MANAGER, TAX TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
Company: tax.com
Location: Washington
Posted on: September 28, 2024
Job Description:
Why Ryan?
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Home Office Stipend
- Business Connectivity Reimbursement (Phone/Internet)
- Gym Membership or Equipment Reimbursement
- LinkedIn Learning Subscription
- Flexible Work Environment
- Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
- Accelerated Career Path
- Award-Winning Culture & Community OutreachJob Summary:The
Manager, Tax Technology (Project Manager) manages project scope,
tasks, project teams, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation;
and prepares and reviews deliverables in connection with client
service. The Project Manager oversees the functional and technical
direction of projects, including on-time and on-budget delivery of
tax technology project tasks, such as detail requirements analysis,
process design and configuration, deliverables, and installation
and implementation of enterprise-class tax automation software and
related processes. The Project Manager also maintains and supports
existing partnerships, client relationships, and provides technical
leadership and guidance to his/her team and clients on project
status and adherence to timeline and budget. The Project Manager
also assists with business development activities by preparing
proposals, engagement agreements, and participating in calls and
onsite meetings.Duties and responsibilities, as they align to
Ryan's Key ResultsPeople:
- Creates a positive team experience.
- Provides mentorship and training to staff as needed.Client:
- Provides project management support to client service teams and
clients.
- Develops client workplans and schedules associated with project
deliverables.
- Creates processes to track adherence to project timelines and
budgets that enable Ryan to notify clients should any material
variances be identified or predicted.
- Reviews documentation created by the project team, confirming
business and system processes performed for tax determination, and
works with the team and clients to help review, define, and
document existing transaction tax processes.
- Reviews client deliverable documentation, including creating,
composing, and editing written materials.
- Assists with client billing and financial forecasting.
- Prepares and distributes weekly project status reports to all
project stakeholders.
- Develops templates and formats specifications for project
deliverables for client review and approval.
- Creates and maintains master project resource contact lists for
the delivery team and our client team to utilize as necessary.
- Provides project management support to the delivery team as
they configure tax automation software solutions and assumes
responsibility for day-to-day project management duties.Value:
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of projects.
- Defines project success criteria and creates the metrics to
enable them to be measured.
- Creates, maintains, and executes communication plans and
communication protocols.
- Creates, maintains, and executes project escalation and
remediation policies.
- Creates and executes project workplans and enforces proper
methodology and standards.
- Assists with Tax Technology business development activities
(e.g., preparation of proposals and engagement agreements, and
attending prospect calls and meetings).
- Performs other duties as assigned. Education and
Experience:Bachelor's degree or Master's degree from a four-year
college or university and a minimum of five to seven years of
experience providing tax automation services is required.
Accounting, Tax, or Information Technology degrees are desirable.
The candidate should be familiar with a retailer's organizational
process, such as merchandising and price determination and the
associated relationship between these processes and the tax setup
necessary to enable POS and e-commerce systems to calculate
transactional taxes. Knowledge of the applicability of sales and
seller's use taxes on retail transactions (International
Transaction Tax experience) a plus. Knowledge of the brick and
mortar transaction lifecycle-merchandising, store sales and
services, sales audits, and roll up to financials a plus. Knowledge
of the e-commerce transaction lifecycle-quotation, order capture,
fulfillment, audits, and roll up to financials desired. Certified
Public Accountant designation is a plus. Project Management
Professional (PMP) certified is preferred. Understanding of
Software development lifecycles are a plus (SDLC, Agile, etc.).
Deep knowledge of the software solutions is required, either
Sabrix, Vertex, and/or Taxware.Computer Skills: To perform this job
successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of
Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft
Project, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research. Hands-on
experience with transaction tax integration touch points with a
major enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, such as Oracle,
JDE, PeopleSoft, or SAP, is preferred. Experience with Vertex,
Sabrix, Taxware, or other tax software is highly
desirable.Certificates and Licenses: Valid driver's license
required. PMP is a plus.Supervisory Responsibilities: This position
requires supervisory responsibilities.Work Environment:
- Standard indoor working environment.
- Occasional long periods of sitting while working at
computer.
- Position requires regular interaction with employees at all
levels of the Firm and interface with multiple external vendors and
clients as necessary.
- Independent travel requirement: 50%+.Equal Opportunity
Employer: disability/veteran Manager, Tax Technology
Consulting
Keywords: tax.com, Harrisburg , MANAGER, TAX TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING, IT / Software / Systems , Washington, Pennsylvania
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