International Tax Expert/Mobility Specialist – Direct Hire
Pay Rate: Up to $95,000/year, depending on experience.
Work Location: Onsite – Houston, TX 77032
Raise is currently hiring an International Tax Expert/Mobility Specialist – Direct Hire on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced International Tax and Mobility Specialist to support its global expatriate and mobile workforce programs. This individual will serve as the critical link between Payroll, Tax, and external tax vendors, ensuring accurate wage reporting, timely processing of international payroll transactions, and full compliance with expatriate taxation requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mobility-focused payroll tax professional supporting expatriate and mobile workforce populations.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Payroll, Tax, and outside tax vendors on personal tax returns and mobility-related matters.
- Support wage statements, international payroll processes, and mobility programs.
- Support expat, shadow payroll, and global mobility tax processes.
- Research changes in international payroll tax legislation and recommend process updates.
- Experience with global payroll environments and expatriate taxation.
- Support audits for cross-functional areas.
- Support management reporting.
- Participate in payroll system implementations, upgrades, and process improvement initiatives.
- Respond to employee inquiries related to mobility and international payroll matters.
Qualifications:
- Requires completion of an undergraduate degree in accounting, business, or other related field and a minimum of nine (9) months of experience in accounting related roles.
- 3-5 years of experience in expatriate/mobility payroll tax within a large enterprise or global organization.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. expatriate taxation, FICA/FUTA rules, and foreign tax credit principles.
- Experience managing personal tax return coordination with outside vendors (e.g., KPMG, Deloitte, EY, PwC).
- Experience with ADP GlobalView and SmartCompliance.
- Familiarity with Equus or similar global mobility platforms.
- CPA, CPP, or GMS (Global Mobility Specialist) designation is a plus.
- Experience supporting oil & gas, energy, or large multinational corporations.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor – priority referral of Protected Veterans requested. An Equal Opportunity Employer – Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by law.