Staff, Architect - Tax Systems (OneSource)

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Your New Role...

The Staff, Architect - Tax Systems will own the end-to-end architecture, implementation, and support of the OneSource tax engine and its integrations with SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA across US and international entities. This is a business-facing, hands-on architect role that serves as the primary point of contact between Tax, Ariba, SAP, and OneSource teams to design solutions and triage issues through to resolution. The role requires a strong working knowledge of the broader S/4HANA and Ariba landscape to understand issues end-to-end and validate fixes across the full transaction flow.

Your Role Accountabilities...

OneSource Architecture & Integration

• Own the architecture and design of OneSource tax engine integrations with SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA

• Lead implementation of new OneSource integrations, tax content, and determination logic for new entities, regions, and business requirements across the US and international landscape

• Serve as the subject matter expert on OneSource configuration, calculation logic, and integration touchpoints with Ariba and S/4HANA

• Partner with SAP Basis/technical and Ariba teams to ensure solution designs support accurate tax determination, calculation, and posting end-to-end Issue Triage & Resolution

• Act as the primary business-facing point of contact for triaging tax integration issues spanning Ariba, S/4HANA, and OneSource

• Drive cross-team issue resolution, working directly with Ariba, SAP, OneSource, and other vendor/support teams to see issues through to completion

• Perform root-cause analysis on tax determination and posting discrepancies and recommend corrective configuration or process changes

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Design and execute end-to-end test scenarios spanning Ariba, S/4HANA, and OneSource for new implementations, upgrades, and defect fixes

• Validate that tax determination and postings are correct across the full procure-to-pay transaction flow, not just within OneSource

Cross-Functional Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Communicate clearly and proactively with Tax, Finance, IT, and vendor stakeholders across the US, Europe, and APAC regions

• Manage expectations across multiple parties and maintain a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to issue resolution

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Stay current on the OneSource product roadmap, regulatory/tax changes, and SAP/Ariba release updates that affect tax integrations

• Identify opportunities to improve integration reliability, reduce manual intervention, and strengthen the overall tax systems landscape

• Maintain architecture, configuration, and process documentation for the OneSource/Ariba/S/4HANA integration

Qualifications & Experiences...

• 9+ years of experience implementing and supporting enterprise tax systems

• 7-9 years of hands-on implementation or operational experience with Tax solutions like OneSource, Pagero

• 5-7 years of transactional processing and operations assurance experience

• Demonstrated expertise with OneSource, including hands-on experience implementing OneSource integration to Ariba

• Demonstrated expertise implementing OneSource integration to SAP S/4HANA

• US and international tax systems implementation experience

• Functional tax knowledge - understanding of tax posting logic and requirements for US, Europe, and APAC regions

• Ability to interpret tax regulatory requirements by region and assess their impact on tax engine configuration, master data, and downstream postings

• Solid working understanding of SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba sufficient to understand issues end-to-end and validate fixes across the full transaction flow

• Proven ability to work across Ariba, SAP, and other parties to triage issues and see them through to completion

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, business-facing approach given the number of parties involved

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience required

Not Required but preferred experience:

• Knowledge of e-invoicing solutions such as Pagero, Edicom, or SOVOS

• Experience with additional tax engines such as Vertex

• Working knowledge of additional SAP modules (MM, SD, AP) that impact taxation

• Exposure to SAP ABAP or other technical/integration skills

• Experience working in a national or global company

• Experience in the media, entertainment, or streaming services industry

About Skydance

Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

Some Important Details

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