GDS SAP Tax Director Leader
- An SAP-experienced Executive Director to support lead the growth of our SAP Tax practice and effectively deliver/implement Tax Transformation projects.
- Key member ofleader 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
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