Aimbridge Corporate - Senior Manager Hotel Tax

The Senior Tax Manager is responsible in assisting in the implementation of the organization's hotel tax strategy. This role will also be responsible for coordinating with a third-party tax service provider all hotel Sales, Use and Occupancy Tax returns and will handle a variety of complex tax projects. The position is responsible for ensuring proper functioning of the department through direct oversight and development, implementation and monitoring of appropriate policies and procedures. Management-level associates are expected to work as much of each workday as is necessary to complete their job responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting plus minimum 8 years of tax, manager and accounting experience, preferably in the real estate/hospitality field.
• Experience with preparing for preparation, review and filing of Sales & Use Tax returns.
• Experience with working with tax auditors.
• Experience with multi-state tax processing and filings.
• CPA or related designation preferred.
• Strong leadership, coordination and coaching skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Requires extensive knowledge of accounting, particularly the application of State and Local tax rules and regulations.
• Requires thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Experience applying business process improvement, cost reduction and efficiency programs.
• Experience leading a team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adhere to the policies outlined in the Aimbridge Employee Handbook.
• Coordinate with third-party tax service providers including preparers, filers, auditors, and technology vendors.
• Monitor performance of third-party tax service providers and resolve issues when needed.
• Supervise and train staff to ensure accurate / quality control, efficient and timely preparation, and submittal of tax filings; mitigate instances of penalties and punitive assessments due to mistakes or late filings.
• Monitor adherence to financial controls including segregation of duties.
• Maintain relationships and advise on communication between accounting staff and tax staff to ensure property-level data is provided to tax department in a timely manner.
• Responsible for implementation and adherence to Aimbridge document management and retention policies.
• Perform bi-annual review of tax preparation systems to ensure appropriateness of end-user permissions and roles.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops or classes; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks, participating in professional organizations.
• Continual analysis on new local tax laws to minimize tax liabilities while assuring compliance.
• Assist in sales and use tax audit defense in a timely manner by communicating with Tax Audit and Hotel Tax Priorities teams by responding to information requests and notices and to resolve tax issues.
• Ability to communicate concisely and effectively.
• Executing projects as designated by their supervisor to meet the department's KPI goals.
• Continually improve department's process and procedures to drive efficiency.

PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Aimbridge Hospitality is a leading, global hospitality company with a growing hotel portfolio representing more than 1,500 properties in 50 states and 23 countries. As a top hospitality employer, we are a great place to unlock your future, providing unparalleled opportunities for you to reach places in your career you might have never imagined were possible - more opportunities to help create memorable experiences, ways to succeed, and great people to inspire you. Aimbridge Hospitality is based in Plano, TX, with additional corporate offices in Atlanta, Calgary, Fargo, Puerto Rico, San Clemente, and Washington D.C. Aimbridge EMEA has offices in Birmingham and Glasgow, UK, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Aimbridge LatAm has offices in Monterrey, Mexico.

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