Job Description
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) andcustom 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 equivalentcertification
- 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 corefunctional 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
- Whether it’s your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work in the way that best serves your clients and yourlife. Consistent with the firm’s hybrid work model, this position will requirein-person attendance at least two days per week, either at a GT office or clientsite.
- Here, you are supported to prioritize your overall well-being through work-life integration options that work best for you and those in yourhousehold.
- We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different — and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalizedand comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, rolesand aspirations that make you, well, you. See how at www.gt.com/careers
- Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs andthe firm’s employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72hours of paid sick leave and are paid for firm holidays that fall withintheir internship period.
- Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and visioninsurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program. Seasonalemployees may also be eligible to participate in the firm’s 401(k) savingsplan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan termsand eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72hours of paid sick leave.
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