion)
- Proficiency with Google Sheets for data analysis and reconciliation
- Experience with Mastertax or similar tax filing platforms
- Comfortable making phone calls to tax agencies and researching compliance requirements
- Willingness and openness to learn new things daily

## Nice To Have

- Multi-state payroll tax compliance experience (NY and CA experience a bonus)
- Experience with penalty waiver processes and agency negotiations
- Active CPA license
- Background in high-growth SaaS or payroll/HR startup
- Familiarity with third-party administrator workflows
- Interest in process improvement and automation

## What We Offer

- Direct mentorship from experienced tax operations professionals
- Opportunity to own end-to-end tax compliance processes
- Exposure to emerging tax tech and AI tools
- Collaborative team environment with clear career growth path
- Competitive salary and benefits

**Benefits at Warp:**
- 100% Health Coverage: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents
- 401(k) Matching: Start investing in your future from day one
- Unlimited PTO: Flexible PTO policy
- Commuter Benefits: Pre-tax commuter benefits for your daily trip to our NYC office
- Catered Lunch Daily
- Quarterly Offsites

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