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Entry Level Seasonal Tax Preparer

Jackson Hewitt
Pittsburgh, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 May 2025
💰 $35,000/yr

About the role

Benefits:
  • Competitive pay
  • Employee discounts
  • Flexible schedule
Entry-Level Seasonal Tax Preparer

No experience needed! 

Your Purpose: 

Doing taxes is much more than filling in some forms. For most Americans, their tax return is the biggest single financial event of the year. That’s where you come in! The role you play is critical to our success, and together we are “Working Hard for the Hardest Working Americans.” This mission drives our passionate team as we ease clients' stress and provide exceptional customer service and top-notch tax knowledge.

At Jackson Hewitt, we offer invaluable guidance through tax codes, rules, and processes with integrity, quality, and consistency—services that many taxpayers do not receive from DIY or other providers. We take pride in that.

Flexible Schedules:

  • Day, Night & Weekend shifts available
  • Full-time & Part-time positions
  • Seasonal positions only: From January to Mid of April

We invite you back year after year, so you can always count on the extra money and work in the winter! Several positions are available! Work available in Store Fronts or Retail Locations!

Are you:

  • New to the workforce?
  • Someone who has gaps in their work history or is looking to boost their skills and resume?
  • Retired, a Veteran, or military personnel transitioning from the service or part of a military family that moves often with deployments?
  • Looking to learn a new career and break into the tax industry?
  • Someone without a college diploma? No problem!
  • Experienced tax preparer? We strongly encourage you to apply!
  • A  student looking for a paid internship?  
If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity to learn new skills and make an impact, apply today!
What You’ll Do:

  • As a Seasonal Tax Preparer, you will provide guidance, explain, prepare, and complete accurate tax-related forms for clients, which may include multi-year, multi-state, and year-end tax forms.
  • Stay updated on tax laws and regulations to provide accurate information and guidance to clients and staff.
  • Career development: Grow your tax expertise and expand your professional skills through continuous training and development opportunities.

Skills for Success:

  • Passion for providing extraordinary customer service
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment
  • Basic knowledge of computer functions and math
  • Commitment, willingness, and capability to complete tax courses
  • PTIN Certification: Yes...we help with this!
Compensation: $15.50 - $17.50 per hour


Working at Jackson Hewitt

Jackson Hewitt is an innovator with nearly 6,000 locations, and we’re on a mission to change the face of the tax industry. We are an industry-leading provider of full-service individual, federal, and state income tax preparation with offices across the country. Jackson Hewitt is always seeking to improve its financial products, promotions, and partnerships so clients get more.

Taxes are fun (really!)

Jackson Hewitt is proud to offer free tax training as well as continuing education for tax preparers across the country. With nearly 6,000 locations to choose from, there's likely a Jackson Hewitt location near you, including at your local Walmart store. Tax preparers have flexible scheduling and various rewards too.


PTIN Certification: Yes

By submitting this form, I hereby acknowledge that most Jackson Hewitt locations are operated by independent franchisees and not Jackson Hewitt or its affiliates. I further acknowledge that franchisees are independent employers and separate companies and employers from Jackson Hewitt Inc., and set their own employment policies and practices. Franchisees are the exclusive employer of their employees and as such are solely responsible for all employment-related matters and decisions in their locations. Specifically, with regard to employees of franchisees, such franchisees, and not Jackson Hewitt, will have exclusive control over all employment-related decisions, including decisions concerning hiring, firing, wages, conditions of employment, discipline, staffing, or any other day-to-day employment issue. Jackson Hewitt Inc. will have no obligation or right to control any franchise employment issue relating to employees of a Jackson Hewitt franchisee. By applying for a job at a franchise-operated location, I understand that the information I provide will be forwarded to the franchisee in order for t

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