Tax Analyst

What makes this a great opportunity?

We are seeking a professional with solid experience in indirect taxes, focusing on tax compliance (calculation, ancillary obligations, tax reconciliation and support to business areas). The professional will be responsible for ensuring compliance with current tax legislation at the federal, state, and municipal levels, as well supporting in tax routines and projects. The role also includes acting as a business partner from tax area, providing technical support to other departments within the company on matters related to indirect taxes. The professional will actively participate in tax planning projects and contribute to the implementation of updates related to the tax reform focused on indirect taxes.

Role Responsibilities

Tax Calculation, Tax Returns and Tax Reform

• Prepare calculations for the indirect Taxes (such as ICMS, IPI, ICMS-ST, ICMS DIFAL, ICMS DIFAL EC 87, PIS/COFINS, FECOP, FECOP-ST, tax fees calculations, and special regime incentive calculations, among others).
• Prepare and submit timely the Monthly Tax/Returns /ancillary obligations such as EFD ICMS/IPI, GIA, GIA-ST, and EFD Contribuições, and the tax payment slips.
• Support regarding WHT Tax Returns/Payments.
• Support the implementation of Indirect Tax Reform updates, based in the most updated legislation. It will include be a support to apply the changes/updates of the indirect tax reform ensuring that the company is complying to the tax legislation including the new taxes (CBS, IBS, IS) and the changes in the current one taxes. Being always updated in the new legislation’s updates of the Brazilian indirect tax reform.
• Monitor legislation updates, and ensure tax practices comply with new legal requirements and internal compliance guidelines.
• Prepare training materials and internal guides to communicate the impacts of tax reform across different business areas.

Controls and other Compliance

• Fill out and maintain controls for ancillary obligations, calculated taxes, tax opportunities, matrix of special tax regimes (of the company and its clients);
• Fill and maintain the Tax Matrix for our products, and the tax matrix of special regimes (from our company and clients)
• Fill and maintain the control of tax payments, tax returns. Ensuring that all have been done timely.
• Prepare monthly tax payment calendar and communicate with the Payment team the due dates.
• Monitor the State, Federal, and municipal system mailboxes weekly, ensuring that all negative debt certificates are issued timely.
• Prepare and manage Tax PRs and POs and handle the receipt of invoice of services taken to ensure the timely.
• Validation of invoices and orders (e.g., sales, returns/refusals), and registration/issuance of manual invoices/import invoices.
• Prepare documentation, support with the submission and control for the maintenance and renewal of special tax regimes (e.g: presumed ICMS credits).
• Prepare reconciliations of indirect tax accounts, and
• Prepare tax accounting entries (Journal Entry) with the correct tax postings, following the company’s template.

Qualifications

Technical knowledge desired

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Law, Business Administration, or related fields.
• Desirable minimum of 4 to 5 years of experience in indirect tax calculation, compliance, and tax accounting reconciliation.
• Proficiency with ERP/Satellites systems, and knowledge to do manually the Indirect Tax Returns.
• Experience with special tax regimes and state tax incentives, such as presumed credit, granted credit, among others.
• Ability to monitor and stay up to date with tax legislation changes.
• Monitor and interpret legislative changes related to tax reform, including CBS, IBS, and IS – Excise/Selective Tax.

Preferred Qualifications:

Differentials

• Specific knowledge of alcoholic beverage taxation;
• SAP and Mastersaf experience (DF-e and Tax One) - having both is a plus.
• Knowledge in taxes/legislation over alcoholic beverages.
• English.
• Familiarity with imported goods for resale.