Senior Manager, Information Systems - Tax Technologies

Role Description:

As a Senior Manager for Tax technologies you will oversee the end-to-end Tax capabilities, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, adhering to Tax legal mandates, and driving process improvements. You will be responsible for leading, architecting, designing, and implementing end-to-end solutions in this space. As a Sr. Manager within the Technology team, this role will also help guide the transition from global ERP instance on SAP ECC to the S/4HANA Intelligent Enterprise and integrating SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC) and Vertex for In-direct Tax determination. Are you a Tax Technology professional with deep transformation and technical experience delivering tax solutions Come join a team that is passionate about innovation and making life better with technology!

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Provide vision and strategy to evolve global Tax capabilities and transformation
• Lead end to end design and architecture of tax solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance with local and international tax regulations
• Ensure cross functional process tax implications are assessed and mitigated but not limited to Plan to Stock (PTS), Order to Cash (OTC), and Source to Pay (S2P), etc.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate into technical design specifications to ensure the solution meets business objectives
• Ensure seamless integration of tax solutions but not limited to SAP modules, such as Finance (FI), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Materials Management (MM)
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to deliver and sustain Amgen's S/4HANA ecosystem utilizing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Develop innovative solutions that drive speed to value via AI/ML and leading control practices

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Experience in leading complex architecture, design and configuring all aspects of Tax Technologies at a global scale leveraging Vertex and Thomson Reuters for sales & use Tax
• Hands-on experience in configuring, leading and supporting SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
• Ability to identify and deploy SAP leading practices that will drive business value for Amgen's tax professionals in areas such as profit in inventory, GAAP by legal entity, and tax-optimized data and ledger structure
• Developing global Tax deployment strategy, people management and passion for mentorship in fostering the development of talent

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Proficiency in SAP Advanced Intercompany, SAP Material Ledger, and optimized transfer pricing setup in SAP
• Experience in Corporate Tax suite, Automation, and Reporting
• Thomson Reuters suite Direct tax and statutory reporting is a plus
• Experience working in an agile environment and familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• Certification in Vertex (or) SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (Mandatory)
• Certification in Thomson Reuters (preferred)
• Relevant SAP S/4HANA FICO certification (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Experience partnering with business leaders to drive strategic decisions