Tax Technology and Transformation Manager

Corporate Tax Department

Full-Time

Springfield MA or Boston, MA

The Opportunity

As a Tax Technology and Transformation Specialist, you will work in a dynamic and collaborative environment supporting cross-functional projects and initiatives focused on process efficiencies, delivering innovative technology solutions, and expanding forecasting and modeling capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a convergent skillset of technical tax, accounting, and process/technology, excellent communication skills, and the ability to partner effectively across the finance organization and business areas to drive technical process improvements and transformation initiatives impacting tax operations. The Tax Technology and Transformation Specialist will support both tax-specific projects as well as broader finance projects including MassMutual’s ERP system upgrade to SAP S/4HANA.  The position will have exposure to multiple areas of taxation including domestic and international corporate income taxes, tax accounting and compliance.

This is an individual contributor role.

The Team

As a Tax Technology and Transformation Manager, you will report to the Tax Technology and Transformation Lead as a member of the Corporate Tax Department, part of MassMutual’s Controllers organization. The Corporate Tax Department is comprised of high-performing, collaborative, and agile tax professionals who are motivated by challenging work that delivers sustained value and a culture of accountability. Team members are focused on continuous improvement and transforming the department through innovative solutions that align with the finance organization’s strategic goals and initiatives.

The Impact:

As a Tax Technology and Transformation Manager, you will be responsible for broader finance transformation efforts and development, process improvement and implementation of technology solutions that support the corporate tax function. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Support cross-functional tax projects and initiatives, including ledger system upgrade (S/4HANA) working closely with tax department subject matter experts and others across the finance organization including accounting, forecast, and technology teams.
• Proactively identify opportunities and drive process improvements across Corporate Tax with an immediate focus on optimization and implementation of domestic and international provision and compliance tools.
• Identify opportunities to increase automation and enhance digital analytics and data quality using existing and emerging technology solutions.
• Support initiatives to build out modeling capabilities, including modeling tax impacts of forecast, new or proposed legislation, transactions and new accounting guidance.
• Manage tax transformation projects to ensure project timelines are met and objectives achieved.
• Gain clear and concise knowledge of the business, including understanding tax positions and the implications those positions have on our data and processes
• Support maintenance of tax-basis ledger, tax data and hierarchies, core account structures and software mapping to meet evolving needs
• Provide guidance, support and training as needed to tax team members related to tax technology and transformation matters.

The Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in in Accounting, Tax, and/or Management Information Systems.
• 7+ years tax accounting experience (public accounting or large company)
• 2+ years experience with tax provision and compliance software such as CorpTax

The Ideal Qualifications

• CPA or MST highly desirable
• Experience with ERPs such as SAP and ERP system implementations
• Strong understanding of tax systems, data flow, and interfaces
• Strong understanding of corporate tax framework, tax compliance, tax accounting and reporting and tax audit data needs
• Experience with emerging technology solutions (Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience with both domestic and international provision and compliance tools.
• Excellent ability to manage large, multidisciplinary projects, specifically implementation and maintaining and enhancing tax technology products
• Extremely organized, detail-oriented, and capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Strong ability to utilize project management and best practices to organize and prioritize tasks
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex information clearly and appropriately handle sensitive information

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular meetings with the Tax Technology and Transformation team and teams within Corporate Tax
• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
• Access to mentorship opportunities
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
• Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.

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