Tax - SAP Implementation Specialist Leader

About the position

As an SAP Specialist Leader, you will contribute to the growth and development of Deloitte Tax LLP in a variety of ways, including business development, client management, engagement management, practice development, and people development. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining contact with top decision makers at key clients, managing day-to-day interactions with executive clients, leading engagement planning and budgeting, and developing practical solutions and methodologies. You will also perform the role of counselor and coach, providing input and guidance into the staffing process and actively participating in staff recruitment and retention activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain contact with top decision makers at key clients.
• Organize and lead pursuit teams.
• Participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process.
• Contribute to the development of proposal pricing strategies.
• Manage the day-to-day interactions with executive clients and sponsors.
• Lead engagement planning and budgeting.
• Mobilize and manage engagement teams.
• Define deliverable structure and content.
• Facilitate buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client.
• Direct on-time, quality delivery of work products.
• Manage engagement economics and risk.
• Develop practical solutions and methodologies.
• Participate in public speaking events and get published in industry periodicals.
• Perform role of counselor and coach.
• Provide leadership and support for delivery teams and staff in local offices.

Requirements

• Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model that requires US Tax professionals to co-locate in person 2-3 days per week.
• Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• 8+ years' experience in corporate, multistate, indirect, value-added, or transaction tax compliance.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Completion of at least two full lifecycle SAP implementations.
• Experience with tax technology applications (e.g. OneSource, Vertex, Avalara, Sovos /Taxware, Oracle Enterprise Business Tax).
• One of the following active accreditations obtained: Licensed CPA, Licensed Attorney, Enrolled Agent, Project Management (PMP), or other technical certifications.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree such as MST, JD, or LLM.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills including presentation skills using MS Visio and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience with a Big 4 firm, large ERP/consulting organization, or a large corporate tax department of a multinational company.
• Experience in ERP system implementation.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Experience working directly with clients.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual incentive program based on individual and organizational performance.
• Broad range of employee benefits.