Payroll Tax Project Intern(HROP)- 2026 Start

Location: San Jose, California, United States of America Department: HR

The HROP Payroll Ops team strives to be the trusted partner to the employees as we respect and value their opinions and honoring our promise in handling sensitive data with integrity. We are committed to innovation in continuous systematization and process optimization to achieve our full potential and we endeavor to provide a positive end-to-end employee experience in salary and benefit processing.

We aspire to be the leading payroll ops team by providing excellent support to the employees in our industry in order for them to excel in their career. The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate, highly independent, self-driven with a growth mindset and is keen on accepting challenges yet remain humble with the aim of learning and growing with the team.

As a Project Intern, you will contribute to impactful short-term projects and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, professional environment. This internship offers the opportunity to develop practical skills, apply your knowledge to real-world challenges, and explore your career interests.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

• Research payroll tax legislation changes and assess business impact of tax law changes;
• Research and provide up to date tax rates for US jurisdictions;
• Assist in building and maintaining payroll tax database;
• Support to ensure tax registrations are up to date across US states;
• Prepare draft tax technical positions papers for review by management before implementation;
• Support to test payroll system updates, document test scenarios, validate results, and report defects;
• Review large datasets and extract insights to inform payroll tax processes/policies；
• Data preparation and coordination to support completion of tax returns；
• Other payroll tax duties as assigned;
• Demonstrable interest in pursuing a career in payroll tax, tax technology, payroll operations, with an eagerness to develop knowledge of federal, state, and local tax requirements and technology enabled compliance processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Undergraduate in computer science, accounting, law, finance or a related discipline.
• Detail oriented, excellent analytical skills, ability to take initiative with a strong interest in US payroll taxes;
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple data cycles, and meet tight deadlines;
• Strong communication skills to explain data issues and findings to cross-functional partners;
• Detail oriented, organized, and efficient in work processes;
• Exceptional research and writing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, MS Excel Power Query/Pivot, or other BI tools to perform analysis and reconciliations;

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