Manager, Sales and Use Tax

Atrium Hospitality•Alpharetta, GA

2d•$100,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Atrium Hospitality LP is hiring a full-time Sales and Use Tax Manager to serve as the hotels’ primary contact for sales, use, and occupancy tax questions and coordinate tax compliance with the company’s outsourced tax compliance provider. The role collects property and corporate data for each filing period, reviews prepared returns and payment requests, maintains tax liability reconciliations, and monitors the provider’s performance, invoices, notices, and filing calendar. The manager also supports state and local tax audits, maintains jurisdiction and registration listings, and communicates hotel openings, acquisitions, and dispositions to the provider and Legal Department. The role trains property associates on daily tax reconciliations and guest tax exemption documentation. The position calls for sales and use tax expertise in a multi-property, multi-state environment, supervisory experience, and the ability to manage audits, lead tax teams, and resolve complex compliance issues. Hospitality experience is strongly preferred.

Requirements

At least 5 years of sales and use tax experience in a multi-property, multi-state environment.
At least 3 years of experience in a supervisory role.
Proven ability to manage audits, perform reconciliations, lead tax teams, and resolve complex compliance issues.
Strong knowledge of tax liability accounts, guest exemption claims, jurisdictional notices, and SOP implementation.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

Nice To Haves

Hospitality industry experience is strongly preferred.
Experience with CorpSales and Sage 300.

Responsibilities

Serve as the hotels’ primary point of contact for sales, use, and occupancy tax questions; resolve routine requests and route complex issues to the outsourced tax compliance provider through closure.
Collect and deliver property and corporate source data and documentation needed for each filing period, ensuring it is complete, accurate, and on schedule.
Review provider-prepared return packages and payment requests for completeness, accuracy, and variances, and submit them for approval.
Prepare and maintain reconciliations of sales, use, and occupancy tax liability accounts, ensuring balances tie to filed returns and remitted payments.
Monitor the provider’s performance against the service agreement and filing calendar, including timeliness, accuracy, and penalties incurred, and escalate service issues to the VP, Accounting Shared Services.
Review provider invoices for consistency with the agreed scope and fees.
Log and track state and local tax jurisdiction notices through resolution by the provider, keeping affected properties informed.
Coordinate property document requests for state and local tax audits in support of the provider and outside advisors.
Maintain the jurisdiction and registration listing, and communicate property changes resulting from hotel openings, acquisitions, and dispositions to the provider and the Legal Department.
Train property associates on daily tax reconciliations and guest tax exemption documentation.