Tax & Accounting Lead (Contador Público Certificado), Mexico

Overview

This role supports Mexico tax, accounting, and compliance as the first finance hire in Mexico. Responsibilities include establishing the local entity, running Mexico tax compliance, maintaining the Mexican books, and owning Mexico-facing tax interactions.

The position is fully remote and can be based anywhere in Mexico, with regular overlap with US Pacific time. The role reports to the Head of Finance and works closely with engineering and outside advisors.

Responsibilities

Entity setup and structure

• Lead incorporation of a Mexican subsidiary with outside counsel, including: entity type, notarial deed, Public Registry of Commerce, RFC, e.firma, Certificado de Sello Digital, tax domicile and Buzón Tributario.
• Advise the operating model between the US parent and the Mexican entity, including intercompany agreements and transfer pricing documentation.
• Register with IMSS, INFONAVIT and state payroll tax as hiring occurs locally; set up bank accounts and payment flows with payment partners.
• Manage the transition from the US entity’s current Mexico registrations to the local entity.

Marketplace tax compliance

• Own Mexico obligations for a digital platform that intermediates sales between third parties (LISR Art. 113-A and LIVA Art. 18-J), including:
  • ISR and IVA withholding on seller sales
  • Monthly SAT information returns
  • Withholding receipts to sellers
• Own IVA on platform and seller fees, including foreign digital services rules (LIVA Art. 18-D) as long as the US entity bills Mexican users.
• Define how seller tax data is collected and validated (RFC, tax regime, constancia de situación fiscal) and withholding rates when a seller has none.
• File monthly provisional ISR and IVA payments, DIOT, and the annual corporate return.
• Manage Buzón Tributario and handle SAT requests, audits, and clarifications.
• Track tax reform each year (Paquete Económico, Miscelánea Fiscal) and translate changes into product and process requirements.

CFDI and e-invoicing

• Own the CFDI integration with a provider such as Facturapi, including:
  • Invoice types and uses
  • Payment methods
  • Global invoices to público en general
  • Payment complements
  • Credit notes, cancellations, and withholding CFDIs
• Write CFDI requirements with engineering, test edge cases (refunds, partial shipments, cancelled orders, sellers without RFC), and reconcile issued CFDIs to transactions each month.
• Monitor SAT catalog and CFDI version changes and keep systems up to date.

Accounting and reporting

• Maintain the Mexican entity’s books under Mexican GAAP (NIF) and SAT electronic accounting (chart of accounts and monthly trial balance submissions).
• Run the monthly close for Mexico, including bank, payment processor, seller payout, and withholding reconciliations.
• Prepare US GAAP reporting packages for consolidation and support US audit and board reporting.
• Manage local payroll compliance (ISR withholding, IMSS, PTU profit sharing) as the team grows.

Advisors and risk

• Select and manage outside advisors: law firm, payroll provider, dictamen or audit firm, and transfer pricing specialists.
• Support tax and regulatory review of new products (e.g., prepaid buyer balances and cash payment methods), including implications related to IFPE and anti-money-laundering.
• Build the Mexico compliance calendar and ensure all filings are completed on time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Based in Mexico with authorization to work locally.
• Licenciatura en Contaduría Pública with cédula profesional.
• IMCP certification (Contador Público Certificado) strongly preferred.
• 7+ years in Mexican tax and accounting, including:
  • experience at a Big 4 or mid-size firm
  • at least 2 years in-house
• Hands-on experience with CFDI 4.0 at high volume and electronic accounting submissions.
• Working knowledge of the digital platform regime (withholding on platform sellers), IVA on digital services, and transfer pricing.
• Experience setting up a Mexican subsidiary for a foreign parent.
• Professional working proficiency in English; will write memos and present to a US-based CFO weekly.
• Comfortable with spreadsheets and partnering with engineers on system requirements.
• Fluent with the latest AI tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a marketplace, e-commerce, fintech, or payments company.
• Registered with SAT as Contador Público Inscrito to sign a dictamen fiscal.
• US GAAP reporting experience for a US-parent subsidiary.
• Familiarity with expansion into other Latin American countries.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: MXN 85,000–110,000 gross per month, depending on experience.
• Annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits above the legal minimum.

Location

• Mexico (fully remote; based anywhere in Mexico with regular overlap with US Pacific time).