Employment Tax Manager

InterContinental Hotels Group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

InterContinental Hotels Group is seeking an experienced professional to own the global employment tax function, supporting frameworks, controls and governance across regions. You will monitor regulatory developments, assess impacts and work with regional leads to ensure accurate payroll tax compliance and timely reporting.

This role emphasizes collaboration with HR, Payroll, Finance and external advisers, driving process improvements, data integrity and risk mitigation while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years employment tax, payroll tax or global mobility tax experience.
• Understanding of payroll processes and employment tax compliance requirements.
• Experience across multiple countries or jurisdictions preferred.
• Experience managing projects, reporting and compliance activities.

Responsibilities

• Support development, implementation and maintenance of employment tax frameworks, controls and governance processes.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and prepare impact assessments for review with Regional Leads.
• Track global employment tax requirements and identified risks, including payroll, benefits, equity, expenses and business travellers.
• Support Regional Leads in maintaining compliance with employment tax reporting and filing obligations.
• Prepare documentation, analysis and recommendations to support employment tax decision-making.
• Review and test payroll and related processes to support accurate employment tax and social security treatment.
• Identify control gaps, compliance risks and process inefficiencies and recommend practical improvements.
• Partner with Payroll, HR and Finance teams to improve tax reporting accuracy and strengthen compliance controls.
• Support employment tax reporting activities, including data collection, validation, reconciliation and analysis.
• Support Audit, Risk Management activities and maintenance of audit documentation.
• Prepare and review employment tax calculations, including gross-up, tax reimbursement and net-to-gross.
• Coordinate tax data requirements with external advisors and service providers.
• Maintain global risk matrices, process maps and governance trackers.
• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day employment tax activities, including responses to stakeholder queries and escalation where appropriate.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal and external providers to resolve matters.
• Support training and awareness materials for HR and business stakeholders.
• Develop reporting and tracking tools to improve visibility of compliance obligations, risks and project deliverables.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excel competency

Data analysis

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Role Purpose

Employment Tax Compliance & Governance

• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of employment tax frameworks, controls and governance processes.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and prepare impact assessments for review with Regional Leads.
• Track global employment tax requirements and identified risks, including those relating to payroll, benefits, equity, expenses and business travellers.
• Support Regional Leads in maintaining compliance with employment tax reporting and filing obligations.
• Prepare documentation, analysis and recommendations to support employment tax decision-making.

Payroll Tax Compliance & Controls

• Review and test payroll and related processes to support accurate employment tax and social security treatment.
• Identify control gaps, compliance risks and process inefficiencies and recommend practical improvements.
• Partner with Payroll, HR and Finance teams to improve tax reporting accuracy and strengthen compliance controls.
• Support employment tax reporting activities, including data collection, validation, reconciliation and analysis.

Audit & Risk Management

• Support Regional Leads during internal and external employment tax audits, authority reviews and regulatory enquiries.
• Collate, review and maintain audit documentation and supporting evidence.
• Track audit actions, remediation activities and risk mitigation plans.
• Support identification, assessment and monitoring of employment tax risks.

Tax Calculations & Technical Support

• Prepare and review employment tax calculations, including gross-up, tax reimbursement and net-to-gross calculations.
• Analyse compensation and payroll data to support tax reporting and individual tax return processes.
• Coordinate tax data requirements with external advisors and service providers.
• Support Regional Leads on employment tax considerations throughout the employee lifecycle.

Operational & Strategic Support

• Support delivery of global employment tax strategies, projects and compliance initiatives.
• Maintain global risk matrices, process maps, RACI documentation and governance trackers.
• Maintain a central repository of technical guidance, external advisor positions and agreed regional approaches.
• Support the development and maintenance of global employment tax policies, standards and guidance materials.
• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day employment tax activities, including responses to stakeholder queries and operational matters, ensuring timely resolution and escalation to Regional Leads where appropriate.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Corporate Tax and external providers to gather information and resolve employment tax matters.
• Coordinate and track responses to employment tax queries from stakeholders globally.
• Support delivery of training, guidance and awareness materials for HR and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities and deliverables with external tax service providers.

Process Improvement & Technology

• Support process improvement, automation and standardisation initiatives across the global employment tax function.
• Participate in system enhancements relating to tax reporting, compliance monitoring and data management.
• Develop reporting and tracking tools to improve visibility of compliance obligations, risks and project deliverables.

Reporting & Tracking

• Maintain global trackers covering compliance obligations, tax filings, audit activities, risk actions and key projects.
• Prepare regular reporting, dashboards and updates for Regional Leads and senior stakeholders.

Knowledge & Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years Employment tax, payroll tax or global mobility tax working experience.
• Understanding of payroll processes and employment tax compliance requirements.
• Experience working across multiple countries or jurisdictions preferred.
• Experience managing projects, reporting and compliance activities.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent Excel and data analysis skills.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Behaviours

• Detail-oriented and highly organised.
• Proactive and solutions-focused.
• Collaborative and globally minded.
• Takes ownership of deliverables.
• Demonstrates sound judgement when escalating issues.