Payroll Tax Specialist Requisition ID 2024-53670 Category Human Resources Job Location US-TX-Irving Property Highgate Hotels Corporate Office TX Compensation Type Yearly Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle. www.highgate.com

Location

 

Highgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX

Overview

The Payroll Tax Specialist is responsible for performing payroll tax related duties including but not limited to: Assisting with tax audits, providing tax knowledge and guidance, researching inquiries, preparing ad-hoc reports, filing reports/returns not filed by 3rd party, assisting with quarter/year-end tasks, collaborating with 3rd party vendor to ensure compliance, and supporting the Payroll Tax Manager with all other tax initiatives or projects. This position is Hybrid.

Responsibilities Review incoming mail, scan, and upload all tax correspondence to 3rd-party tax portalAssist with providing tax withholding guidance to payroll specialistsPerform withholding audits to ensure accurate withholding & make necessary correctionsConduct research on tax compliance issues on the federal, state, and local levelsReview the accuracy of third-party tax filings and deposits to ensure complianceAssist in IRS and state auditsAssist with preparing miscellaneous tax reports for jurisdictions not covered by 3rd party vendor including multiple worksite reports, NVMBTUpdate 3rd-party tax portal with new state unemployment rates as receivedContact taxing authorities for further details pertaining to tax notices, additional liabilities, penalties, and interest paymentsCollaborate with Payroll Auditor to ensure transferred employee wages/taxes are reported accurately by performing prior quarter tax review and adjustmentsAssist with quarter/year-end review and corrections, including W2 correctionsSupport the Payroll Tax Manager with any other tax projects, initiatives, amendments, new account setups or closures

 

Qualifications 2-3 years of progressive payroll tax experienceCollege course work in related field helpfulCeridian, ADP Enterprise, ADP Reporting, and ADP SmartCompliance experience preferredProven knowledge of federal, state, and local tax laws as well as payroll tax filingsHighly organized with strong time management skillsGreat attention to detail and works well under pressureExcellent Excel skills would be preferredExperience with multi-entities and multi-states preferred

 

Highgate Hotels, L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains the policy of recruiting and retaining the best-qualified personnel who demonstrate the ability to perform competently and work well with others. It is the policy of Highgate Hotels to provide equal employment opportunity regardless of race (including traits historically or culturally associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress and religious grooming), color, age (40 and over), genetic information, disability (mental and physical), medical condition (as defined under state law), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under section 12801.9 of the California Vehicle Code), ancestry, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression), sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, parental status, domestic partner status, citizenship status, pregnancy (including perceived pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or pregnancy-related conditions), military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination is applied to all aspects of the employment relationship. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws in ensuring equal opportunity and employment for qualified persons with disabilities. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

The following link provides more information regarding the Federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment: EEO is the Law – Notice of Applicant Rights Under the Law.