Senior Tax Business Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Tax Business Analyst in Juno Beach, FL.

Summary:
We are looking for a dynamic professional with a solid hands-on experience as a business analyst. The ideal candidate will be self-starter with a natural drive to take ownership of the deliverables and passion for learning new processes and tools. In this role, you will work with Solution Architects, Developers and Tax business users from multiple groups to develop/implement complex tax solutions.

Responsibilities:
* Senior Tax Business Analyst will gather, document, and analyze business requirements for tax projects
* Facilitate requirements gathering workshops
* Lead the development and implementation project(s) from functional aspect and own the business logic for the intended solution
* Analyze existing tax calculation workpapers (excel spreadsheets) to understand and document the current state
* Prepare current state and future state process flow diagrams
* Translate business requires to Epics and User Stories in JIRA
* Act as a bridge between the business users and technical team throughout the project; Coordinate and own the communication between technical team and tax business users
* As a Senior Tax BA, you will work with technical staff during solution design stage and assist them for clearly documenting the proposed and approved solution design
* Create test cases and test scripts for functional unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing
* Perform functional unit testing and integration testing and document all required test results for SOX compliance
* Support business users during the user acceptance testing
* Support existing and new tax solutions and applications
* Create training material for completed solutions and conduct user training
* Assist Scrum Master for sprint planning, backlog grooming and other Agile ceremonies
* Own Product Backlog and follow Agile best practices during the project

REQUIREMENTS:
* Finance and/or Tax experience and knowledge
* Must have experience with BW analysis for Excel
* SAP and SAP BW experience and knowledge
* Experience with the Microsoft Power Suite: SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps
* Alteryx experience
* Prior business analysis experience - requirements gathering, functional design, test case creation and execution, user acceptance testing
* Prior experience in conducting client workshops and facilitating stakeholder meetings among business and IT groups
* Ability to understand business requirements and transform them to low level design specifications
* Expertise in business processes mapping, gap analysis and re-defining future state processes
* Good analytical, problem solving and data analysis skills
* Skilled in using Microsoft office tools: MS Excel, Power Query, PowerPoint, and Word
* Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Desired Skills:
* Prior experience with financial accounting and tax processes and systems such as SAP ECC, SAP BW, PowerPlan, CorpTax, One Source Tax Provision, etc.
* Knowledge of Energy & Utilities domain and processes
* Exposure to automation and process mining tools such as RPA, Alteryx, etc.
* Experience with collaboration and document management tools: Confluence, SharePoint, etc.
* Experience in Agile Scrum & Kanban project management methodologies
* Prior experience with JIRA and other Agile project management tools

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.