Sr Tax Associate

Overview

This role is responsible for improving tax compliance and efficiency across operations spanning Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Cayman, and the USA, while supporting growth into new products and markets.

Responsibilities

• Review monthly tax compliance obligations in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Mexico, including VAT, income tax, and withholding taxes (among others), coordinating with BPO providers to improve timing, accuracy, procedures, and documentation.
• Own the regional tax obligations calendar and tax payments control, ensuring deliverables are on time and that tax files and supporting documents are organized by tax type and country.
• Monitor tax authorities’ electronic mailboxes across all countries, analyze notices and information requests, and coordinate timely responses with the Tax Manager and external advisors.
• Configure and optimize the ERP tax setup, including electronic invoicing, withholding tax documents, and other tax supporting documents, acting as the tax-process owner from a tax perspective.
• Review group transfer pricing policies and calculations to ensure adherence to the arm’s length principle, with complete and timely documentation and filings.
• Ensure correct tax treatment under double tax treaties for cross-border payments, including applicable withholding tax rates, tax residence certificates, and supporting documentation.
• Calculate and control thin capitalization and interest limitation (earnings stripping) rules across the group, including assessment of their impact on deductibility of financing costs.
• Develop tax projections for the group, estimating the tax impact of the business plan to support budgeting and decision-making.
• Support tax strategy for new products and market expansion, and drive tax planning and compliance projects in partnership with Legal, Finance, and Growth teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field; specialization in taxation is a plus.
• 5+ years of tax experience, ideally combining Big 4 and multinational experience.
• Knowledge of transfer pricing and tax compliance obligations; hands-on experience across every topic listed above is not required.
• Interest in working in a multi-jurisdictional environment with different tax systems, languages, and cultures.
• Advanced English skills (written and spoken) and comfort working in an international environment; Spanish is a strong plus.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple deadlines and tax obligations across different countries.
• Proactive approach with strong ownership, including risk anticipation and clear stakeholder communication when attention is needed.
• Strong analytical skills; advanced Excel experience.
• Comfortable working with accounting data and ERP systems (NetSuite is a plus).

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided description.

Location

• São Paulo, Santiago, Buenos Aires, or Bogotá.