Tax Technology Manager

The Tax job family encompasses global roles accountable for the design and implementation of tax strategies, policies and the tax governance framework. It also includes the provision of tax support to Diageo’s business units, delivery of projects to create shareholder value, and proactive management and mitigation of key tax risks.

The purpose of the role is to lead the design, implementation and rollout of tax technology solutions to support Diageo’s tax transformation agenda and ensure Diageo can meet the increasing demands of worldwide tax authority’s digitisation of tax. The role will work with our external and internal technology providers to ensure technology solutions meet the needs of our partners and ensure there is appropriate ongoing operational support for the tax technology platform.

Diageo is embarking on a transformational journey for its tax function. This is in direct response to the digitisation of Governments’ approach to taxation and the need to get things right first time. As part of the transformation, there is a significant up-weighting of our approach to end to end tax processes, including standardisation, simplification and automation.

The areas of the business you will support and who you will work with are:

Scope of role covers all tax types globally, including financial elements of customs and excise. This requires interaction with every function, from Supply sites through IMC’s to central and corporate functions as well as tax authorities to understand the digitisation agenda.

Diageo’s central IS organisation, internal technology Centres of Excellence and tax technology vendors to implement and roll out technology solutions

Group Tax, DEO and Market Finance Directors, to support the delivery of the new Tax operating model

The role works with the Tax Technology & Governance Senior Manager and is part of a new tax technology team responsible for designing and implementing a technology roadmap to support the tax transformation agenda. Diageo tax charges are in excess of £8bn pa: indirect tax being £7bn and direct tax £1bn

What you will be responsible for:

1.Leading the design, implementation and roll out of new tax technology solutions ensuring they deliver the desired benefits

Maintaining relationships with third party suppliers to ensure technology solutions meet the requirements of the business, and we receive value from the relationships. Running the ongoing configuration, testing and updates to exiting tax technology solutions in response to changing legislative requirements and business needs. Supporting the development of the tax technology roadmap including identifying new opportunities to implement technology solutions and the development of cases. Supporting the tendering process for new technology solutions including, managing the process of understanding the business requirements and defining the criteria the solutions will be measured against. Supporting the design of new Diageo wide systems which have a tax impact, including SAP S4 HANA. Work with Tax Authorities worldwide to ensure we understand their tax digitisation roadmaps and can align with all new requirements by the relevant deadlines. Support the development of tax technology capability across the tax function including designing and delivering training materials

The qualifications and experience you will bring:

• Experience leading technology implementation projects within large organisations
• Experience in managing tax technology solutions including, handling relationships with suppliers, configuring, testing and rolling out updates to solutions
• Experience with process improvement and organisational change
• Experience of Data Analytics, Workflow Management and Robotic Process Automation technologies
• Experience of tax process and controls ideally covering direct and indirect taxes in multiple territo