SAP Indirect Tax Transformation Manager - 12 month fixed term contract

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is seeking an Indirect Tax Manager to oversee compliance and enhance VAT processes. The ideal candidate will have over seven years of experience in VAT consulting and a strong background with SAP S/4 HANA. This role requires strategic thinking and excellent communication skills to present complex tax issues to leadership. The position offers opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years' experience providing VAT consulting services.
• Significant experience with cross border transactions.
• Experience with indirect taxes in Europe and India is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support indirect tax compliance for local offices.
• Implement VAT and WHT solutions in SAP S/4 HANA.
• Look for digital/AI opportunities for indirect tax requirements.

Skills

VAT consulting services

Indirect Tax compliance

Strong communication skills

Organized and analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree or law degree

Professional tax/VAT qualification

Tools

SAP S/4 HANA

Job description

Overview

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation—inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

The Indirect Tax Manager will join the Indirect, Client and Business Tax Team, a part of a 20+ person tax team. The Indirect Tax Manager reports to the Indirect, Client and Business Tax Director and will provide pragmatic, strategic support to improve our day-to-day reporting for indirect tax including reducing costs and ensuring indirect taxes are properly managed throughout BCG's supply chain, and within BCG’s financial and accounting systems.

We are looking for a motivated professional to join our team, grow with us and help drive and build our indirect tax function.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

The Indirect and Business Tax Team works closely with our Regional and Transfer Pricing practice. The Indirect Tax Manager sits within the Indirect, Client and Business Tax Team. The Indirect Tax Manager is encouraged to work across the other core areas.

• Indirect Tax compliance to support to our local offices;
• Support the implementation of VAT and WHT end to end system solution in SAP S/4 Hana
• Support of e-Invoicing mandates and country timelines
• Support e-Invoicing implementation in SAP S/4 HANA
• Support extensive SAP user acceptance testing and training
• Assist in implementing appropriate strategies and solutions in response to new VAT rules.
• Proactively looking for digital / AI opportunities to meet indirect tax requirements, support business initiatives, and implement new legislation.

What You'll Bring

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and/or law degree
• Requires professional tax/VAT qualification/certification attained from a recognized tax training body (e.g; Chartered Institute of Taxation, UK, CPA, JD-LLM)
• Requires a minimum of seven (7)+ years’ experience providing VAT consulting services in a public accounting, consulting, or law firm
• Significant experience with cross border transactions; both external and intercompany invoicing in a professional services firm
• Experience with indirect taxes in Europe and India is advantageous
• Organized, analytical and methodical with strong ability to think strategically
• Strong communication skills including experience presenting complicated tax issues/concepts to leadership
• Experience with SAP S/4 HANA (Public Cloud preferable) Document Reporting and Compliance for VAT, WHT, SAF-T reporting
• Experience with SAP S/4 HANA tax determination including Tax codes, calculation and postings

Who You'll Work With

Members of our finance team are responsible for preserving the intellectual capital, assets, and integrity of BCG. We make a decisive impact on the firm’s direction, performance, and risk-management models. Finance jobs include accounting and reporting, planning and analysis, tax and treasury, financial systems, payroll, and executive compensation.

Equal Opportunity

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E-Verify Employer. For more information on E-Verify, please see the notice provided by BCG.