Managing Director, Indirect Tax Technology

Description & Requirements

Forvis Mazars is looking for an experienced tax professional to serve in a market-focused, growth-minded role within the State and Local Tax practice. Indirect Tax technical and technology/transformation competency and experience, and the desire to continue to develop within Forvis Mazars is a must. This includes actively leading a team of professionals and tax engine implementation and indirect tax automation engagements.

Further, we encourage seeking out and participating in networking activities.

Forvis Mazars is looking for an experienced tax professional to serve in a market-focused, growth-minded role within the State and Local Tax practice. Indirect Tax technical and technology/transformation competency and experience, and the desire to continue to develop within Forvis Mazars is a must. This includes actively leading a team of professionals and tax engine implementation and indirect tax automation engagements.

Further, we encourage seeking out and participating in networking activities.

Below are the key areas in which the role will contribute to the Forvis Mazars mission and values.

• Indirect Tax Engine Implementation and Tax Transformation Solutioning
• Lead and manage the design, implementation, and configuration of indirect tax software solutions, with a focus on tax engines such as Ava Tax, ONESOURCE, and Vertex.
• Lend tax technology expertise in discussions with clients and prospects - including, but not limited to client tax and/or finance teams, enterprise executives, information technology to illustrate what's possible based upon client needs and availability of technologies within their organization and outside of their enterprise tools. Communicate confidently with client management and their team.
• Oversee prep and review of internal and external deliverables, which may include PowerPoint presentations, Visio workflows, functional business and tax requirements, agendas, budgets, meeting summaries, and/or client memorandum.
• Assist with continuing the development of the delivery platform, including standardized project plan and project management templates, delivery templates (e.g., data dictionary, product mapping matrix, etc.), test script documentation, and etc.
• Applying your indirect tax technical acumen to each client project as well as collaborating and integrating with Forvis Mazars indirect tax subject matter and/or industry specialists to provide the client with appropriate support on projects.
• Demonstrate the ability to think strategically and execute, based on firm focus, future of the tax service line, and expanding technologies useful to tax.
• Demonstrate company values and alignment with the firm's mission and long-term vision.

• Participate in continuous learning activities and research to improve and develop technical expertise.
• Assist with the design and implementation of Indirect Tax Engine training curriculum, including learning tracks for each engine.
• Contribute competencies in tax technology, and train existing team members to expand their competencies. Participate in setting strategy for team growth.
• Grow the team by recruiting and retaining talent. Provide mentorship to existing team members.
• Assess technology needs for the practice

• Assist with developing cross functional go to market strategies with Forvis Mazars Tax, Consulting and Audit.
• Assist with developing marketing materials.
• Serve as engagement leader on full-range of services provided by our Indirect Tax Transformation practice.
• Work with others on Forvis Mazars Tax Transformation team to best leverage teams' technical competencies in order to provide an unmatched client experience.
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