Sap Ops Finance And Tax Expert Job Portsmouth area,England UK,IT/Tech

The Role

This role plays a critical part in supporting transformation initiatives for a leading global customer in the life sciences and manufacturing domain.

The consultant will contribute to high-impact projects involving advanced scheduling and supply chain optimization, with access to cutting-edge SAP technologies. Working alongside global teams, the role offers opportunities to influence strategic process improvements and deliver scalable solutions across diverse geographies.

Your responsibilities:

Collaborate with business stakeholders, including Finance, Tax, and IT teams, to gather and document detailed business requirements for General Ledger (GL), Asset Accounting (AA), Month-End/Year-End Closing, and Tax processes.

Analyze existing financial processes and map them to SAP best practices. Suggest improvements and tailor SAP solutions to fit the business needs.

Configuration of GL master data, chart of accounts, account groups, cost centers, and internal orders, Asset accounting, Period end closing process, VAT, GST, Withholding tax.

Ensure proper integration with other SAP modules like SAP Materials Management (MM), SAP Finance (FI), and SAP Controlling (CO) to ensure smooth workflows and data flow.

Lead or participate in interface development and integration projects, ensuring robust data flow between SAP and external systems.

Collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones, ensuring effective communication and timely project delivery.

Engage with business stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and drive continuous process improvements in production planning and execution.

Engage with multiple sites & resolve the issues that are plant/site specific

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

Strong hands-on experience in SAP FI – GL, AA, and CO.

Good understanding of operational accounting processes.

Good knowledge on asset accounting, Depreciation calculation, asset aquation, asset shutdown.

Experience with month-end and year-end closing activities.

Ability to analyze business processes and propose SAP-based solutions.

Knowledge on SD-FI and MM-FI integration

Knowledge on cost center, cost element, internal orders, profit center and have knowledge on COPA

Knowledge of legal compliance (local GAAP, regulatory reporting).

Experience in tax reporting functions in SAP, including VAT/GST returns, withholding tax, and Intrastat reporting

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience
:

SAP S/4

HANA Finance knowledge is a plus.

Project management experience in SAP-related implementations or system upgrades.

Familiarity with third-party tax solutions integrated with SAP (e.g., Vertex, Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE).

Familiarity with SAP Fiori for simplified access to SAP functionalities.

Experience with audit processes and interaction with external auditors.

Experience in international tax compliance for multiple countries.