# Tax Operations Specialist at Warp

> Hybrid · United States · Unspecified · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Awarp%3Abe607bee-0548-4733-9d47-bce0aeac4429 (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Warp](https://alderhq.app/companies/warp)
- Location text: New York
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Hybrid · United States (evidence: "Location: New York")
- Posted: 2026-06-05 (154 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/warp/be607bee-0548-4733-9d47-bce0aeac4429
- Skills listed (inferred): LLMs

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $70k–$110k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (New York, n 2353): p25 $75k, median $120k, p75 $175k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 2 ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))

## Description (the employer's text)

### About Warp

Warp is the AI-native Employee Management Platform for ambitious companies. HRIS, payroll, benefits, IT, tax compliance, and more, all built from scratch on one AI-native platform.

Every company runs on its people, and the software that manages them is some of the oldest in the enterprise. Incumbents like ADP and Workday built their businesses on complexity and large ops teams. Warp is built for AI to be the primary operator. Every advance in LLM capability widens our lead.

We process $X billion in annual payments for high-growth companies across all 50 US states + globally.

We've raised $85M from Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Peak XV, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher), and Y Combinator, alongside operators including Tobi Lütke (Shopify), Claire Hughes Johnson (Stripe), and the founders of Dropbox and Replit. Our team comes from MIT, Ramp, Brex, Google, Gusto, Rippling, and more.

We hire people who ship constantly, own outcomes, and care about craft. If you want to automate an entire category of work that every company depends on, this is the place.

### About The Role

We're looking for a detail-oriented Tax Operations Specialist to join our payroll tax compliance team. You'll directly report to our Tax Operations Lead, becoming the first line of defense when customers receive payroll tax notices. This role combines technical tax expertise with exceptional customer service - you'll investigate issues, communicate with tax agencies, and guide founders through resolutions with clarity and confidence.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 2-4 years of payroll tax experience who wants to deepen their multi-state compliance expertise while helping build scalable processes at a fast-growing startup.

### 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 - you 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

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