EY UKI Indirect Tax - SAP Senior Manager London 

United Kingdom, England, London 

194562989

Modern tax regulations are highly complex and dynamic, and our clients need our support with understanding what these mean for them in terms of technology, data and technology solutions, as well as data, controls, process and governance strategy. As an Indirect tax SAP professional at EY, you'll use experience of Indirect tax global rules and requirements, and knowledge of SAP functionality, additional SAP tax applications and third-party solutions to help clients identify the right technology tools and manage their systems to deliver tax requirements effectively. The primary role would be to engage with clients and help to maximise the value that their SAP systems can deliver for tax, whether these systems are being implemented for the first time or clients are looking to extract more value from the existing SAP system.

Core skills and attributes for success

• SAP Tax with experience of 2-3 end-to-end SAP implementation projects, focussing on VAT/GST or Sales & Use 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 as a team and leading project teams or workstreams
• Ability to work with clients in a consultative way; helping them translate their tax function’s business objectives, requirements into SAP solutions
• Willingness to build career within tax transformation domain
• Strong interpersonal, team and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrate ability to coach, work in teams, collaboration, customer centricity, service orientation and quality focus

To qualify for the role you must have

• Over 7 years’ experience in SAP and particularly in S/4HANA on-prem or cloud deployment for Tax
• Experience of 2-3 end to end SAP implementation projects in a client facing role.
• Experience of VAT / GST / E-invoice configuration & related development in SAP
• For SM role – able to lead tax workstream, workshops and deliverables
• Deep understanding and experience of testing cross-module (FI-SD, FI-MM) functionality
• Experience of solving business issues using SAP solutions on an on-going basis

Additional desired skills

• Good understanding of technologies such as: SQL/CDS views, data and analytics tools, cloud computing, AI/ML
• Experience working with planning, consolidation, and financial reporting processes
• Skills in SAP and Direct Tax data
• Skills in SAP and Transfer pricing data
• SAP tools like SAC, PaPM, DRC, Group Reporting, GTS are highly desired
• Previous experience with consulting firms

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer

• Commitment for support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you