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Global Indirect Tax Automation Manager (Tax Technology)

About the position

As the Global Indirect Tax Automation Manager, you’ll implement and build third party tax systems with major third-party ERP and billing platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday, PeopleSoft, Great Plains), as well as custom billing systems for your clients, across a wide variety of industries – all with the resources, environment and support to help you excel. You’ll collaborate with team members, practice leadership, and our diverse client base and will play a key role in gathering requirements, design, build, and testing implementation because together is how we succeed. From day one, you’ll be empowered by playing a key role in the requirements gathering, design, build, and testing of the implementation of third-party software products as well as our own custom solution to meet client needs and help you achieve more, confidently.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Project Manager on assigned third-party tax software implementations (Vertex, Avalara, Sovos, Thomson Reuters, ADP, Billsoft) and custom software development projects
  • Manage assigned system integration projects that involve major ERP and billing systems, such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, etc
  • Requirements analysis and design for indirect tax software implementations
  • Manage programming for custom system interfaces and modification of preexisting interfaces
  • Manage testing and support of assigned system go-live projects
  • Develop and deliver key project documentation including requirements documents, design documents, and test plans
  • Help develop and lead staff to enable them to perform core project activities
  • Participating in Sales meetings and Proposal Development meetings
  • Network and develop key relationships both within Grant Thornton and externally
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in related technical field
  • Must have one of the below credentials: Project Management Professional, Six Sigma, Lean or equivalent certification; Master’s degree in accounting, Tax Business Administration, Finance or Information Systems Tax; Certified Member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation; Equivalent accounting certification or law license in home country (e.g., Chartered Accountant)
  • Five years of experience with SAP/Oracle functional and/or technical experience
  • Two years of Oracle EBS/ERP Cloud/SAP ABAP Design and Development experience
  • Deep technical understanding of SAP or Oracle. This includes understanding the customization path in the solutions, the table structures, and the core functional Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay streams
  • Experience writing documentation for ERP implementations
  • Experience managing and developing team members for these types of implementations
  • Strong computer skills required
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to travel as needed

Nice-to-haves

  • SAP Namespace development a plus
  • Experience in public accounting is a plus

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance programs
  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid firm holidays
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Employee retirement plan
  • Discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance
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