Direct Tax SAP Senior Manager

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

 

EY’s EMEIA Tax Transformation and Technology team (EMEIA TTT) provides companies with support and advice around the automation of their tax processes. TTT works with an extensive range of clients, across EMEIA including many of the FTSE100 and the major Fortune 500 and our clients recognize our unique value to ‘Explore the possible’ and assist them to enable the change.

 

Finance and tax transformation, along with SAP, is one of the biggest opportunities for our clients to improve the tax function and an area that has seen plenty of recent growth and investment. The field of taxation is constantly changing as new laws, regulations and technologies are created; this is your opportunity to be part of that development and boost your career.

 

Preferred locations for this position are Belgium, Finland, Spain, and the Netherlands. Highly qualified applicants from other locations will still be considered.

 

Your key responsibilities

You will be working on large finance and tax transformations, helping our clients leverage SAP to improve the tax function by supporting and automating internal and external operations of multinational tax departments. You will contribute and help toward developing a highly trained team, all the while handling activities with a focus on quality and commercial value.
 

Skills and attributes for success

 

• Taking ownership of and driving a book of business focused solely on the SAP marketplace
• Delivering large projects and programs related to SAP implementations and transformations
• Having an ability to understand key tax processes and translate those requirements into SAP
• Working collaboratively with cross-functional tax and consulting teams
• Providing input into thought leadership around Tax and SAP related applications
• Building and mentoring team members to grow our practice
• Delivering quality work in alignment with key business metrics
• Proven experience using ERP delivery methodologies
• Demonstrated experience selling/delivering large-scale ERP
• Strong program management and communication skills
• Knowledge of ERP delivery methodologies (e.g., waterfall, agile, etc.)
   

The qualifications you must have

 

• A bachelor’s degree in Information Systems 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 work experience
• 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 consulting skills
• A demonstrated ability to capture and synthesize business requirements
• An ability to lead a team, mentor counselees and manage client-serving business
• A demonstrated ability to successfully sell and deliver large enterprise programs
• A broad understanding of tax accounting and major tax processes
   

The qualifications which are nice to have

 

• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience
• Approved technical certification
• Experience implementing third-party direct or indirect tax systems (such as ONESOURCE, Corptax, Vertex, Avalara, Longview, etc.)
• Experience defining data and reporting needs for a tax department
• Other ERP experience, including previous SAP versions or Oracle
• 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 knowledgeable technical professionals with an excellent general knowledge of both international and domestic tax. 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.
 

What we offer

As part of this role, you'll work in a highly integrated, global team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about