Regional Tax Director – LATAM

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Latin America.

📋 Description

• Assist LATAM countries during and following tax inspections, which includes document evaluation, responses to authorities, appeals, court proceedings, meetings, and negotiations.

• Provide support for local tax compliance, covering transfer pricing documentation and withholding tax matters.

• Analyze quarterly Form 18 tax reporting, addressing deferred tax, prior-year adjustments, tax losses, effective versus statutory tax rates, and tax risks by country.

• Oversee local tax risks and provisions for consolidated financial statements.

• Offer counsel on tax matters, administrative issues, cross-border transactions, permanent establishment, indirect taxation, VAT registration, tax residence certifications, treaty applications, exemptions, and tax rulings/APAs.

• Evaluate tax due diligence in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and reorganizations, including tax clauses and indemnities in purchase and sale agreements.

• Identify opportunities for tax planning, incentives, tax savings, credits, and exemptions.

• Assist LATAM businesses with cross-border contracts, transactions, VAT, withholding tax, permanent establishment, alternative structures, and client tax discussions.

• Lead or assist in LATAM legal-entity reorganizations, valuations, tax rulings, legal document evaluations, investments, financing, capitalization, and entity formation or liquidation.

• Assess tax audit risks, tax rates, tax reporting, deferred tax asset valuation allowances, forecasts, and calculations for HFM Form 18.

• Facilitate acquisitions, divestments, legal structure optimization, intercompany transactions, tax legislation reviews, and compliance changes.

• Contribute to Finance Transformation by identifying process enhancements.

• Support Advanced Pricing Agreements and mutual agreement procedures.

• Collaborate with Treasury, Finance, Group Control, Corporate Development, Legal, Internal Audit, local Finance, and regional controlling teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Law.

• Professional certifications (CPA, CTA, CFA, or equivalent) are preferred.

• Over 10 years of experience in international taxation, with substantial regional exposure (LATAM), preferably within a Big Four firm and a multinational corporation.

• Demonstrated success in leading regional tax teams or projects, managing advisors, and influencing executive stakeholders.

• Extensive knowledge of direct, indirect, and transfer pricing regulations, including permanent establishment (PE), thin capitalization, withholding taxes, VAT/GST, and cross-border taxation.

• Strong understanding of IFRS/US GAAP tax reporting standards, including deferred tax assets/liabilities, effective tax rate analysis, and valuation allowances.

• Experience in tax audit defense, dispute resolution, appeals, court cases, and managing provisions in systems such as Blika.

• Proficiency in tax due diligence, structuring, and integration, including tax clauses in S&P agreements and tax indemnities.

• Capability to identify incentives, optimize legal entity structures, apply for tax rulings/APAs, and design tax-efficient financing structures.

• Proficient in business English and Spanish.

• CV must be submitted in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.

• Some international travel may be required.