Tax Specialty | State & Local Tax | Indirect Tax Technology Manager

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

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It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
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Requisition Number: 2233332

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External Description: Description & Requirements

Forvis Mazars is looking for an experienced tax professional to serve in a market-focused, growth-minded role within the Tax Transformation practice. Indirect Tax technical and technology/transformation competency and experience, and the desire to continue develop with a growing within Forvis Mazars is a must. This includes actively managing a team of professionals and as well as tax engine implementation and indirect tax automation engagements. Further, we encourage seeking out and participating in networking activities. We need a team player with strong project management skills, the ability to multitask and excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present and explain complex information clearly.

Below are the key areas in which the role will contribute to the Forvis Mazars mission and values.

How you will contribute:

Indirect Tax Engine Implementation and Tax Transformation Solutioning

• Lead and manage the design, implementation, and configuration of indirect tax software solutions, with a focus on tax engines such as AvaTax, ONESOURCE, and Vertex.
• Lend tax technology expertise in discussions with clients and prospects - including, but not limited to client tax and/or finance teams, enterprise executives, information technology to illustrate what's possible based upon client needs and availability of technologies within their organization and outside of their enterprise tools. Communicate confidently with client management and their team.
• Oversee prep and review of internal and external deliverables, which may include PowerPoint presentations, Visio workflows, functional business and tax requirements, agendas, budgets, meeting summaries, and/or client memorandum.
• Assist with continuing the development of the delivery platform, including standardized project plan and project management templates, delivery templates (e.g., data dictionary, product mapping matrix, etc.), test script documentation, and etc.
• Applying your indirect tax technical acumen to each client project as well as collaborating and integrating with Forvis Mazars indirect tax subject matter and/or industry specialists to provide the client with appropriate support on projects.
• Demonstrate the ability to think strategically and execute, based on firm focus, future of the tax service line, and expanding technologies useful to tax.
• Demonstrate company values and alignment with the firm's mission and long-term vision.

Team Development

• Participate in continuous learning activities and research to improve and develop technical expertise.
• Assist with the design and implementation of Indirect Tax Engine training curriculum, including learning tracks for each engine.
• Contribute competencies in tax technology, and train existing team members to expand their competencies. Participate in setting strategy for team growth.
• Grow the team by recruiting and retaining talent. Provide mentorship to existing team members.
• Assess technology needs for the practice.

Business Development & Strategy

• Assist with developing cross functional go to market strategies with Forvis Mazars Tax, Consulting and Audit.
• Assist with developing marketing materials.
• Serve as engagement leader on full-range of services provided by our Indirect Tax Transformation practice.
• Work with others on Forvis Mazars Tax Transformation team to best leverage teams' technical competencies in order to provide an unmatched client experience.
• Engage with Forvis Mazars tax and non-tax leadership to expand internal knowledge of Indirect Tax Engine and Transformation services, increasing introductions to Forvis Mazars clients and prospects.
• Represent the firm by authoring articles and presenting at seminars and webinars.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, tax, management information systems, computer science, or a related field is required; Master's degree in one of these fields is preferred.
• 5 years or more of related indirect tax engine and transformation experience, including knowledge of tax engines such as AvaTax, Vertex O-Series, and ONESOURCE.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite products, strong analytical knowledge in Excel.
• Working knowledge of Alteryx and/or other automation solutions.
• Experience with representing tax in tax engine implementations for ERP and ecommerce systems. Familiarity with Microsoft, NetSuite, Sage, SAP, and/or Workday preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects within restricted timelines.
• General understanding/experience of tax cycle and tax workflow within each cycle.
• Ability to travel as needed to serve clients.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A CMI in Sales and Use Tax from the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.
• A broad range of indirect tax knowledge and experience, including compliance and technical.
• Process and technology experience in an indirect tax function.
• Aptitude for process improvement identification and experience with data manipulation and indirect tax systems.

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City: Charlotte

State: North Carolina

Community / Marketing Title: Tax Specialty | State & Local Tax | Indirect Tax Technology Manager

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With a legacy spanning more than 100 years, Forvis Mazars is committed to providing a different perspective and an unmatched client experience that feels right, personal and natural. We respect and reflect the range of perspectives, knowledge and local understanding of our people and clients. We take the time to listen to deliver consistent audit and assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services worldwide.

We nurture a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, delivering greater insight, deeper specialization and tailored solutions through people who listen to understand, are responsive and consult with purpose to deliver value.

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.