Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sherwin-Williams is seeking a Lead Technical Analyst - Tax to drive innovation in tax-related processes and technology. The role leads tax technology implementations integrating with Oracle and enterprise systems, manages SaaS and enterprise-wide applications, oversees data quality and reporting, and provides strategic guidance while mentoring teams and collaborating with technical teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
Responsibilities
- Lead the support for software-as-a-service (SaaS) and enterprise-wide applications by providing guidance on developing and identifying design considerations and business impacts needed for configuration
- Drive quality of data for internal department planning and activities
- Lead configuration, setup, and updating of applications, and provide guidance as needed
- Manage data loading process into established tables, fields, and system databases
- Review and approve governance standards and processes for data input, structures, and storage mechanisms
- Lead the team in building reports and provide strategic insights and recommendations related to business management and staff decisions
- Lead and mentor the team responsible for training users on the applications and setting up user access
- Provide strategic recommendations for changes in applications development, maintenance, and system standards
- Establish and share Enterprise-wide Applications perspective when collaborating with cross-functional technical teams within the organization, to ensure the integration and interoperability of enterprise-wide systems
- Lead and liaise with client stakeholders and external vendors to ensure support for enterprise-wide applications
Skills
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without now or in the future requiring sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1, etc.)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology. In lieu of a degree, at least 9 years of experience in enterprise-wide software support
- 6+ years of experience in enterprise-wide software support with in-depth knowledge of software development methodologies
- Extensive knowledge of enterprise-wide applications and software platforms
- Experience managing software-as-a-service (SaaS) and enterprise-wide systems
- Expertise in configuring and setting up various enterprise-wide applications
- Experience applying security designs and principles to technology-based business solutions
- Experience leading teams and overseeing database management and maintenance
- Ability to develop and review complex custom queries using query and reporting tools
- Extensive knowledge of data management best practices and quality control processes
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and external vendors
- Master's degree in Accounting, Tax, Computer Science, or related field, and 7 years' experience implementing tax technologies
- Certifications in ITIL, Microsoft, and/or Oracle, ONESOURCE
- Experience implementing large, multidisciplinary projects with ERP systems co-integrated with vendor solution indirect tax systems (ideally, ONESOURCE, Corptax, Vertex, Avalara, Longview, MasterSAF, Tax One)
- International Indirect Tax vendor SaaS implementations and configurations
- A broad understanding of tax accounting and major tax processes
- Transformation of the operational elements to deliver evolving technologies in batch and real time
- Audit Compliance and data content services platform management to optimize digital tax document storage
- Skilled writing of Lean Specifications, and deployment of Oracle Cloud (RAPID) configurations
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience with Oracle
- Evolution and support of tax in a digital world
- Emerging tax processes in a digital environment; SaaS, PaaS, Cloud technologies, API services
- Your career involves already an interest in Cloud technologies, solutioning, and data management
- Excellent business writing skills
- A natural skillset to resolve problems quickly and accurately
- Ability to efficiently collect and record business requirements
- Excellent time management skills
- A desire to lead a team of people
- Key foundation technologies supporting RPA (Robotic Process Automation), and AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- System Configuration
- Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) Methodology
- Cloud Technologies & Platforms
- Data Analysis
- Data Modeling
- Data Warehousing & ETL Processes
- Reporting Tools
- Systems Security & Access Control
- Travel: 10%
Benefits
- Flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
- Opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
- An inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
- A wide range of world-class benefits designed for you, including retirement, health care, total well-being, and daily commute benefits
- Remote position
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