Remote Tax Technology Lead

Summary

Join Toast as a Tax Technology Lead and lead the configuration, implementation, and evolution of the Vertex Tax platform. Collaborate with functional leaders in Tax and R&D to improve tax operations and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience in a corporate tax or business systems department, public accounting or technology consulting firm or other related experience
• Experience with US and international indirect taxes
• Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and maintaining Vertex O Series on-demand application
• Understanding of ERP solutions (Oracle, Netsuite) and the impact on tax reporting and general ledger
• Expertise in pulling data from databases, reviewing XML/JSON logs, and understanding the error codes being returned by Tax Engines (Vertex O Series)
• Ability to work with the support team of the SaaS providers (Vertex) to manage issues, follow internal SDLC processes, and act as internal support for the tax platform
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to analyze complex tax issues, identify trends and patterns, and make data-driven recommendations
• Ability to effectively communicate with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Configuring, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance of Tax Engines (Vertex, Avalara)
• Identify and assess tax technology risks and opportunities and develop solutions to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities
• Evaluate the existing tax technology framework and proactively identify future tax technology needs, including opportunities for process improvements, automation, data management, and application of best practices
• Partner with Financial Systems and Engineering teams to provide Tax Engine technical requirements and design, develop, test, document, implement and support solutions
• Provide guidance and systems training to Tax, Business Systems, and R&D Teams, as well as other departments within the organization, on tax technology matters
• Actively participating in projects throughout their lifecycle - from design through delivery - with an emphasis on testing to ensure that projects conform to the business requirements and rules
• Assist in reviewing, executing, monitoring, and documenting internal controls with respect to tax systems to mitigate risk and maximize data integrity
• Participate in state and local audit data extractions, including reconciling tax reporting to the ERP system where required

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with data analytics tools like Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI