Senior Manager Tax

adidas; Porto; Presencial; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Adidas seeks a Senior Manager Tax Digital & Transformation to translate global indirect tax strategy into scalable technology and governance solutions. You will lead cross-functional programs and manage tax technology vendors across regions, driving SAP S/4HANA and eInvoicing initiatives.

This role requires 5–7 years in indirect tax or tax technology, strong English communication, and the ability to operate in a global, matrix environment with a focus on data, analytics and automation.

Qualificações

• 5–7 years of indirect tax, tax technology, or tax transformation experience.
• Experience with ERP implementations and global projects.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Responsabilidades

• Lead global tax technology initiatives translating the Director Tax roadmap into programs.
• Coordinate upgrades of tax technology products used by global tax teams.
• Support AI use cases to improve tax processes and analytics.
• Act as functional tax product owner for assigned solutions and drive deployments.
• Evaluate internal vs external tax technology options with governance and scalability in mind.
• Contribute to SAP S/4HANA tax integration, VAT/GST, and withholding tax requirements.
• Support eInvoicing and real-time reporting initiatives from a tax perspective.
• Manage relationships with external tax technology providers and advisors.

Conhecimentos

Indirect Tax

Tax Technology

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

English Proficiency

Formação académica

Degree in Business Administration / Finance

Tax qualifications beneficial

Ferramentas

SAP ECC / S/4HANA

Tax engines / reporting platforms

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The overall objective of Corporate Tax is to create value for the global enterprise, business units, and shareholders by maximizing corporate profitability through minimizing overall tax burden while executing and directing compliance to conform with all legal frameworks in preserving the Company’s reputation and integrity.

OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

The Corporate Tax team is responsible for managing the groups risk positions and governing the tax compliance. In this role it is essential to develop understanding of the impact certain transactions or business initiatives might have to be able to liaise and support the specialist functions.

The Senior Manager Tax Digital & Transformation translates the global indirect tax and tax digital strategy into scalable technology, process and governance solutions. The role is the primary transformation lead between Corporate Tax, Global IT, GBS, regional and functional tax teams, external advisors and technology providers.

The position drives digital transformation of the tax function by coordinating the implementation, upgrade and optimisation of tax technology products, improving tax data and analytics capabilities, and supporting global process standardisation across tax determination, reporting, compliance, controls and audit readiness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead global tax technology initiatives and translate the Director Tax roadmap into executable programmes and releases.
• Coordinate implementation and upgrade of tax technology products used by the global tax team and relevant business stakeholders.
• Support the identification, design and implementation of AI use cases to improve tax processes.
• Act as functional tax product owner for assigned tax technology solutions, including prioritisation, requirements, design alignment, testing, deployment and continuous improvement.
• Support strategic decisions on internal versus external tax technology solutions and help evaluate technology options based on compliance, scalability, governance and efficiency.
• Drive tax input into SAP S/4HANA and related tax system initiatives, with focus on tax determination, VAT/GST and withholding tax process requirements.
• Support global eInvoicing and real-/near-time eReporting initiatives from a tax functional perspective, including technical requirements definition and deployment support.
• Manage relationships with external tax technology providers, advisors and service providers for assigned transformation initiatives.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

• Corporate Tax HQ functions
• Corporate regional tax teams
• Global IT
• Controlling Local & GBS accounting GBS Tax Operational teams (Systems, Control & Analytics, Accounting, Digital Compliance)

External

• Tax technology vendors and implementation partners
• Statutory and tax advisors
• Tax authorities where relevant in audits or technology-related discussions

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong indirect tax knowledge with ability to translate tax requirements into technology and process design.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end tax processes including tax determination, reporting, compliance, controls and audit support.
• Experience with SAP ECC & S/4HANA or comparable ERP environments; experience with tax engines, compliance tools or reporting platforms is an advantage.
• Strong project and product management skills, including prioritisation, stakeholder management and delivery governance.
• Analytical mindset with affinity for data, automation, controls and AI-enabled process improvements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• High degree of ownership, structured working style and ability to work independently in a global environment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Taxation, Information Systems or equivalent background.
• Professional tax/accounting qualifications or comparable experience is beneficial.
• Approximately 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in indirect tax, tax technology, tax transformation, ERP implementation or Big 4 advisory.
• Proven experience in global projects, process transformation or technology-driven tax initiatives.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP:Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.