Tax Technology and Transformation - SAP Tax Integration - Senior Manager

US – Tax - National Tax – Tax Technology and Transformation – SAP Tax Integration - Senior Manager 
 

EY Tax Technology and Transformation 

Tax Technology and Transformation offers services to companies in response to the continually expanding data processing, management, and analytics burden needed to support their tax compliance, reporting, and planning obligations.  We help our clients optimize their leverage of existing and emerging technology to: 

• Maintain a cost-effective tax function, reducing the manual effort needed for day-to-day compliance 

• Meet new global requirements for tax reporting such as e-invoicing and BEPS Pillar Two 

• Transform end to end processes, driving standardization and leading practices across the organization wherever tax is a relevant component 

• Re-envisage the use of tax-relevant data as a key business asset to make faster and more insightful decisions.  

The underlying objective of the combined offerings is to help businesses navigate the digital age of tax transparency alongside new trends in tax compliance and tax audit methods, as well as helping resolve the most pressing challenges that businesses face.  

Tax Technology and Transformation comprises the following services 

• Digital tax transformation 

• SAP/ERP tax integration 

• Direct and indirect tax systems implementation and configuration (e.g. ONESOURCE Tax Provision, Corptax, ONESOURCE Determination, Vertex) 

• Tax applications as a service 

• Tax analytics and reporting enhancements 

• Emerging tax technology, including robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud solutions, data lake development and business intelligence innovation 

• Tax technology program mobilization 

• Custom tax technology application development and deployment 

• Tax technology strategy and road map development 

• Post-transaction (M&A) tax function operational services 

• Tax operating model transformation, including process improvement, risk, governance and controls 

• Tax function assessment 

The opportunity 
 Finance and tax transformation, in conjunction with re-platforming of ERP in SAP’s next generation S/4HANA landscape, make up one of the biggest opportunities for our clients to improve and ‘future proof’ the tax function, and represent an area that has seen significant growth and investment – which you will see reflected in your career. It is no exaggeration to say that you will be working on highly publicized projects. This is your opportunity to operate at the dynamic intersection of major technological and tax/regulatory change. 

Your key responsibilities 
As a Senior Manager in our SAP Tax Integration competency, you will play a critical role in delivering high-quality tax technology services to multinational clients. You will: 

• Collaborate closely with partners, managing directors and engagement teams to lead complex ERP tax integration projects, working across the entire end-to-end delivery lifecycle 

• Support the associated sales/pursuit process for new engagements.   

• Help our clients leverage SAP technology and related third-party applications to realize enterprise value by improving their tax function (supporting and automating internal and external operations).  

• Be responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously while developing and mentoring the next generation of tax professionals in our practice. 

 
 
Skills and attributes for success 
We maintain our reputation as trusted advisors through continual learning, embracing change, and a willingness to take on complex challenges. To be successful you will be highly curious and have a strong sense of pride in the quality of your work.  

The ideal candidate will: 

• Have a technical foundation in core indirect tax (determination and compliance) and broad understanding of all direct/indirect tax domains 

• Demonstrate an understanding of how ERP transformation programs are delivered using agile methodology, and what tax input is relevant at each phase 

• Understand key tax processes and be able to translate related data/reporting needs into ERP system requirements/user stories  

• Have experience in SAP S/4HANA (core financials plus related ecosystem applications such as SAP Analytics Cloud (“SAC”), SAP Profitability and Performance Management (“PaPM”), SAP Document Reporting and Compliance (“DRC”), etc.) 

• Be experienced in working collaboratively on a cross-functional basis across tax, finance, and supply chain (from industry roles) or across tax and advisory (from consulting roles) 

• Have a history of contributing to the development of thought leadership 
• Have a proven track record in delivering high quality work in alignment with key business metrics 

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• A bachelor's degree and/or a master’s degree in accounting, Tax Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field 

• A minimum of eight years of related experience 

• Approved technical certification, CPA license or membership to state Bar or progress to attaining those mentioned 

• A strong interest in technology and its use in business processes 

• Excellent communication and business writing skills 

• A natural flair for problem solving and an entrepreneurial approach to work 

• Strong organizational and time management skills, with exceptional client-serving business skills 

• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment 

Ideally, you'll also have 

• Familiarity with third-party direct or indirect tax systems (such as ONESOURCE, Corptax, Vertex, etc.) 

• Experience defining data and reporting needs for a tax department 

• Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) experience, including HFM, OneStream, Oracle, SAP BW, SAP Business Objects 

• Experience managing large, multidisciplinary projects that impact tax (e.g., ERP implementations, tax co-sourcing engagements, finance transformations) 

What we look for 
We are looking for technical professionals with an excellent general knowledge of international and domestic tax as well as ERP system design. You will need excellent business acumen and a firm strategic vision, so if you are ready to use those skills to develop our team, this role is for you.