Senior Manager, Tax Technology (SAP/Vertex)

The Role

Moderna is seeking a Senior Manager, Tax Technology) who will be based out of our Cambridge, MA or Seattle, WA offices. In this role, you will live Moderna’s Mindsets and drive technological innovation to deliver transformative Digital solutions which support our global Direct and Indirect tax teams.  Candidates who would excel in this role by demonstrating an understanding of the complex challenges of global tax processes and the system capabilities necessary to meet those needs.

The Senior Manager, Tax Technology will collaborate with Commercial, Finance and Supply Chain, and Purchasing team to reach a deep understanding of business requirements, from which you will implement processes, technical solutions, and continuous improvement using SAP S/4HANA/Vertex and a variety of financial/tax applications. In addition, this role will collaborate with digital and finance/tax colleagues to establish foundational processes while building an innovative roadmap.

To hit the ground running successfully in this position, you will need to have a strong understanding of indirect tax and relevant technical solutions, as well as an exposure (or greater understanding) of direct tax and its own relevant technical solutions.  This is a global role, so exposure to various regional tax types and solutions is required.  As a digitally forward-looking company, we’re also looking for someone excited about generative AI and its potential applications in the tax technology space.  Finally, as we build our solutions we want you to generate ideas related to functional reporting using SAP, Tableau, or another business intelligence tool.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Evaluate and recommend industry leading solutions to meet global tax and statutory reporting needs

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather tax requirements and design, develop, test, document, implement and support solutions

• Proactively engage with Finance and Tax stakeholders to deliver compliant solutions for a growing number of global entities

• Understand business needs and lead thoughtful design discussions around exceeding business needs in a standard manner, fully leveraging SAP product capabilities as well as those from our tax engine and applications

• Monitor changes in statutory requirements and regulations to proactively address business needs in a timely and compliant manner

• Ensure adoption of best-in-class practices and standards for development, support, testing, and documentation

• Drive timely and proactive issue identification, escalation, and resolution

• Collaborate with Digital and Finance leadership to identify roadmap opportunities for continuous improvement

• Design and develop reports and analytics for the tax function

• Work cross-functionally to collaborate on operational issues, support, and projects

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Finance, Management information system or related field

• Minimum 8 years working with financial/tax business processes and tax systems in an SAP environment

• Minimum 3 years of experience implementing & configuring SAP S/4 HANA platform and Vertex O-Series

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Exposure to Indirect and Direct Tax, including but not limited to:  Intercompany, Transfer Pricing, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Period End Close, Sales & Use , VAT, GST, HST, Corporate Tax, Withholding Tax.

• Vertex expertise including Accelerator, Indirect Tax Chain Flow Accelerator, test suite, VendorRecon etc.

• Strong financial reporting skills especially in indirect and direct tax field

• Deep understanding of SAP FICO master data objects

• Experience identifying and implementing localization solutions for statutory requirements

• Experience with SAP’s Advanced Compliance Reporting and Document and Reporting Compliance preferred

• Proven work experience with SaaS systems, cloud applications, and digital integration

• Data and business process modeling skills strongly preferred

• Experience working in a regulated manufacturing life sciences environment is a bonus

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, includin