Mgmt Consulting Manager

Accenture's Tax Transformation practice focuses on providing world-class capabilities in delivering process and technology solutions to companies with global tax responsibilities.

Job Description:

Our Tax practice is currently looking for consultants to join our dynamic and growing practice. We are looking for business & technology-oriented professional tax consultants who will work on tax department issues related to finance transformation, chart of account sensitization, tax calculation automation, and various other business issues that impact tax. Focusing primarily on tax process redesign, you will help clients align the tax function with business objectives. You will provide an integrated approach to process improvement that will help the tax department maximize its strategic value internally and externally.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Gathering business and user requirements related to taxes
2. Performing functional designs to meet business requirements specific to taxes
3. Performing process & software gap analysis and develop related resolutions
4. Performing tax-related configuration in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)
5. Configuring tax software applications, including One Source-Sabrix and Vertex O Series, and prepare related documentation
6. Preparing and executing test scripts and test cases, and ensure all requirements are met
7. Troubleshooting and resolving issues
8. Working with and training business users

Basic Qualifications:

1. Minimum 4 years of experience in Indirect Tax within a corporate or public accounting firm environment
2. Minimum 1 year of experience implementing One Source-Sabrix or Vertex with ERP (SAP or Oracle)
3. Minimum 2 years of experience in project or program management
4. Bachelor's degree

Preferred Skills:

1. Knowledge of US Federal, State and Local, FAS109, Sales & Use Tax, VAT, Transfer Pricing, IFRS
2. Advance degree, Masters or MBA
3. Systems proficiency, particularly with MS Excel and other Microsoft Office applications (Word, Access, PowerPoint)
4. Ability to quickly learn new software tools

Professional Skills Requirements:

1. Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
2. Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment
3. Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
4. Ability to interact effectively with client executives, vendors, and third-party providers
5. Ability to manage personal tasks and workload
6. Desire to work in a fast-paced environment