Vertex and Oracle: Aligning Finance and IT to Work Together to Achieve Business Transformation

Why manual tax processes put you at risk

Indirect tax is getting harder to manage every year. There are more than 19,000 global tax jurisdictions, and they change constantly. In just the first half of 2022, there were 255 tax law changes across the U.S. alone. When tax calculations are manual and siloed, errors compound fast. The consequences range from audit exposure to lost revenue from abandoned carts.

Finance and IT are often not on the same page

Many enterprises run tax across disconnected systems: point of sale, e-commerce, supplier invoices, and more. Without a centralized approach, inconsistencies creep in. Finance can't get a clear picture of tax liability, and compliance reporting becomes a heavy lift. ERP systems help, but their built-in tax capabilities are limited. Creating and maintaining tax tables manually leaves too much room for error.

What a connected tax engine makes possible

Integrating a dedicated tax engine directly into your Oracle ERP changes the equation. Vertex brings more than 700 million data-driven tax rules, constantly updated, so your team doesn't have to chase down tax code changes or manage complex exemptions by hand. Tax calculations happen automatically across all channels, and compliance reporting becomes far less painful. The result is less friction in the buying process and a better experience for your customers.

How the Vertex and Oracle integration works

Vertex has been an Oracle partner for more than 25 years. The integration is Oracle-validated, which means faster deployment and a shorter time to value. Vertex uses a container-based architecture, so when tax laws change, IT simply swaps out an object rather than updating rows and tables one by one. The engine also supports flexible deployment (on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment), giving your team options without adding complexity.

Calculated tax appears on both customer and supplier invoices, with line-level detail by rate and jurisdiction available when you need it. The engine can even self-assess tax paid to suppliers to confirm accuracy. And because it lives inside your existing Oracle business processes, adoption doesn't require a heavy lift.

When Finance and IT work from the same system, tax stops being a source of risk and starts being a well-managed business function.