SAP TAX Consultant

We are seeking a Senior SAP Tax Consultant with 15+ years of experience to lead global e‑invoicing and statutory reporting integrations across multiple European regions. The role requires deep expertise in SAP tax data, statutory compliance, and third‑party tax solution integrations, with hands‑on leadership across the full project lifecycle—from discovery through post‑go‑live support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end e‑invoicing and statutory reporting integrations for European countries using vendors such as Pagero, Sovos, Thomson Reuters, and KGT
• Act as the SAP Tax subject‑matter expert for regional and global compliance initiatives
• Ensure solutions align with local tax regulations and statutory requirements

Discovery & Solution Design

• Drive discovery workshops with business, tax, and IT stakeholders
• Analyze and respond to vendor questionnaires and compliance requirement documents
• Identify and document SAP data requirements, source fields, and dependencies
• Review and validate technical and functional blueprints, ensuring SAP readiness and compliance

SAP Design, Build & Integration Support

• Support solution design, configuration, and integration activities within SAP (ECC / S/4
  
  HANA)
• Validate SAP tax data mappings, master data, transactional data, and output formats
• Collaborate with SAP technical, middleware, and vendor teams to ensure seamless integration

Testing, UAT & Go‑Live

• Support unit testing, system integration testing, and UAT by validating SAP tax data accuracy
• Assist with cutover planning and go‑live execution
• Ensure compliance readiness before go‑live through detailed data validation and sign‑offs

Post Go‑Live & Compliance Monitoring

• Monitor e‑invoice and statutory submission flows post go‑live
• Investigate and resolve SAP data, configuration, and integration issues impacting tax compliance
• Work closely with vendors and SAP teams to ensure continuous compliance and system stability

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to business, tax, and finance stakeholders
• Provide regular status updates, risk assessments, and mitigation plans
• Ensure adherence to project governance, documentation standards, and audit requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of experience in SAP Tax, SAP Finance, or Statutory Compliance
• Proven experience in global e‑invoicing and statutory reporting implementations, especially for Europe
• Hands‑on experience integrating SAP with Pagero, Sovos, Thomson Reuters, KGT, or similar tax vendors
• Strong experience across SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4
  
  HANA

SAP & Functional Expertise

• Deep understanding of SAP tax data models, document flows, and reporting structures
• Strong knowledge of VAT, e‑invoicing mandates, SAF‑T, real‑time reporting, and country‑specific compliance
• Experience with SAP FI, tax procedures, and output management (IDocs, XML, APIs)

Soft Skills

• Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills
• Ability to lead cross‑functional and cross‑regional teams
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and documentation skills
• Experience working in global, multi‑vendor environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SAP S/4
  
  HANA global rollouts
• Exposure to regulatory change management
• Prior experience in audit or compliance‑driven environments
• SAP Finance / Tax‑related certifications (preferred)
• Individual contributor with strong leadership and mentoring responsibilities

Employment type

• Contract

Seniority level

• Associate

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