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Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Techno-Functional Consultant with deep expertise in Vertex O series, Vertex Accelerator, and SAP SIC (SAP Integration Component). The consultant will design, configure, and support S/4HANA–Vertex tax integration for global indirect tax compliance, combining strong functional tax process knowledge with hands-on technical integration skills.


As a senior SAP Consultant, you will serve as a client-facing practitioner working collaboratively with clients to deliver high-quality solutions and be a trusted business advisor with deep understanding of SAP Accelerate delivery methodology or equivalent and associated work products.

You will work on projects that assist clients in integrating strategy, process, technology, and information to enhance effectiveness, reduce costs, and improve profit and shareholder value. There are opportunities for you to acquire new skills, work across different disciplines, take on new challenges, and develop a comprehensive understanding of various industries.


Your primary responsibilities include:

•    Strategic SAP Solution Focus: Working across technical design, development, and implementation of SAP solutions for simplicity, amplification, and maintainability that meet client needs.

•    Comprehensive Solution Delivery: Involvement in strategy development and solution implementation, leveraging your knowledge of SAP and working with the latest technologies.


This job can be performed from anywhere in the US.

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

Functional Responsibilities

  • Configure S/4HANA tax procedures and integrate them with Vertex Accelerator & SIC.
  • Enable accurate indirect tax determination (Sales/Use Tax, VAT, GST) across Order-to-Cash (SD), Procure-to-Pay (MM/FI), and Finance (FI/CO).
    • For SAP, POS System, and Ecom 
  • Map tax codes, jurisdictions, product categories, and exemptions between S/4HANA and Vertex.
  • Utilize Vertex Accelerator to streamline deployment and performance.
  • Support business teams in translating tax and compliance requirements into system solutions.
  • Provide solutions to harmonize tax calculation in multiple systems like POS, ECOM with SAP

 

Technical Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain Vertex O series, SAP SIC, and Vertex Accelerator on S/4HANA.
  • Support Vertex O Series / Vertex Cloud connectors with S/4HANA.
  • Troubleshoot integration issues using RFCs, BAPIs, APIs, and middleware (CPI/PO).
  • Perform ABAP debugging and collaborate with development teams for enhancements.
  • Manage Vertex,  Accelerator upgrades, Vertex content updates, and SIC releases.
  • Prepare functional/technical design docs, test scripts, and integration test cases.
  • Requires extreme agility to resolve issues before the business and customers see a significant impact 

 

Collaboration & Support

  • Act as the bridge between Tax, Finance, and IT during S/4HANA–Vertex projects.
  • Provide end-user training and production support during tax periods.
  • Ensure compliance, scalability, and high availability of the Vertex–S/4HANA integration.
  • S/4HANA Vertex integration.
  • Knowledge of the configuration of advanced Vertex settings, including pre- and post-assist rules.
  • Hands-on expertise in Vertex Accelerator, SAP SIC, and S/4HANA.
  • Knowledge of S/4HANA FI/CO, SD, and MM tax configurations.
  • Understanding and knowledge of SD and MM Pricing and Account Determination Settings 
  • Experience with Vertex O Series / Cloud integration with S/4HANA.
  • Proficiency in ABAP debugging, CPI/PO integration, and interface troubleshooting.
  • Strong understanding of indirect tax compliance (Sales/Use Tax, VAT, GST).
  • Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills.
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • End-to-end implementation experience of Vertex Accelerator + SIC on S/4HANA.
  • Global rollout experience (U.S., EU, APAC).
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
  • SAP S/4HANA FI/CO or SD certification.
  • Vertex O series Certification

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

 

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

 

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

 

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

 

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

 

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

 

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.  

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.