Microsoft Indirect Tax Data Manager

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Our high-profile Indirect Tax Transformation team, based primarily within our London office in the UK, focuses on assisting clients with transformation programmes and the operational management of VAT. This includes helping clients react to and adjust their VAT management approach because of the global trend towards tax authority digitisation. They advise clients on a wide range of operational, systems and technology projects, including ERP system VAT optimisation, process, controls, and supply chain, whilst also working with innovative technologies including machine learning and AI.

The indirect tax transformation team works with a variety of organisations across all sectors. The business has been growing year on year and to seize the opportunities available in the market, the team requires new talent.

A key focus of this Indirect Tax Transformation team is data services with a particular on the Microsoft technology suite and we support clients with getting the most out of their data from a tax perspective. We are a multidisciplinary team, applying our range of experiences and skills, knowledge of best practice and practical hands-on experience throughout the indirect tax project lifecycle. This includes helping clients to assess their data with our analytics tool, implement future-proof solutions to manage taxes in a constantly changing digital landscape and partner with them on AI journeys to ensure that they are set-up to better manage risk, drive efficiencies and reduce cash leakage.

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s specialist Indirect Tax Transformation team, with a focus around Microsoft data services work. This role will provide an opportunity to be involved in a fast growth part of the UKI Tax practice. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with significant multinational clients and to engage with our global EY network, providing a great opportunity to build and expand your corporate network.

Modern tax regulations are highly complex and dynamic, and our clients need our support with understanding what these mean for them in terms of technology, data and technology solutions, as well as data, controls, process and governance strategy. As an Indirect tax Microsoft data services professional at EY, you'll use experience of Indirect tax global rules and requirements, and knowledge of the Microsoft technology suite, programming languages and third-party solutions to help clients identify the right technology tools and manage their systems to deliver tax requirements effectively. The primary role would be to engage with clients and help to maximise the value that their data can deliver for tax, whether that is completing data analytics projects or clients are looking to extract more value from their existing processes.

In turn, we'll help you achieve your potential by giving you business advisory experience and professional development. Our senior tax professionals will support you throughout your career, helping you to grow and become a leader in the tax profession.

Core Skills And Attributes For Success

Strong technology skills with a keen interest in emerging technologies and the evolving tax reporting landscape to enable further innovation within the team.

• Experience running data analytics and/ or process automation projects
• Consulting background preferable but not required - used to interacting with clients and working on large-scale projects

• Knowledge of a selection of the following technologies including hands on experience is preferable: Python Pandas, Azure Databricks, Alteryx, Microsoft Power Platform (PowerAutomate & PowerBI)
• Proven high quality delivery and attention to detail

• Experience working as a team and leading project teams or workstreams

• Willingness to build career within tax transformation domain
• Strong interpersonal, team and communication skills, both verbal and written

• Demonstrate ability to coach, work in teams, collaboration, customer centricity, service orientation and quality focus

• Working knowledge of EU VAT and other Tax principles and best practices is preferable
  
  

To qualify for the role you must have

Experience running data analytics and/ or bespoke automation projects, preferably for tax or finance use cases.

• Supporting and leading bespoke tax automation projects, including requirements gathering, solution design and documentation, solution build and review
• Demonstrate a practical mindset with the capability to identify solutions for complex problems independently
• Ability to translate complex requirements to technology specialists and business analysts
• Experience of at least 1 of the following technologies/ languages: Python Pandas, Azure Databricks, Alteryx, Microsoft Power Platform (PowerAutomate & PowerBI)
• Experience solving business issues using one of the above technologies
  
  

Additional Desired Skills

• Understanding of the VAT reporting lifecycle and the data used throughout
• Good understanding of technologies such as: SQL/CDS views, cloud computing, AI/ML
• Experience working with data originating in Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP and/or Oracle
• Previous experience with consulting firms
  
  

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