The SAPInsider Benchmark report explores the evolving priorities across various aspects of taxation and technology, leveraging community insights to understand the pivotal role of digital transformation in finance and tax functions.

For the third year in a row, e-invoicing and real-time reporting remain at the top of the priority list among the SAPInsider community, with most organisations having to reassess their indirect tax strategy and align internal resources to remain compliant in an increasingly complex environment. The report gives a panoramic view on how organisations are shifting their focus to streamline their tax functions, mainly driven by SAP S/4HANA migration and the adoption of cloud-based tax management systems in a dynamic operating landscape.

Join our panel of in-house tax experts for an interactive and insightful conversation on the latest SAPInsider Benchmark report and what’s shaping indirect tax operations globally. Tune in to learn more about:

• The significance of digital transformation and how organisations are harnessing the power of SAP S/4HANA and cloud-based management systems to navigate the intricacies of the indirect tax landscape.

• How changes in indirect tax regulations and increased automation are affecting the tax teams workloads.

• Gain insight on company’s performance against industry standards and identify best practices for automation and resource allocation for regulatory changes.

Corporate Panelists

Alfredo is a Spanish lawyer who joined the world of Indirect Taxes over 17 years ago. He is strongly focused on tax technology, tax transformation and business processes optimisation has conducted his professional career both in Spain and UK, combining different roles (mainly Automotion and Pharma). He is employed by Sandoz as Global Head of Indirect Tax, also chairs the European Tax Technology committee at TEI.

Lorraine is a qualified CPA accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser; she is currently living in Amsterdam & was employed as Associate Manager with Stryker before being promoted to her current position, Senior Manager, OUS Indirect Tax Compliance at Stryker. She qualified as a CPA in 2008 and CTA in 2010. At the time, she worked for Cogent Taxation Group where she trained as a tax consultant & worked for 8 years.   

Nicoletta has 17 year's experience in taxation. During the last years she has been handling strategic projects aimed to VAT optimization including customs procedures or managing e-commerce business set up. She used to be the key person for the IT department in order to improve and keep in control the ERP system with regard to VAT and Customs rules implementation.

Gorka Echevarria, the Global VAT Lead at Lexmark, is based in Geneva, Switzerland. He was previously the EMEA VAT Manager at DXC Technology and prior to that the Global Supply Tax manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He has been TEI´s EMEA Indirect Tax Committee chair for the period 2017- 2018. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International VAT Monitor for which he also regularly publishes articles.

Helen is an accomplished and result-driven professional with extensive experience in leading complex tax technology projects globally, including deploying and analysing VERTEX configuration with different ERP systems. She is mechanically inclined and think extremely logically to deliver need-based technology solutions to mitigate risk and meet local tax needs for complex chain transactions in large multinational companies. Her expertise lies in designing, simplifying, and optimising indirect tax processes to drive business efficiency.