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The SAP Finance Sr Manager 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 tax 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. The analyst 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 a 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 the 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 product domain   

• Work with the 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 the 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    

• Develop and execute a communications plan (e.g., memos, letters, plan review meetings, status lists) to ensure frequent, accurate, and timely communication to all stakeholders and to solidify commitment to the project plan   

*Qualifications & Requirements: *    

• 5+ years of configuration experience in SAP FI, SD, and MM with a focus on Indirect Tax determination in each of these SAP modules

• 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

• A high-level functional or technical knowledge of tax engines (e.g., Vertex products) and service offerings

• 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.   

• Strong interpersonal skills, collaborative problem-solving skills, ability to listen to and understand needs across diverse stakeholders at various levels of the organization.

What We Can Do For You

• Innovation & Technology: The ability to work with an award-winning team on the cutting edge of innovation.

• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and expose you to emerging technologies and techniques.

• Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile, with management that believes in removing barriers so you are empowered to experiment, iterate, and innovate.

Skills:

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

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