Global Payee Tax Compliance Specialist I | Hybrid

Harvard University; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Harvard University in Cambridge, MA is seeking an International Payee Tax Compliance Specialist I to support tax residency determinations and eligibility for tax treaty benefits for international faculty, staff, students, guests, and vendors.

The role emphasizes careful handling of tax-related information, customer service, and collaboration with the Financial Administration (FAD) team. This is a one-year term with potential extension based on funding and performance.

Qualifications

• Ability and interest in learning specialized payment-related tax and immigration concepts, with the ability to apply established guidance carefully and consistently in a customer service environment
• Minimum of 1 year of financial, administrative, customer service, compliance, higher education, or other relevant work experience.
• Speaking one or more languages besides English is highly preferred.
• The ability to learn and use technology; experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, PeopleSoft, or other financial systems is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Tax review: develop knowledge of Harvard’s processes for determining tax residency classifications and apply payment-related tax rules for international payees.
• Review routine tax residency classifications for international faculty, staff, students, guests, and vendors using established procedures and guidance.
• With training and support, evaluate requests for tax treaty benefits based on the payee’s relationship with Harvard, immigration status, country of residence, and type of income.
• Process routine payment tax reviews in Harvard systems and help identify items that may need follow-up or correction.

Skills

Tax compliance

Customer service

Data entry

Microsoft Office

Excel

PeopleSoft

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PeopleSoft

Job description

Harvard University in Cambridge, MA is seeking an International Payee Tax Compliance Specialist I to support tax residency determinations and eligibility for tax treaty benefits for international faculty, staff, students, guests, and vendors.

The role emphasizes careful handling of tax-related information, customer service, and collaboration with the Financial Administration (FAD) team. This is a one-year term with potential extension based on funding and performance.