Our client, a dynamic player in the IT sector, is seeking a Senior TAX S/4 Consultant & DA to join their team on a contract basis. This role focuses on the implementation and support of SAP FICO, ensuring robust and scalable tax solutions in line with business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure delivery of solution design and support end-to-end business processes across Indirect and Direct Taxes
- Capture business requirements and deliver design fit-for-purpose and tested system solutions
- Understand and foresee cross-functional implications of solution decisions
- Deliver forward solution design decisions e.g., KDDs
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and external System Integrators (SIs)
- Manage bespoke work units, including requirements gathering, functional specifications, and testing
- Assist in all stages of testing: Function Unit Testing, System Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, and Regression Testing
- Assist in Data Migration and Cutover activities
- Assist in End User training preparation and execution
- Ensure that scope is kept under control
Impact on the Organisation:
- Enable a successful S/4HANA transition by ensuring robust, scalable, and integrated processes and solutions for both indirect and direct taxes and tax compliance
- Define and validate tax-related data requirements aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices
- Collaborate with Solution Architects, Data Migration teams, and Technical Leads to translate tax business requirements into scalable, compliant S/4HANA solutions
- Reduce delivery risk through proactive issue identification, scope control, and structured solution governance
Core Relationships:
- Internal - Business Process Leads, IT Solution Architects, Data & Testing Teams, Adjacent Workstreams (Finance, Marketing, Ops, MDM)
- External - System Integrators, SAP and others
Geographic Scope:
- Global
Travel Required:
- 3 days a week in London
Job Requirements:
- Experience with hands-on implementation of SAP S/4HANA within Indirect and Direct Tax areas
- Proven ability to work with external consultants/System Integrators
- Background in large-scale ERP transformation programmes
- Proven stakeholder management and the ability to influence cross-functional decisions
- Core TAX SAP S/4 processes and tax compliance enablement knowledge
- Understanding of excise regimes, taxation systems and solution integration
- Strong documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of SAP testing cycles and methodologies
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Business Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- SAP S/4HANA certification (preferred but not mandatory)
Beneficial:
- Experience in FMCG or global matrix organisations
- Exposure to SAP Data Migration tools
- Experience in agile delivery environments
If you are a seasoned SAP S/4 Consultant with a strong background in tax processes and solution integration, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to bring your expertise to our client's innovative and forward-thinking team.
