Tax Director

Job Responsibilities:

1) Ensure that the company fulfills its tax compliance obligations and assume personal joint liability when the company fails to fulfill them.

2) Supervise all tax compliance work, accurately calculate various taxes payable by the company compliant with Brazilian tax laws/regulations issued by federal, state, and municipal levels, declare and pay taxes in a timely manner, issue and receive tax invoices in compliance with the Brazilian tax laws/regulations.

3) Properly archive tax records, invoices and other documents or vouchers for at least 5 years as stipulated by Brazilian tax laws/regulations.

4) Update the information of the tax reform in Brazil and timely alert the impact on the local business operation and tax treatments.

5) Evaluate the potential tax costs and impacts of the company's business decisions, contract terms, new business models.

6) Within the scope permitted by Brazilian law, use tax incentives, deductions, exemptions and other preferential tax treatments in order to optimize the company's tax costs legally and avoid tax evasion or tax fraud as well.

7) Identify potential tax risk points, such as transfer pricing, permanent establishments, indirect tax calculation errors, applicable tax rate errors, and take measures to prevent and manage them.

8) Receive, analyze, and respond to the notices, inquiries, and questioning forms or letters issued by the tax authority, initiate administrative litigation or judicial procedures by the statutory deadlines (can cooperate with lawyers)

9) Represented the company in negotiations with Brazilian tax authorities, including tax pre-ruling, tax incentives, installment payment plans, and tax debt negotiation.

10) Cooperate closely with the company's financial team, auditors, and tax agents to ensure that financial data is accurately reflected in tax returns.

11) Coordinate cross-departmental communication with procurement, sales, human resources, legal, and other teams to ensure their operations comply with tax compliance requirements.

12) Report important tax issues, risks, opportunities and compliance evaluation to management.

Job requirements:

1) Bachelor degree or above, finance, taxation or related professional background.

2) Professional tax practitioner qualification certificate, familiar with Brazilian tax laws, regulations, and related policies.

3) More than 15 years of work experience in finance or taxation, more than 8 years of team management experience.

4) Have strong communication skills, teamwork spirit and problem-solving skills.

5) Fluent in Portuguese and English.

6) working experiences for digital platform are preferred.