Astek

Astek

Founded in France in 1988, Astek is a global player in engineering and technology consulting, present on five continents. With its expertise in many industrial and tertiary sectors, it supports its international clients in the intelligent deployment of their products and services, and in the implementation of their digital transformation.

Since its creation, the Group has based its development on a strong culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, and on the support and skills development of its 10 000 employees who are committed every day to promoting combination of digital technologies and complex systems engineering.

Join a Group rapidly developing in France and around the world, with a turnover of 730M€ in 2025.

More on the Group on our website https://astek.net.

Position

We are currently looking for a candidate for the position of SAP Functional FICO Consultant - Tax Management for our client from the biotechnology industry.

Additional information

You will join Enterprise Platforms - ERP Tax Management team as part of a global initiative focused on SAP Finance and Tax solutions.

The project focuses on managing and improving tax processes in SAP S/4HANA, ensuring accurate tax determination, integration between Finance, Sales, and Procurement, and compliance with statutory requirements across Germany and other European countries.

You will work in an international environment, combining SAP technical expertise with tax-related business requirements. This is a senior, hands-on IT role where deep SAP Tax expertise, implementation experience, and cross-module integration skills are essential.

Offered salary

Depending on experience and competences.

You’re ideal for this role if you:

• Have 8+ years of experience in SAP FICO implementation, with most of your experience focused on Finance and Tax.
• Have completed at least 2 full lifecycle SAP implementation projects and can explain your role and responsibilities in each.
• Have hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA.
• Have strong expertise in SAP Indirect Tax (VAT/GST), with Tax being your main area of specialization within FI.
• Have experience configuring and maintaining tax determination logic in SAP, including condition techniques.
• Understand FI integration with SD and MM and have practical experience implementing and troubleshooting these integrations.
• Have experience with country-specific tax solutions and statutory requirements in Germany and other EU countries.
• Have a strong IT background and enjoy solving technical problems in SAP rather than focusing primarily on accounting activities.
• Can translate complex tax and business requirements into clear functional specifications.
• Have excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Are fluent in English (written and spoken) and can work effectively in a global, international environment.

Nice to have:

• Experience with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC) and electronic reporting solutions.
• Knowledge of German VAT regulations and a good command of German.
• Experience integrating SAP with external tax engines such as ONESOURCE or Sovos.
• Familiarity with e-invoicing, real-time tax reporting, and SAF-T requirements.
• Basic ABAP debugging skills for investigating tax calculation issues and interface errors.
• A degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Analyzing business requirements and configuring automated tax determination in SAP S/4HANA.
• Designing and maintaining tax rules to ensure accurate VAT/GST calculations.
• Ensuring correct tax integration across FI, SD, and MM.
• Configuring and supporting interfaces between SAP and external tax engines.
• Supporting local statutory requirements, including electronic invoicing, real-time reporting, and SAF-T.
• Working closely with business stakeholders to translate tax legislation into functional and technical requirements.
• Leading unit testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for tax-related changes.
• Investigating and resolving complex tax calculation issues, integration errors, and failed electronic invoice submissions.
• Supporting compliance with German and EU tax regulations.
• Collaborating with international Finance, IT, and SAP teams to deliver reliable tax solutions.

Our recruitment process

Call with our Recruiter -> Call with our Business Manager -> Meeting with Client

If necessary, after call with the Recruiter, we also invite you to an additi