Tax Technology Manager

Our client is a world-leading manufacturing and solutions providing multinational company located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Main responsibilities:

• Supporting the Tax Team in the development and implementation of a Tax technology strategy and roadmap, as a fundamental enabler of the Group Tax strategy;
• Develop and implement continuous improvement to deliver efficient and effective Tax controls and monitoring with the use of tools & technology;
• Seek out opportunities within the Industry Groups to implement leading-edge data science Tax solutions, ensuring their fit into the overall IT environment; supporting the development of the business case for Tax technology initiatives, demonstrating value and ensuring prioritization and support from business stakeholders;
• Responsible for ensuring Tax data is available, sensitized at source, and integrated end-to-end through business and Tax processes;
• Responsible for identifying, defining, and documenting Tax data and/or process requirements and potential gaps;
• Responsible for managing the Tax component in all relevant and impacting business system implementations;
• Responsible for ensuring the group meets increasing Tax Authority digitalization requirements, such as e-Filing, e-Invoicing, e-Reporting, BEPS reporting and CbCR;
• Support the organization hands-on in Tax technology and automation implementation projects;
• Develop and help deliver training in Tax technology and process improvement for the wider Tax team and Industry groups.

Candidate profile:

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  IT technical skills in relation to SAP (ECC/S4hana/Ariba/Concur/etc), RPA software, Programming, Data Analysis software, Tax reporting tools, and Tax engines/software;
• Excellent in communication and engagement with a broad range of internal/external stakeholders, including developers, system architects, data scientists, business transformation, process and/or data owners as well as senior management;
• Excellent in implementing, maintaining, and upgrading Tax technology software and products in complex global businesses;
• Excellent understanding of the end-to-end data flow from source transaction to Tax filing;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Tax technology strategies and or operations in an accounting firm, a consulting firm, or in a large global multi-national;
• Minimum 5 years of experience with leading-edge Tax technology systems/tools and related processes;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management and continuous improvement, with relevant certification;
• Experience of operating in matrix organizations