Senior Manager - Tax Technology - (NPW)

Company Overview

Milestone Technologies is a global IT managed services firm that partners with organizations to scale their technology, infrastructure and services to drive specific business outcomes such as digital transformation, innovation, and operational agility. Milestone is focused on building an employee-first, performance-based culture and for over 25 years, we have a demonstrated history of supporting category-defining enterprise clients that are growing ahead of the market. The company specializes in providing solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI/Automation, and ServiceNow. Milestone culture is built to provide a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports employees and empowers them to reach their full potential.

Our seasoned professionals deliver services based on Milestone's best practices and service delivery framework. By leveraging our vast knowledge base to execute initiatives, we deliver both short-term and long-term value to our clients and apply continuous service improvement to deliver transformational benefits to IT. With Intelligent Automation, Milestone helps businesses further accelerate their IT transformation. The result is a sharper focus on business objectives and a dramatic improvement in employee productivity. Through our key technology partnerships and our people-first approach, Milestone continues to deliver industry-leading innovation to our clients. With more than 3,000 employees serving over 200 companies worldwide, we are following our mission of revolutionizing the way IT is deployed.

Job Overview

Job Description - Senior Manager, Tax Technology

Job Description - SAP Tax Architect

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly driven Senior Manager, Tax Technology to join our world-class team within a leading global pharmaceutical organization. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and hands-on leader who can lead, architect, design and deliver modern tax technology solutions that enhance compliance, efficiency, and business value.

Role Overview

As a Senior Manager for Tax Technologies, you will lead the end-to-end strategy, architecture, and delivery of global tax capabilities, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, adherence to indirect and direct tax mandates, and continuous improvement of tax processes.

You will oversee the design, governance, and implementation of enterprise tax solutions-including SAP Document & Reporting Compliance (DRC) and Vertex-while guiding the organization through its transition from legacy ERP systems (e.g., SAP ECC) to SAP S/4HANA.

This role requires deep expertise in tax transformation, strong technical proficiency, and proven experience delivering scalable, compliant tax solutions at a global level.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Define the vision, roadmap, and strategy for modernizing global Tax technology capabilities.
• Lead end-to-end design and architecture of enterprise tax solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and global/local tax regulations.
• Assess and manage cross-functional tax implications across major process areas, including Plan-to-Stock (PTS), Order-to-Cash (OTC), and Source-to-Pay (S2P).
• Partner with global business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust and scalable technical designs.
• Ensure seamless integration of tax solutions across SAP modules such as FI, SD, and MM.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, retrospectives) to support delivery within a scaled Agile delivery model.
• Develop innovative and compliant solutions that leverage automation, AI/ML, and leading control practices to accelerate value creation.

Functional Skills

Must-Have Skills

• Extensive experience leading architecture, design, and configuration of global Tax Technologies, including Vertex and Thomson Reuters for sales & use tax.
• Hands-on expertise in implementing, configuring, and supporting SAP Document & Reporting Compliance (DRC).
• Deep understanding of SAP leading practices related to tax accounting, profit-in-inventory, GAAP-by-entity, and tax-optimized data and ledger structures.
• Experience developing global tax deployment strategies, along with strong people-leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of SAP Advanced Intercompany, SAP Material Ledger, and transfer-pricing optimization within SAP environments.
• Experience with corporate tax automation, reporting platforms, and statutory reporting tools.
• Familiarity with Thomson Reuters Direct Tax suite (preferred).
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban).

Professional Certifications

• Mandatory: Vertex certification or SAP Document & Reporting Compliance certification.
• Preferred:
  • Thomson Reuters certifications
  • SAP S/4HANA FICO certification

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate with global, cross-functional, and virtual teams.
• High initiative, ownership, and self-motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, complex enterprise environment.
• Team-oriented mindset with a focus on shared success.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate complex topics clearly.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders to influence strategic decisions.

Compensation

Estimated Pay Range:

Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Milestone we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and work with, where we all feel empowered to bring our full, authentic selves to work. We know creating a diverse and inclusive culture that champions equity and belonging is not only the right thing to do for our employees but is also critical to our continued success.

Milestone Technologies provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, or local ordinance. Milestone also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees.

We welcome the unique background, culture, experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and perspectives you can bring to our global community. Our recruitment team is looking forward to meeting you.