Senior Manager - Direct Taxes

The team you will be a part of

This role in summary

Oversees direct tax advisory and compliance for operations in Brazil while providing specialized technical guidance and reviews across LATAM entities. Reporting directly to the LATAM Tax Director, this position ensures accurate and  timely direct tax filings, supported by robust tax accounting under local GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS frameworks. The role delivers high-level tax consulting to enable business expansion, corporate restructuring, and international initiatives. Additionally, this role serves as the primary liaison between regional finance teams and the corporate tax group, driving alignment on ETR, tax provisions, uncertain tax positions (including FIN48), transfer pricing and broader international tax reorganizations and strategies such as Pillar 2. Beyond technical excellence, this role leads the innovation agenda for direct taxes, championing automation and AI solutions that transform how the team works. 

Your responsibilities will include

• Lead direct tax compliance for Brazilian entities ensuring accuracy, quality and timeliness.
• Oversee tax accounting and financial reporting: monthly, quarterly and annual current and deferred taxes and explanatory notes, tax provisions under ASC740 and IAS 12, including FIN48 uncertain tax positions, tax packages, ETR bridges, etc.  
• Drive high-impact tax consulting: tax planning, corporate restructuring, M&A, and cross-border initiatives across LATAM.
• Provide specialized technical guidance across LATAM, interfacing with the corporate tax group on global strategy. 
• Manage tax contingencies in Brazil, quantifying exposures and ensuring adequate provisioning, disclosures and alignment with FIN48 process, as required. Provides support to the Legal team regarding tax controversy. 
• Champion innovation and automation, leads initiatives to streamline tax processes through data analytics, automation and AI solutions. 
• Develop and lead the tax team, fostering technical growth, training and a culture of continuous improvement. 
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, Legal and business units - acting as the key interface with the US parent - translating complex tax matters into clear and business-oriented language.

Minimum requirements

• Education - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, Administration or Economics
• Language - Fluent English 
• Experience - 12+ years of progressive direct tax experience (multinationals and/or Big4), including tax accounting under US GAAP (ASC740, FIN48, tax packages)

Preferred skills and experiences

• Spanish (differential) for LATAM coordination.
• Hands-on knowledge of SAP and Guepardo (differential).
• Innovation mindset with focus on automation and AI solutions for direct taxes.
• Experience managing and developing teams, including training and mentoring.
• Experience with Brazilian tax litigation and tax risk management.

What we offer

_Flexible schedule;
_"No dress code";
_Wellhub;
_Transportation voucher, Shuttle buses or Free on-site parking;
_Food voucher;
_Meal on-site;
_Benefits such as payment-deducted or social loans, health plan, dental plan, life insurance, and private pension plan compatible with the market;
_Annual Executive Check-Up covered by the Health Plan, with no co-payment;
_Employee Support Program, with 24-hour assistance from legal, social, financial, social workers, and psychologists;
_Daycare allowance or Nursery at the company;;
_Services available on-site: beauty and aesthetics salon, in-house bank, laundry, cafeteria, restaurant, and lactation room;
_Two weeks of remote work per year;
_After 5 years with the company, eligible employees can take four weeks of paid leave;
_Retention bonus;
_Executive discount on products through Compra Certa;
_Discounts on insurance (pet, auto, home, bike, travel, and more);
_Extended maternity/paternity leave.

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