TTT - SAP - Senior Manager

Job Title: Executive Director, GDS Tax Technology and Transformation

Department: Global Delivery Services (GDS) Tax - TTT

Job Description: GDS SAP Tax Leader

• An SAP-experienced Executive Director to lead the growth of our SAP Tax practice and effectively deliver/implement Tax Transformation projects.
• Key leader in  the EY Tax Technology and Transformation team, delivering high quality SAP projects and advice to our clients based on experience and best practice
• Collaborate with EY member firms on RFPs, client presentations and orals
• Identify opportunities to expand EY’s presence in the SAP Tax space, leveraging industry trends and client needs
• Contribute to winning new work by supporting the business development and sales process, working with Tax client relationship owners in EY member firms
• Assist clients in leveraging SAP functionalities and third-party solutions to streamline tax processes
• Provide expert guidance on SAP Tax solutions, helping clients optimise their systems for compliance and efficiency
• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
• Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities
• Oversee and manage the successful delivery of tax SAP projects and GDS Tax SAP team, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business-driven approach taken

Core skills and attributes for success

• SAP Tax with experience of 3+ end-to-end SAP implementation projects, focussing on Tax.
• Multi-country tax requirements gathering and deployment experience.
• Consulting background preferable but not required - used to interacting with clients and working on large-scale projects
• Proven high quality delivery and attention to detail
• Experience working in a large change programme environment and leading project teams
• Ability to work with clients in a consultative way; helping them translate their tax function’s business objectives, requirements into SAP solutions

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Over 10 years’ experience in Tax Technology focussed on SAP
• Experience of 5+ major SAP implementation projects in a client facing role
• Experience of working with Systems Implementers and representing the Tax workstream
• Experience developing commercial propositions
• Experience of VAT / GST / E-invoice configuration/Tax Engine implementation & related development in SAP
• Expertise in configuration of SAP S/4 HANA
• Experience in developing and leading client relationships
• Able to lead tax workstreams, workshops and overall delivery independently

Additional desired skills

• Good knowledge of tax technology solutions such as tax engines, digital tax authority solutions, data analytics and compliance tools
• Experienced in building effective relationships with other service lines/teams/alliance partners
• 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
• ERP experience, including SAP and/or Oracle
• SAP tools like SAC, PaPM, DRC, Group Reporting, GTS are highly desired
• Previous experience with consulting firms