Direct Tax Transformation Lead

Mars

. Lead the global direct tax transformation workstream for the SAP S/4HANA program .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $169,840 - $233,530 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading direct tax transformation initiatives, including defining strategies, requirements, and controls within SAP S/4HANA and related technologies. Proficient in tax accounting, compliance, and reporting, with a strong focus on data governance and process standardization.

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Direct Tax Transformation LeadershipUS GAAP Income Tax AccountingSAP S/4HANA Finance ExpertiseTax Data Management and AnalyticsGlobal Requirements Gathering and Solution Design

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Hard Skills

Direct Tax AccountingTax ComplianceTax TechnologyData GovernanceFinancial ReportingTax ReportingData Quality ControlsTax ProvisioningData IntegrationTax Data Models

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationProgram ManagementRisk ManagementInfluencing StakeholdersLeadership

Tools & Technologies

SAP S/4HANASAP Central FinanceSAP Analytics CloudDatabricksAlteryx

Certifications & Qualifications

CPACAACAACCAMSTJDMBA

Industry Keywords

Tax TransformationFinancial CloseIntercompany AccountingStatutory ReportingLegal Entity Reporting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the global direct tax transformation workstream for the SAP S/4HANA program
Define the direct tax transformation strategy, roadmap, operating model, and global design principles
Represent Global Direct Tax in SAP S/4HANA, CFIN, data lake, finance architecture, and enterprise data governance decisions
Define requirements for US GAAP tax provision, tax accounting, effective tax rate analysis, and tax-related financial statement disclosures
Define financial data and reporting requirements for local non-US corporate income tax compliance, tax returns, and supporting schedules
Translate direct tax policies and reporting requirements into business, data, process, system, and control requirements
Define tax data requirements across legal entities, company codes, ledgers, accounts, profit centers, cost centers, business units, jurisdictions, and transactions
Ensure tax-relevant data is captured, retained, mapped, reconciled, and available from SAP S/4HANA and legacy systems
Define the role of CFIN in consolidating and harmonizing tax-relevant financial data
Partner with enterprise data teams on tax data products, data models, and data pipelines
Define requirements for tax reporting, dashboards, forecasting, and analytics using SAP Analytics Cloud, Databricks, and Alteryx
Partner with Finance and Controllership on financial reporting and SAP design decisions
Establish requirements for book-to-tax adjustments, tax basis data, deferred taxes, and return-to-provision processes
Manage cross-functional dependencies with Transfer Pricing, Statutory Reporting, Indirect Tax, Treasury, and Legal Entity teams
Define direct tax controls for data completeness, data quality, reconciliation, approvals, reporting, and audit evidence
Lead requirements workshops, fit-to-standard assessments, solution reviews, and design governance
Evaluate country requirements and determine global-template, regional, data-product, or local-process solutions
Own tax testing strategy, acceptance criteria, defect prioritization, and readiness sign-off
Lead tax data conversion, historical data access, cutover, deployment, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization
Manage risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and escalations
Provide executive-level reporting on readiness, solution gaps, risks, decisions, and business value
Drive process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across global direct tax operations
Deliver transformation strategy, operating model, tax architecture, data models, reporting requirements, controls framework, testing materials, deployment plans, training documentation, and executive reporting

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in direct tax, tax accounting, tax compliance, tax technology, or tax transformation
Significant leadership experience within a multinational corporation, major consulting organization, or Big Four environment
Deep knowledge of US GAAP income tax accounting, including ASC 740 tax provision requirements
Strong understanding of current and deferred tax, effective tax rate reconciliation, uncertain tax positions, tax account rollforwards, and financial statement disclosures
Experience with local non-US corporate income tax compliance and country-specific tax reporting requirements
Ability to translate global and local direct tax requirements into finance, data, technology, and control designs
Experience leading direct tax workstreams within SAP S/4HANA or comparable global ERP transformation programs
Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance, including the Universal Journal, ledgers, company codes, charts of accounts, profit centers, cost centers, and intercompany data
Practical experience with SAP Central Finance and harmonizing data from SAP and non-SAP systems
Experience defining enterprise data lake requirements, tax data models, data products, data lineage, and data quality controls
Experience with large and complex financial datasets across multiple ERP systems, legal entities, ledgers, currencies, and jurisdictions
Experience designing tax reporting and analytical solutions using SAP Analytics Cloud, Databricks, Alteryx, or comparable technologies
Understanding of data integration, transformation, mapping, reconciliation, and reporting architectures
Experience with tax provision, tax compliance, tax reporting, or tax data management platforms
Strong knowledge of Record-to-Report, financial close, consolidation, intercompany accounting, statutory reporting, and legal entity reporting processes
Experience defining and operating tax controls within a SOX or comparable internal-control environment
Proven success leading global requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities
Ability to balance global template standardization with legitimate local tax compliance requirements
Strong governance, program management, risk management, and executive communication capabilities
Ability to influence senior Tax, Finance, Data, and IT stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related discipline
CPA, CA, ACA, ACCA, MST, JD, MBA, or equivalent advanced qualification preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Industry competitive salary and benefits package
Company bonus
Learning and development support from day one
Access to Mars University
401(k) plan
Company-sponsored medical insurance
Company-sponsored dental insurance
Company-sponsored vision insurance
Basic life insurance for employee and eligible dependents
Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave
120 hours of vacation per year
Paid sick time at 100% pay continuation for a maximum of 40 hours per calendar year
12 paid holidays (96 paid holiday hours)
Variable pay and general allowances, if eligible