Contract: Tax Technology Analyst

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world's work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to over 30% of the Fortune 100 with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.
Last year, more than $3.3 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.
This is an engagement through Upwork's Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) Team. Our Hybrid Workforce Solutions Team is a global group of professionals that support Upwork's business. Our HWS team members are located all over the world.
Work/Project Scope:

• Upwork is seeking a Tax Technology Analyst with experience in Vertex O Series, Edge, and other Vertex products, tax engine and compliance products.
• In this cross-functional role you will drive timely and proactive issue identification, escalation, and resolution of issues for the Finance Indirect tax team and the Finance Systems Team.
• Understand tax requirements and processes and marry these to Vertex system capabilities. Where possible you should be able to leverage automation, data analytics, and continuous improvement

Must Haves (Required Skills):

• Provide leadership and support to ongoing indirect tax projects including vertex configurations, especially those that involve new Upwork platform features.
• Gather tax requirements from internal teams and developers to implement, test, and deliver robust solutions. and support solutions.
• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot existing Vertex tax system. Oversee and implement tax technology solutions and ongoing maintenance of tax technology tools and processes.
• Proactively engage with Finance and Tax stakeholders. Manage Tax relationships with core Upwork Platform and tax systems (Vertex O Series), identify integration points between modules and coordinate with other teams on the Upwork platform and as a liaison between Upwork CAO Tax Team, Finance Systems. to deliver compliant solutions for a growing number of global entities.
• Gain end-to-end understanding of operational processes, documenting, analyzing and making recommendations to drive improvements and improve performance of end to end tax processes based upon current and future state needs.
• Recommend solution based on industry best-practices to meet global tax and statutory reporting needs for Upwork.

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