SAP S/4HANA Tax Expert (Private Cloud)
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Tax Expert to lead the tax workstream for a global SAP transformation spanning multipe countries. You will be responsible for designing a scalable global tax solution, integrating SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud with a third-party tax engine such as Vertex, Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE, or equivalent, while ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end SAP tax workstream and act as the senior tax SME.
Design global tax processes covering VAT/GST, sales and use tax, withholding tax, and cross-border transactions.
Define global templates, localisation requirements, and governance for tax determination, calculation, posting, and reporting.
Design and oversee SAP integration with a third-party tax engine.
Translate business and compliance requirements into functional designs, configuration, interfaces, and test scenarios.
Collaborate with Finance, Architecture, Integration, Data, and Testing teams to deliver a robust solution.
Support workshops, fit-to-standard sessions, testing, cutover, and hypercare activities.
Manage tax-related risks, controls, reconciliations, and exception handling processes.
Key Skills & Experience
Proven experience delivering SAP S/4HANA tax solutions within large enterprise environments.
Strong hands-on experience integrating SAP with Vertex, Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE, or similar tax platforms.
Deep knowledge of global indirect tax processes and multi-country ERP rollouts.
Strong SAP functional design and configuration expertise across Finance and integrated business processes.
Experience defining interfaces, data requirements, controls, and reconciliation processes.
Ability to engage senior business and technical stakeholders and lead complex workshops.
Desirable
Experience delivering tax solutions within large-scale global SAP transformation programmes.
Knowledge of e-invoicing, statutory reporting, and SAP Document & Reporting Compliance.
Understanding of SAP cloud integration architectures and tax reporting platforms.
Previous tax workstream leadership or design authority experience.
Outcome: Deliver a scalable global SAP tax solution, aligned to business and compliance requirements, with successful integration into the organisation's broader S/4HANA landscape.
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