--- title: 'Payroll Tax Coordinator at Sequoia' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/payroll-tax-coordinator-sequoia-tempe-fccpb36syf6y' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Payroll Tax Coordinator at Sequoia - **Company:** Sequoia - **Location:** Tempe, AZ - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sequoia/be0bdc69-8d4d-4b35-b5d2-5179f9a03ce7 ## Job description Who We Are: Sequoia is the strategic partner helping investor-backed companies of all sizes achieve their business goals through smarter people spend. For 24 years, we’ve guided the most innovative employers to navigate growth and get the most out of their global people investment. With our expert advisory team and integrated platform, we help clients drive business impact through their total comp and benefits, improving executive decision making, controlling costs, protecting the business, and elevating the employee experience. Visit Sequoia.com http://Sequoia.com or follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/sequoia-tpi/%22%20/t%20%22_blank to learn more. This job is located in Tempe, Arizona and you must be able to commute into the office. What You Get to Do: The Payroll Tax Coordinator is responsible for maintaining an efficient and accurate tax payment and filing operation. Sequoia One is our newest service offering, providing HR outsourcing to help tech startups grow quickly and safely. - Manage incoming tax correspondence received via email, US mail, DocuSign, RightSignature, etc. in a timely manner. - Support tax notice resolution by uploading documents to cases, routing documents to appropriate internal teams, and properly categorizing these requests. - Support Payroll Tax Specialists by submitting tax documents to agencies for processing. Interface with various tax agencies to follow up on requests, obtain new account information, and help with different problem resolution activities. - Support new client location processing and assist with maintaining client payroll tax account information in our systems. (PrismHR, MasterTax ADP SmartCompliance, Salesforce, etc.) - Assist with compliance related reporting tasks for quarter-end, year-end, and other required frequencies. - Additional projects and tasks assigned on an as needed basis. What You Bring: - 3+ years of client service or administrative experience - Preferred experience in a multi-client payroll tax processing setting PEO, insurance, or start-up experience is highly desirable - Attention to detail, organized, and thorough with a desire for continuous improvement - Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills - Ability to prioritize workload and perform in a fast-paced environment - Strong spread sheeting and analytical skills - Hands-on, team player who possesses a can-do attitude - Experience with PrismHR, MasterTax, ADP SmartCompliance, Salesforce is a plus - Bachelors degree* Sequoia’s Culture – Our most important asset - Integrity - Passion for service - Innovative - Growth oriented - Caring for others - Promise-centric - Focused on relationship building Sequoia provides equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, citizenship, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. ## Compensation & Benefits Sequoia provides competitive compensation including base salary, performance-based bonus programs, and comprehensive benefits package. Sequoia’s Candidate Privacy Policy https://www.sequoia.com/legal/candidate-privacy-policy/ ## About Sequoia ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Sequoia is an integrated platform and advisory firm that helps investor‑backed companies optimize their total compensation and benefits spend. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held) - **Headquarters**: San Mateo, California, United States - **Founded**: 2001 - **Founders**: Greg Golub ## Core Business - Primary industry: Total Compensation & Benefits solutions (Business Consulting and Services, HR Technology) - Target customers: Investor‑backed companies of all sizes (startups to large enterprises), B2B - Mission statement: *“To come through for people who put their trust in us.”* (sequoia.com/company/about) ## Products & Services - **Sequoia OS™** – Integrated platform that unifies compensation, benefits, and risk management. - **Advisory & Brokerage** – Expert strategic guidance on comp, benefits, and risk tailored to each client’s growth stage. - **Outsourcing & PEO** – Co‑employment and HR outsourcing to ease administrative burden. - **Investor Solutions** – Services designed to help investor‑backed companies meet compliance, budgeting, and reporting requirements. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly available (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – USD 140 M (LinkedIn data) - **Notable Clients/Partners**: Over 2,500 clients across 140+ countries; NPS of 75 (sequoia.com) - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount growth of 10.2% YoY (1,049 employees as of mid‑2026) - Geographic expansion to 14 countries (U.S., India, Mexico, Brazil, UK, Singapore, etc.) - Active job postings up 600% month‑over‑month (LinkedIn) ## Competitive Advantages - **Integrated platform + advisory**: Combines technology (Sequoia OS) with dedicated human experts, differentiating from pure‑software or pure‑brokerage competitors. - **Deep specialization**: 24+ years exclusively focused on investor‑backed companies. - **High client satisfaction**: 75 NPS and 2,500+ clients indicate strong retention and trust. ## Strategic Focus - Continue expanding global footprint and platform capabilities. - Deepen relationships with investor‑backed companies across their lifecycle. - Invest in technology to automate and unify people‑spend decisions, while maintaining high‑touch advisory. ## Why Work Here - Culture described as “people‑first”, collaborative, and driven by service. (sequoia.com/company/careers) - Perks: competitive compensation, performance‑based bonuses, best‑in‑class benefits, generous parental & family leave, flexible R&R policies, paid volunteer time off. - Recruiting approach: relationship‑based (direct outreach, networking, referrals) rather than traditional job postings. - Global, distributed team with opportunities in multiple countries. - Engineering and product teams are growing (open roles include Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Lead Backend Engineer, Data Scientist, etc.). ## Sources 1. [sequoia.com](https://www.sequoia.com/) 2. [sequoia.com/company/careers](https://www.sequoia.com/company/careers/) 3. [sequoia.com/company/about](https://www.sequoia.com/company/about/) 4. 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