Tax Engineer

Job Title: Tax Engineer Location: Required in NYC office 3 days we’re a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit and Real Estate, regions and industries, we’re known for our integrated businesses, our strong investment performance, our value-oriented philosophy – and our people. We are seeking a hands on tax engineer responsible for driving the effective use of technology for the reporting, compliance and operation functions of Apollo’s Tax Team globally. The Tax Engineer will enable solutions that will optimize the Tax function to improve data quality, increase automation, reduce risk, and deliver on the strategic plans of the Tax department. Key to the position are the abilities to understand the tax process requirements, capture those needs, define data dependencies and flows, manage projects, timeline and risks, and consider the impact of regional requirements to global tax technology-based solutions. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Work with finance, accounting, engineering, and other business partners to drive the implementation of tax software, establish and automate processes • Coordinate Tax Department’s technology requirements • Create business requirements documents, including an overall data strategy and roadmap • Configure tax technology solutions using tools, such as Alteryx, Power BI, Snowflake, Pyramid, and Python. • Manage multiple external vendors that support the Tax processes • Monitor and stay up to date on emerging tax technology trends and continually reevaluate and revise the tax technology strategy to ensure optimal results. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: • Project management experience, leading multiple projects at the same time • Broad-based knowledge of US and/or UK Tax. • Strong development / configuration skills in at least one of the following: Snowflake, Thomson Reuters OneSource, Alteryx, Pyramid, Python, Salesforce, RPA and Microsoft’s suite of products • Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with technology teams and business areas • Experience with implementing tax technology solutions, including all aspects of the technology design, development, and implementation lifecycle, and working with cross-functional implementation teams to successfully integrate applications • Excellent verbal and written communications skills • Independent and self-motivated. • B.S. / B.A. with 5+ years of Engineering and Tax experience