Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Financial Systems, the Vertex Solution architect will lead and own our configuration, implementation, and evolution of the Vertex Tax platform.   They will collaborate with functional leaders in Tax and R&D, to improve Toast tax platform, daily operations, and strategic initiatives. The role will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help maximize the benefit of Toast’s investment in the Vertex platform, while being familiar with Tax best practices.

About this roll* (Responsibilities) 

• Configuring, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance of Tax Engines (Vertex, Avalara)
• Identify and assess tax technology risks and opportunities and develop solutions to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities
• Evaluate the existing tax technology framework and proactively identify future tax technology needs, including opportunities for process improvements, automation, data management, and application of best practices
• Partner with Financial Systems and Engineering teams to provide Tax Engine requirements and design, develop, test, document, implement and support solutions
• Provide guidance and training to Tax, Business Systems, and R&D Teams, as well as other departments within the organization, on tax technology matters
• Actively participating in projects throughout their lifecycle - from design through delivery - with an emphasis on testing to ensure that projects conform to the business requirements and rules
• Assist in reviewing, executing, monitoring, and documenting internal controls with respect to tax systems to mitigate risk and maximize data integrity
• Participate in state and local audit data extractions, including reconciling tax reporting to the ERP system where required

 

Do you have the right ingredients*? (Requirements)

• Experience in a corporate tax or business systems department, public accounting or technology consulting firm or other related experience
• Experience with US and international indirect taxes
• Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and maintaining Vertex O Series on-demand application
• Understanding of ERP solutions (Oracle, Netsuite) and the impact on tax reporting and general ledger
• Expertise in pulling data from databases, reviewing XML/JSON logs, and understanding the error codes being returned by Tax Engines (Vertex O Series)
• Ability to work with the support team of the SaaS providers (Vertex) to manage issues, follow internal SDLC processes, and act as internal support for the tax platform
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to analyze complex tax issues, identify trends and patterns, and make data-driven recommendations.
• Ability to effectively communicate with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders

 

Bonus ingredients* (Preferred skills):

• Experience with data analytics tools like Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI

 

Our Spread* of Total RewardsWe strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

 

*Bread puns encouraged but not required

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The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits.Pay Range$140,000—$224,000 USD

 

We are Toasters

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success.

At Toast our employees are our secret ingredient. When they are powered to succeed, Toast succeeds.

The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse industries. We embrace and are excited by this diversity, believing that only through authenticity, inclusivity, high standards of respect and trust, and leading with humility will we be able to achieve our goals.

Baking inclusive principles into our company and diversity into our design provides equitable opportunities for all and enhances our ability to be first in class in all aspects of our industry.

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Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@toasttab.com.