Senior Associate - TDC (Tax Engine Implementation)

Summary:

The Senior Associate Tax Engine Implementation will play a key role in supporting the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of indirect tax automation solutions (e.g., Vertex, ONESOURCE, Avalara) integrated with enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday. The role requires a strong blend of tax domain knowledge, system understanding, and analytical skills to ensure accurate and compliant tax determination across global business processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with tax and finance teams to understand indirect tax (VAT, GST, Sales & Use Tax, etc.) requirements
• Assist in documenting business processes, transaction flows, and tax determination rules
• Perform gap analysis between business needs and system capabilities
• Support preparation of functional specifications for integration with ERP systems
• Support configuration of tax rules, jurisdictions, rates, and product mappings within the Tax Engine
• Work with IT and vendor teams to implement integration between ERP and Tax Engine
• Participate in configuration reviews and maintain proper documentation and change control logs
• Develop and execute test cases to validate tax calculation scenarios
• Perform functional testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and parallel runs to ensure system accuracy
• Identify, log, and track defects through resolution in collaboration with technical teams
• Prepare configuration documentation, test evidence, and process guides
• Support development of training materials for finance and tax users
• Maintain version-controlled documentation for audit and compliance purposes
• Provide post-implementation support for tax calculation and reporting issues
• Monitor tax system performance and assist in resolving user queries
• Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization

Skill

• Strong understanding of Indirect Tax concepts (VAT, GST, Sales & Use Tax, etc.) and compliance requirement
• Hands-on experience or working knowledge of Tax Engines (Vertex, ONESOURCE, Avalara, SAP Tax Service
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Workday (especially tax configuration and transaction flows
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill
• Excellent documentation and communication abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional, global environment
• Detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy and compliance

Professional Experience / Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in implementation/Support of Tax technology project with SAP ERP or Oracle Integration.