Corrections Specialist (Payroll Tax)

Location: Remote within the United States, or hybrid/in-office in New York City or San Francisco. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Availability is required during quarter-end and year-end filing periods, plus attendance at the annual 3-day company offsite each spring.

Salary: $83,300–$93,300 annual for remote U.S. roles; $98,000–$108,000 annual for roles based in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Seattle, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global provides embedded payroll API infrastructure that enables businesses to launch and operate payroll products.

What you will do

• Investigate payroll and payroll tax discrepancies, identify root causes, and assess their impact across employees, pay periods, quarters, and jurisdictions.
• Correct historical payroll records covering wages, taxes, benefits, deductions, exemptions, and work locations, then verify the results.
• Determine affected filings and required amendments, and document corrections for filing teams.
• Assess when corrected W-2C, 1099, and other employee or contractor tax forms are required.
• Reconcile tax accounts, calculate tax due, refunds, or credits, and coordinate collections or refunds.
• Communicate outcomes to partners and collaborate with Tax Operations, Payroll Operations, Engineering, Product, Risk, and Revenue on complex cases and process improvements.

Requirements

• 3–4 years of experience in payroll operations, payroll tax, tax compliance, or client-facing support for a payroll, HR technology, or fintech product.
• Hands-on experience with payroll corrections, account reconciliation, amendment processes, and corrected or amended tax forms.
• Working knowledge of multi-jurisdiction payroll tax, including federal employment taxes, state income tax, unemployment insurance, paid leave, disability programs, annual reconciliations, and local taxes.
• Strong investigative and data-analysis skills with advanced spreadsheet proficiency; SQL experience is beneficial.
• Ability to implement scalable process improvements and use AI tooling while validating accuracy.
• Experience with ticketing or case-management systems, especially Zendesk.

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed team across the United States with remote, hybrid, and office work options.
• Flexible paid time off and sick leave, plus generous paid parental leave and flexible return-to-work arrangements.
• 401(k), medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage from the first day.
• $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses.
• Annual company retreat, team offsites, events, and hackathons; office meals are provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays.