Job Description

DescriptionSummary:The Program Manager is primarily responsible for consulting system-wide on compensation-related tax issues, including payroll (W-2) and independent contractor (1099) matters. The payroll department is responsible for payroll tax reporting/compliance, and the Accounts Payable department is responsible for 1099 reporting/compliance. This role will be responsible for resolving issues and answering questions raised by these teams. The Program Manager\'s secondary responsibility is to coordinate the system-wide compliance of the partnership tax reporting function for CHRISTUS Health. The 3rd party consultants handle partnership tax compliance, but the Program Manager will be responsible for oversight from a central office perspective.Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Meet regularly with HR Payroll contacts and consult as needed on payroll tax related issues.
• Meet regularly with A/P contacts and consult as needed on independent contractor (1099) tax related issues.
• Serve as the primary contact, system-wide, on all compensation related tax issues and questions.
• Work with CHRISTUS central office accounting teams, other internal stakeholders, and outside consultants to standardize and streamline partnership tax compliance, and to ensure that all necessary compliance has been completed.
• Review partnership tax compliance filings to ensure consistency on a system-wide basis, with the goal of reviewing these filings for accuracy and completeness as more expertise is gained.
• Assist in advising/training others within CHRISTUS on compensation-related tax issues, as necessary.
• Ability to engage peers and other appropriate individuals in gathering required information, consulting on the compensation function, and in coordinating the partnership tax function.
• Must be self-motivated, capable of taking initiative, successfully handle and prioritize multiple competing priorities, and effectively manage deadlines.
• Other duties as assigned by the System Director of Tax or the Tax Manager.

Requirements:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business-related field is required.
• Ability to analyze, research, and interpret compensation-related tax issues, document, and communicate findings.
• Strong communication skills with internal and external customer base.
• Compensation-related tax (W-2 and 1099) experience required.
• Prior experience in a CPA firm environment or similar, in a tax role, is preferred.
• Work experience demonstrating knowledge of general policies and procedures followed in an accounting/tax department.
• Experience with advanced Excel spreadsheet tools preferred.
• Experience with INFOR accounting software systems is a plus.
• Certified Public Accountant \xe2\x80\x93 CPA is preferred

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