Tax Specialist

Work in the implementation of the tax reform, focusing on managing systemic impacts, particularly within SAP-HANA, ensuring proper alignment with the corporation at a global level.
- This person will work with the global resources from IT, internally will help in the differences initiatives and discussions with the areas as Treasury, Logistic, Purchase and Comercial, will work with our partners to help us in this project, external providers as SAP/ VERTEX and COMPLY and organize and communicate all the timelines and achievements.

Its expect from this resource in a timeline basis, related to TAX reform project the correspondent skills:

- **Planning and Assessment Phase (2025)**
- **Current scenario analysis**: Review of existing legislation, assessment of the tax reform’s impact on the company’s operations, and mapping of affected processes.
- **Strategic alignment with senior management**: Establishment of clear objectives and alignment of corporate strategy to ensure compliance and efficiency in adapting to the new rules.
- **Consultative partnerships**: Formalizing partnerships with specialized external consultants (PwC) and internal IT teams for ongoing support.
- **Development of a detailed timeline**: Setting key milestones and an execution timeline for the next six years, prioritizing the most impacted areas.
- **Design and Modeling Phase (2026)**
- **System modeling (SAP-HANA)**: Customizing SAP-HANA to accommodate new tax rules, including specific modules to meet the updated tax obligations.
- **Simulation tests**: Conducting tax impact simulations on fiscal and financial processes to verify system compliance with new regulations.
- **Initial training**: Training key personnel on the new functionalities and understanding the tax changes, with a focus on the finance and accounting teams.
- **Technical Implementation Phases as old taxes fade out and new comes alive (2026-2027)**
- **Final system customization (SAP-HANA)**: Final adjustments to SAP-HANA, implementing new functionalities for tax collection and calculation according to the updated legislation.
- **Integration testing**: Conducting comprehensive tests across all operational units to ensure the integrated system functions correctly in all areas.
- **Tax compliance monitoring**: Implementing continuous audit tools to monitor real-time compliance with the new rules.
- **Knowledge dissemination**: Conducting training sessions and workshops for the entire finance department and distributing educational materials to ensure everyone is up to date on the changes.
- **Operational Implementation Phase (2028)**
- **Solution go-live**: Full launch of the integrated tax solution in SAP-HANA across all company units.
- **Post-implementation monitoring**: Ongoing oversight of the system's operation to identify and correct any issues or inefficiencies.
- **Continuous feedback**: Collecting feedback from involved teams to make fine-tuning adjustments and document best practices.
- **Optimization and Maintenance Phase (2029)**
- **Final adjustments and refinement**: Making necessary system adjustments to address any new regulations or changes in the interpretation of tax laws.
- **Regular reviews and updates**: Maintaining a continuous review cycle to ensure compliance and optimized system performance.
- **Enhancement of continuous training**: Establishing a permanent training program and updates on any new tax regulations that may arise.
- **Sustaining Phase (2030 on)**
- **Innovation and adaptation**: Monitoring new technologies and tax practices to continue optimizing internal processes and staying ahead of future legislative changes.
- It’s also expected that this resource has basic skills related to the BR TAX compliance, being able to assure Indirect tax compliance requirements for Brazil entities, (i) Guarantee the correct tax calculations for the Indirect taxes (ICMS/IPI/PIS/Cofins/ WHTs) and (ii) Review the tax returns, payments, necessary paperwork, and reports. (iii) Doing our reviewing the tax reconciliation.
- Manage the outsourcing company and all the deliverables guarantee: the quality of the data, the correct compliance and process efficiency
- Assess and research difficult tax issues to identify solutions.
- Manage and maintain the company’s tax database (TAX IT Projects and Tickets)
- Determine tax savings and recommend strategies to improve profits.
- Help in the internal and external audits for the area (Find documents and support inquiries)
- Evaluate tax regulations and suggest policies that diminish tax burden.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**:

- At least 05 years in similar role in transformation industry multinational company
- Advanced/ fluent English required
- Advanced Spanish
- Previous experience in System implementation or version updates (SAP)
- Excel Proficiency
- Strong ownership
- Strong communication and relationship with teams
- Great capacity of analysis and 360º business view and impact
- Autonomy