The SAP Finance & Tax Architect will be part of the IT team that supports the Finance organization and specifically the tax department, globally. Leveraging both your comprehensive SAP-related experience on purchase and sales transactions as well as your technical Vertex knowledge, you will play a critical role in leading and managing the end-to-end integration of Vertex indirect tax products with SAP Financial Systems, from initial tax requirements gathering to deployment, including solution design, configuration, testing, training, and post go-live support. This role works closely with the Tax Technology Director and a wide variety of internal stakeholders in the full range of the product development cycle.

You will make recommendations to management based on cost/benefit findings and participate in the development and customization of products. Individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in specific area; ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects.

What You’ll Do for Us:

• Act as the primary liaison between the Tax Team and clients, effectively translating tax requirements into product functionalities and fostering strong client relationships.
• Maintain an excellent understanding of the product roadmap by working closely with product managers and business stakeholders, evaluating user feedback/needs and assisting Tax Technology Director with evaluating the latest tax and technology trends that can bring value to the tax function
• Organize and lead requirement gathering sessions with the business stakeholders and translate them into technical user stories
• Manage design, configuration and testing of the required solution to meet business requirements.
• Possesses a strong understanding of the business operations within the products domain
• Work with production support team from an operational standpoint to support the investigation and resolution of any product defects
• Manages scope, budget, presentations to IT/Business, daily standup, agile ceremonies, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions
• Coordinate execution and implementation of approved projects within area of responsibility in order to execute tactical and strategic business plans
• Orchestrate the deployment of resources (e.g., people, infrastructure, financial, informational) from Coca-Cola (e.g., client, internal service providers) and third parties in order to ensure successful project completion
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Qualifications & Requirements:

• 5+ years configuration experience in SAP FI, SD, MM with a focus on Indirect Tax determination in each of these SAP modules
• Multiple S4 Vertex implementations
• Vertex certified (preferred)
• Strong understanding of the different types of tax and ability to configure tax codes in SAP and/or Vertex or other 3rd party tax applications
• 5+ years of experience managing and delivering mission-critical, high-availability large and small IT development projects using structured project management and system development methodologies.
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Skills

Collaborative Leadership; organization; Communication; Agile Methodology; Systems Analysis; Query Language; Business Requirements; Computer Programming; Financial Processing; Microsoft Office

Pay Range:$138,200 - $161,500

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:15

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.