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Indirect Tax Manager
Extended Stay AmericaUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Oct 2025
About the role
POSITION PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
Responsible for sales, use, and occupancy tax function; includes supervision and responsibility for compliance, research, and audits. MAJOR / KEY JOB DUTIES
Responsible for sales, use, and occupancy tax function; includes supervision and responsibility for compliance, research, and audits. MAJOR / KEY JOB DUTIES
- Oversees preparation and filing of approximately 1,200 sales/use/hotel tax returns per month; includes making required tax payments and reconciling all general ledger accounts.
- Supervises three tax specialists preparing sales/use/hotel returns.
- Conduct research and review research performed by tax staff in order to properly document exempt guest revenue; includes monitoring changes in statutes and tax rates.
- Manage sales, use, and occupancy tax exams.
- Work with VP -- Tax and Tax Director on meeting departmental goals.
- Work with outside consultants on special projects.
- Provides support to hotel sites.
- Attend to human resource matters; includes performance reviews and disciplinary matters.
- Other duties as assigned
- Detailed knowledge of sales and use taxes (Occupancy tax experience preferred).
- Experience overseeing sales and use tax audits and interacting with tax authorities.
- Negotiation skills.
- Proficiency with MS Office (especially Excel and Word).
- Good communication skills; both orally and in writing.
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
- Less than 10% travel.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance
- Previous supervisory experience.
- 8+ years' experience in sales and use tax.
- Most of the time is spent sitting or standing in the same location; there may be a need to move/lift material or equipment of more than moderate weight (approximately 30 pounds).
- Occupancy tax experience preferred.
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