Tax Manager Brazil

Make your mark for patients

Key Responsibilities:

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  Strategic Oversight & Compliance: Lead the strategic and compliance-driven tax agenda for Brazil, overseeing direct tax, indirect tax, and transfer pricing activities.

  
  


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  Regulatory Advocacy & Advisory: Act as a proactive business partner by monitoring legislative shifts and engaging with professional organizations and government bodies to align UCB’s operations with patient value principles.

  
  


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  Risk Management & Audits: Maintain robust relationships with tax authorities, manage local, regional, and federal audits, and implement comprehensive tax control frameworks to mitigate risks and safeguard organizational reputation.

  
  


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  Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with legal, internal tax teams, and business leadership to ensure tax efficiency across operations, providing actionable insights on the business impact of tax policy changes.

  
  


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  Reporting & Optimization: Support group tax reporting (including IAS 12) and lead tax planning initiatives to optimize the company's tax position and identify strategic savings opportunities.

  
  


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  Leadership & Project Management: Manage and drive key tax projects, fostering a collaborative environment that supports team development and business growth

  
  

Requirements:

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  Bachelor/Master Degree in Accounting or Law 

  
  


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  Strong experience in indirect tax and direct tax

  
  


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   Nice-to-have pharmaceutical industry experience.

  
  


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  Experience with ERP (preferably SAP) and Brazil tax systems.

  
  


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  Advanced English

  
  

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! 

About us 
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. 

Why work with us? 
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential. 

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws. 
 
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