SAP Finance & Tax Transformation Analyst

S P A Enterprise Info Services; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The SAP Finance Tax Business Analyst will bring strong functional knowledge of SAP FI/FICO and taxation to collaborate with Finance, Tax, IT and business stakeholders. You will translate tax requirements into functional specifications and support configuration, integration, testing and deployment of SAP tax solutions.

This role covers end-to-end SAP Finance processes, tax determinations, and tax engine integration with e-invoicing platforms, ensuring compliant postings and accurate reporting

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on functional experience in SAP FI/FICO, preferably SAP S/4HANA Finance.
• Good understanding of core Finance processes: GL, AP, AR, tax accounting, invoice posting, reconciliations and financial postings.
• Practical knowledge of taxation processes such as GST, VAT, withholding tax/TDS or other applicable indirect/direct tax requirements.
• Ability to understand and explain how tax rules translate into SAP Finance configuration, accounting entries and downstream reporting.
• Experience in business analysis: requirement gathering, stakeholder workshops, process mapping, fit-gap analysis and functional documentation.
• Experience supporting SAP implementation, enhancement or integration projects, including SIT/UAT and defect resolution.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead discussions with Finance and Tax stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Finance and Tax stakeholders to gather, analyse and document business requirements related to direct and indirect taxation.
• Understand end-to-end SAP Finance processes, including General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), tax accounting, invoice posting and period-end activities.
• Assess tax requirements and their impact on SAP FI/FICO and connected business processes; identify gaps and recommend functional solutions.
• Prepare and maintain BRDs, functional requirement documents, process flows, fit-gap assessments and functional specifications.
• Work on tax-related SAP configuration and functional design, including tax codes, tax procedures, account determination and withholding tax, as applicable to the business scope.
• Coordinate integration between SAP Finance and external tax engines, e-invoicing platforms, tax portals or compliance systems; understand the SAP-side data flow and accounting impact.
• Work closely with SAP functional and technical teams on interfaces, enhancements, mappings, error handling and issue resolution.
• Define test scenarios and support SIT, UAT, regression testing, defect triage, business validation and sign-off.
• Support implementation, rollout, deployment, hypercare and production issue resolution.
• Communicate clearly with business users, functional teams, technical teams and project stakeholders.

Skills

SAP FI/FICO experience

SAP S/4HANA Finance

Taxation processes knowledge

Business analysis

SIT/UAT and defect resolution

Strong communication

Job description

The SAP Finance Tax Business Analyst will bring strong functional knowledge of SAP FI/FICO and taxation to collaborate with Finance, Tax, IT and business stakeholders. You will translate tax requirements into functional specifications and support configuration, integration, testing and deployment of SAP tax solutions.

This role covers end-to-end SAP Finance processes, tax determinations, and tax engine integration with e-invoicing platforms, ensuring compliant postings and accurate reporting