About This Role
This role involves supporting the company's tax activities in Brazil, focusing on direct and indirect tax compliance and various tax-related projects. It suits a tax professional who combines technical expertise with continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration, contributing to system implementations, process improvements, and the Brazilian Tax Reform.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review calculations of corporate income tax (IRPJ/CSLL), PIS/COFINS, ISS, import taxes, and withholding taxes, ensuring compliance with Brazilian tax legislation
- Review and validate monthly and annual tax returns and ancillary obligations, ensuring timely and accurate filings
- Support the implementation of the Brazilian Tax Reform, including the assessment of impacts, process updates, system testing, and business readiness
- Review commercial and intercompany agreements from a tax perspective, identifying tax risks and providing practical recommendations
- Prepare tax reconciliations, analyses, and internal reports to support management and finance
- Support tax audits and respond to inquiries from tax authorities, coordinating with external advisors when required
- Participate in tax system implementations, enhancements, testing, and process automation initiatives
- Build effective working relationships with Accounting, Legal, and business teams to ensure tax requirements are considered in day-to-day operations
- Maintain tax procedures, controls and documentation to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
- Identify opportunities to improve tax processes, controls, and operational efficiency
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or law
- 5+ years of experience in Brazilian corporate tax
- Solid understanding of Brazilian direct and indirect taxes and tax compliance requirements
- Basic to intermediate English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; knowledge of Power BI or other reporting tools is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across different business functions
- Need to be hands-on, organized and strongly committed with team work
Nice to have:
- Experience with ERP systems and tax compliance software is preferred
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus
- Relocation support (when applicable)
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance
- Private pension plan
- Meal voucher
