SAP Tax consultant

Role: SAP Tax consultant
Location : Parsippany, NJ
Duration : Long-term

Job Description:

The SAP Tax Consultant is responsible for the design, configuration, and implementation of tax solutions within SAP S/4HANA Finance. The role supports end‑to‑end tax determination, calculation, reporting, and compliance, ensuring accurate and consistent tax treatment across business processes. The consultant also supports integration with external tax engines (Vertex), where applicable, and ensures alignment between tax requirements, intercompany processes, and upstream operational and financial functions.

Required Skills & Experience

Direct Tax & Tax Consolidation

Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance with focus on direct tax–relevant data and processes
Experience supporting current and deferred tax reporting, tax provision, and compliance using SAP financial data
Ability to extract, reconcile, and validate tax‑sensitive data from GL, Fixed Assets, and intercompany postings
Experience supporting tax consolidation and alignment between statutory, management, and tax reporting
Proven ability to deliver audit‑ready, traceable tax reporting aligned with SAP trial balance and financial statements

Sales & Use Tax / Indirect Tax

Hands on experience with Sales and Use Tax determination in SAP.
Knowledge of tax relevant master data (customer, vendor, material) and its impact on tax calculation.
Experience supporting tax reporting and statutory filings, including reconciliation of tax postings.

Property Tax

Experience supporting property tax compliance and reporting, including assessed values, tax bases, and jurisdictional reporting
Ability to extract, reconcile, and validate asset‑related tax data from Fixed Assets (FI‑AA), General Ledger, and legal entity structures
Understanding of asset capitalization, depreciation, retirements, and transfers and their impact on property tax reporting
Experience supporting tax consolidation and reconciliation between property tax data, statutory reporting, and SAP trial balance
Proven ability to deliver audit‑ready, traceable property tax data from SAP for filings, assessments, and audits

Withholding Tax

Hands on experience configuring and supporting Withholding Tax in SAP, including tax types, codes, and reporting.
Understanding of withholding tax posting, liability accounting, and remittance reporting.
Experience supporting compliance and audit requirements related to withholding tax.

Transfer Pricing

Strong understanding of transfer pricing concepts, including cost plus, markup, and profit split methodologies.
Hands on experience with intercompany accounting, profit center accounting, and margin analysis in SAP.
Ability to analyze intercompany flows and ensure alignment between transfer pricing, tax reporting, and management P&L.
Experience integrating S/4 with operational transfer pricing using complementary platforms such as SAP PaPM or Alteryx.

Integration & Cross Functional Skills

Experience supporting integration between S/4 and external tax engines (e.g., Vertex).
Ability to collaborate with Tax, Finance, Controlling, and IT stakeholders.
Strong analytical skills to design scalable, compliant SAP tax solutions for complex, multi entity environments.

This role requires strong executive presence, as it involves regular interaction with senior business leaders to ensure SAP S/4HANA tax solutions are aligned with business requirements, regulatory controls, and industry best practices.