Tax Preparation Tester (contract) Job at Thomson Reuters in Ann Arbor

We are looking for experienced tax preparation professionals to join our development team. As a Tax Preparation Tester with Thomson Reuters, you will make an immediate impact on how our clients accomplish their work. You will be testing and comparing data input and outputs from our gold standard UltraTax product using in-house development testing tools. In this role, you will analyze form instructions, and prepare test scenarios, including electronic files from various entities and our internal sources to contribute to providing the most reliable and intuitive tax software in the industry.

Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Thomson Reuters offers an alternative career path for experienced Tax Professionals. As a Tax Preparation Tester, you will utilize your tax knowledge and experience in a unique, flexible work environment - where the focus is on accomplishing goals rather than just completing tasks. If you like to have control over your daily work and contribute as a part of a team, then this opportunity may be for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent experience
• Four or more years of recent income tax preparation experience
• Extensive working knowledge of complex tax reporting requirements, including tax research
• Strong communication and computer skills

Desired Experience

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Enrolled Agent (EA)
• Four or more years of individual, partnership and/or S Corporation, or C Corporation, estates and trusts tax preparation experience
• Experience with electronic filing of tax returns
• State, city, and local income tax preparation
• Foreign tax entity preparation
• Knowledgeable about more complex tax scenarios such as at risk, passive losses, basis calculations, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of recent tax law changes

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Analyze tax forms and related laws to ensure our software is kept current
• Write and/or communicate program defect specifications for software engineers
• Test software products for correct calculations and flow throughout returns
• Provide feedback on the tax software for ease of use and clarity of program capabilities
• Other responsibilities as needed such as help with user documentation

The pay rate that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $43.48-53.38r USD

Our optional benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

Tundra Technical Solutions (the operator of this Talent Community) is a global leader of contingent talent services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

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