Tax Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Tax Project Manager for a temporary position in Luton. This role involves managing tax workstreams within the Axial programme, ensuring timely delivery and cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates will have 10+ years of project management experience, particularly in technology-enabled tax transformation. Join a dynamic environment contributing to significant projects in a global business.

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience of project management in tax.
• Experience in technology enabled tax transformation.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage tax workstreams ensuring timely delivery.
• Build cross-functional partnerships and track project milestones.
• Facilitate testing and quality assurance activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Tools

SAP ECC

S/4HANA

Job description

Job Description

Role: Tax Project Manager – Axial Programme

Role Type: Temporary – 12 Months

Location: Luton – x3 Days per week in office / x2 working remote

Your New Company

We’re looking for an experienced tax project manager to take the lead on a workstream in AZ’s Axial programme (Global S/4 HANA implementation).

You’ll likely be an experienced tax project manager, having worked in a large corporate environment and have experience of technology enabled tax transformation.

Your New Role

• Manage the various tax workstreams within the Axial programme and ensure that they are delivered on time, to budget and in line with programme and stakeholder expectations.
• Build partnerships on a cross-functional basis to drive forward the plan and deliverables.
• Partner with central PMO teams including both internal and external teams.
• Define & develop and maintain project plans and timelines, tracking project milestones and deliverables and addressing any issues or risks that may arise.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Manage deployment activities including the impact on group functions, partnering with deployment leads.
• Facilitate Management and Steering Groups, driving agreed actions to conclusion.
• Oversee testing and quality assurance activities to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of the solutions.
• In doing this, you will be supported by a PSO/junior project manager.

Education, Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience of project management in tax &experience of technology enabled tax transformation.
• Experience of SAP ECC, S/4HANA would be advantageous
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills- flexible approach.
• Ability to adapt a hands-on approach to ensure deliverables / deadlines are met.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of S/4 HANA programmes and working with a mix of internal and external partners.
• Implementation/integration of tax engines and implementation of operational transfer pricing

WHY ASTRAZENECA?

It's an exciting time to join AstraZeneca, a global business that's rapidly growing - there's a lot happening and even more to come. And we are a valued part of this journey. Respected partners across the business, we provide the platform that's going to power us to achieve more.

So, what's next?

Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it's yours. Please apply with a copy of your CV.