Specialist SAP Architect, Indirect Tax Solutions
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Job Description
ABOUT AMGEN
Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the ground breaking innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Role Description:
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing indirect tax solutions such as Vertex and SAP Document and Reporting Compliance. As a Tax Architect within the Technology team, this role will help guide the transition from the global ERP instance on SAP ECC to the S/4HANA Intelligent Enterprise and integrating the Indirect Tax tools. Are you an SAP professional with deep transformation and technical experience delivering tax solutions? Come join a team that is passionate about innovation and making life better with technology!
Roles & Responsibilities:
Design and configure native tax processes to SAP S/4HANA ecosystem and integrating Vertex, addressing both input and output tax requirements
Collaborate with business partners to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications
Ensure the SAP S/4HANA and SAP Document and Reporting compliance solution configured meets business goals and leading practices
Conduct architectural reviews and assessments to identify potential risks and recommend mitigations
Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to deliver and sustain Amgen's S/4HANA ecosystem utilizing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Develop innovative solutions that drive speed to value via AI/ML and leading control practices
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills:
Experience in implementing and configuring SAP Document and Reporting Compliance modules such as e-invoicing, withholding tax, and real-time reporting
Hands on experience in configuring Vertex and integrating with SAP solutions such as S/4HANA Core, Ariba, SAP Master Data Governance, etc.
Strong SAP FICO experience and knowledge of global tax regulations, including VAT/GST, sales tax, and eTax regulations such as SAF-T
Ability to identify and deploy leading practices that will drive business value for Amgen's tax professionals for input/output tax
Good-to-Have Skills:
Proficiency in SAP Advanced Intercompany, SAP Material Ledger, and optimized transfer pricing setup in SAP
Experience in Corporate Tax suite, Automation, and Reporting
Experience working in an agile environment and familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
Professional Certifications :
Certification in Vertex (or) SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (Mandatory)
Certification in Thomson Reuters (preferred)
Relevant SAP S/4HANA FICO certification (preferred)
Soft Skills:
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
High degree of initiative and self-motivation.
Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
Experience partnering with business leaders to drive strategic decisions
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate Degree and 1 year of relevant SAP experience OR
Master’s degree with 4 - 6 years of relevant SAP experience OR
Bachelor’s degree with 6 - 8 years of relevant SAP experience OR
Diploma with 10 - 12 years of relevant SAP experience
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
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