Manager, Tax Content

Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters is the leading provider of technology and information solutions, as well as integrated tax compliance software and services to accounting, tax and corporate finance professionals in accounting firms, corporations, law firms and government. Headquartered in New York, Tax & Accounting has major operations in Ann Arbor, Dallas, Hyderabad, London, Sydney, and Toronto.

Working as part of Thomson Reuters’ Tax & Accounting business, you will be part of the new Global Compliance and Reporting development hub, developing and maintaining global tax compliance modules on our ONESOURCE tax platform.

The Gdynia team will form part of our Global Compliance and Reporting team, based in the UK, US, India, Asia Australia, currently supporting compliance in over 50 countries across Corporate tax, Indirect tax and Statutory accounting.

The immediate role is focused on establishing a presence in Poland for our corporate tax offering, but it is envisaged that the team will grow to provide support for our complementary offerings on indirect tax and statutory accounts. This is a key growth area for Thomson Reuters, and establishing a presence in Poland, is part of our strategy to rapidly scale the business.
 
This is a key growth area for Thomson Reuters, and establishing a presence in Poland, is part of our strategy to rapidly scale the business.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing development and maintenance of our tax compliance templates in our ONESOURCE global tax platform. You will be working in partnership with country content owners and product specialists in the UK and Australia, and working with our Quality Assurance functions in India
• Establishing and managing our Gdynia development team. Responsible for people management, supporting and managing the career development of the team via objective setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring.

The work will involve:

• Leading and managing the day-to-day activities of the team involved in gathering and understanding the compliance requirements and translating these requirements into functionality in ONESOURCE tax products
• Working with country leads on agreeing timelines, managing scope, defining requirements, best practice and design, and implementation
• Allocating and scheduling resources in line with the overall team, resolving conflict and prioritizing projects to meet the needs of the business
• Working with other TRTA content teams in different geographic locations, including country leads, content designers, support, product management and quality assurance
• Delegating and reviewing work of the team
• Supporting and managing the career development of the team via objective setting, performance management, coaching and mentoring
• Managing 3rd line support escalated from the ONESOURCE product support teams. Ensuring issues are resolved , and recording bugs and requests for consideration in future release planning

You will be the site lead in Gdynia, responsible for the Global Compliance and Reporting team. You will report into the Tax content management team in the UK.
 
You will liaise closely with the Product Management and Proposition Management teams to ensure that customer demand and market trends feed into the software development and strategic direction.
 
You will work with the ONESOURCE support teams, to ensure we provide effective assistance to escalated customer support issues.

• Experienced tax professional of around 8 years (with 3 years supervisory experience) with practical experience in tax compliance, ideally across more than one country. Alternatively experience in tax configuration of ERP systems or tax technology systems
• Exposure to tax compliance in one of the following countries would provide a distinct advantage: UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Germany.
• Strong project management skills with experience in working with international teams
• Experienced people manager who can provide leadership and direction
• Fluent English, knowledge of other languages, particularly French, Spanish, German or Italian, would be an advantage
• Interested in technology with a demonstrable knowledge of software systems, in particular good working experience in Excel
• Experience in producing complex calculations or models in Excel would be an advantage and good demonstrations of strong excel skills
• Organised and methodical approach to work, especially attention to detail
• Professional Tax or Accountancy qualification