Lead Tax Programmer

4 weeks ago

Calgary, Canada H&R Block Canada Full time

Lead, Tax Programmer


For over 60 years, H&R Block has prepared taxes for millions of Canadians annually. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, we serve taxpayers in more than 1,000+ offices, through our upload from home service, and online with our DIY tax software. Our dedicated team of Tax Experts use the latest in electronic processing and filing technology to prepare all types of returns, including personal, small business, corporate, farm, trucker, fishing, U.S., rental and estate.


Becoming an H&R Block Associate is an opportunity to grow with the strongest brand in the tax preparation industry. We are looking for people who want to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities. We know that the ability to deliver outstanding client service starts with having the best talent on our team, and if you want to be part of our success story then we want to hear from you


The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Manager, Tax Development, the Lead, Tax Programmer will be part of a collaborative, agile team responsible for the end-to-end design, development, implementation, maintenance, compliance and accuracy of the tax software.


You will lead collaboration with all stakeholders for the tax software including architecture design, contributions to data design decisions and business requirements. Your contributions in this role will pave the path forward and shape the future of H&R Block.


Key Areas of Responsibility:

  • Lead the application of design patterns within the Tax Platform team being mindful of scalability and performance.
  • Establish, promote, review, and refine coding standards within the team.
  • Support, coach, and mentor fellow Tax Platform team members.
  • Collaborate with user-experience designers, technical writers, business domain experts, database administrators and quality assurance to build new products and features which will help take our business to the next level.
  • Translate complex technical concepts into non-technical language for consumption by Tax Compliance and Accuracy Team members, Product Owners, and business stakeholders.
  • Assist with workload management of ad hoc requests and delegation of business requests to ensure timely completion of all deliverables and contribute to work effort estimates.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to scope project deliverables, dependencies, and timelines.
  • Lead technical decision-making.
  • Design and document solution architecture in collaboration with other technical leads and stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with DevOps and Microservices to advocate for and lead the resolution of outstanding technical debt.


Key Qualifications:

  • Post secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum five years of professional experience in software development.
  • IT project management experience is an asset.
  • Experience with JAVA-based technologies.
  • Mastery of object-oriented development principles, design patterns, methodologies, and architectures.
  • Must have experience with either Azure or AWS cloud-based development.
  • Knowledge of .NET based technologies is considered an asset.
  • Experience with HTML, jQuery, CSS/SCSS and related technologies is an asset.
  • Three years’ experience with tax compliance, regulatory, and certification processes is preferred but not required.
  • Deep curiosity of personal taxation.
  • Ability to interpret tax law and research complex tax scenarios, then translate into non-technical terms.
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and agile team environment.
  • Passionate about software development.
  • Ability and enthusiasm to lead and mentor colleagues.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.


Do you have a passion for taxation and software development, along with the skills and qualifications required for this GREAT opportunity?


If so, we invite you to send your resume to employment.opportunities@hrblock.ca, including the position title in the subject line.


We encourage all interested individuals to apply. Successful candidates must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for any employer. Proof of legal authorization to work in Canada will be required as part of the recruitment process. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.


H&R Block fosters a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

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