Job Description

Role Description:

The Tax Solution Architect is responsible for designing and implementing end-to-end Tax technology solutions that align with business goals, regulatory requirements, and enterprise IT standards. This role bridges the gap between tax domain experts from Finance, technology teams (product and engineering), and other Finance domain architects to deliver scalable, compliant, and efficient Tax solutions.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

Strategize

Develop Tax solution architecture strategy in alignment with the Business goals Manages a multi-layer/multi-technological Tax architecture governance: develops, communicates and ensures adherence to architecture processes, principles, policies and standards for the enterprise Accountable for the implementation of Tax architecture roadmap for designated product tracks, in or outside the Financial platform (SAP) but always connected to it Design and document scalable, secure, and high-performing architecture for direct and indirect tax solutions (e.g., VAT, GST, Corporate Tax). Lead the end-to-end architecture of tax engine integrations (e.g., Vertex, OneSource, Avalara) with ERP systems (SAP) Ensure architectural alignment with the ERP ecosystem, data models, and governance standards, translating complex tax rules and compliance requirements into architectural views


Innovate

Collect research on the competition in terms of best practices, business processes and procedures Identify emerging technologies that can enable the overall business architecture Contribute to the development of proof of concepts or prototypes Stay up to date with evolving tax regulations and ensure solutions support compliance


Architect

Define development guidelines and standards to be utilized in Tax capabilities development and integration for Finance-Tax, in collaboration with other Finance domains Analyze the current IT ecosystem Tax architecture to identify weaknesses and develop opportunities for improvements Define transition steps and strategy from the current to the future architecture Analyze high-level feasibility of business requirements concerning Tax solutions Define the conceptual and detailed architecture for the development of Tax domain and oversee the evolution of that architecture as the platform is deployed across the entire organization Develop and maintain IT ecosystem Tax architecture models, processes and documentation


Deliver

Identifies system requirements for ERP and non-ERP Tax components Reviews requirements across multiple Tax applications and develops models that span applications and domains Contribute to the identification of opportunities (processes, people) to improve project delivery and/or development methodologies.


Technology, Craft & Deliver

[3+] years specifically in tax-related technology projects (direct or indirect tax) [5+] years of relevant working experience designing and architecting Finance Tax solutions Hands-on with tax automation platforms like Avalara, OneSource, Vertex, or custom-built solutions Strong understanding of API design (REST/SOAP), data integration (ETL/ELT), and system interoperability Experience with middleware platforms (MuleSoft, Apache Kafka) is a plus Familiarity with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and controls (e.g., SOX) S/4HANA Tax implementation and understanding of integration points across the ERP is a plus Strong communicator: able to build a strong network within the organization, trusted adviser for stakeholders Experience with high volume transactional flow > 1B/day * Hands on experience with modern Cloud native architecture like serverless,scale up and out, EKS, CBA is a plus