International Payee Tax Compliance Specialist I - Term
Core
Validates tax residency status and eligibility for tax treaty benefits for international faculty, staff, students, guests, and suppliers at Harvard University.
Role type
Tax compliance specialist (customer service & administrative support)
Builds
Tax-compliant payment processing and documentation for international payees
Domain
Higher education finance & international tax compliance
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Tax residency classification, tax treaty benefit evaluation, payment tax rules application, customer service, data entry, document management
Preferred skills
Financial systems experience (PeopleSoft, Excel), higher education background, multilingual communication
Technologies
Harvard financial systems, Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft
Responsibilities
Review routine tax residency classifications, evaluate tax treaty benefit requests, respond to payee inquiries, track open cases and documentation, prepare and transmit tax documents to IRS
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC