Senior Manager Tax Planning

Reporting to the LATAM Indirect Tax Director, the Senior Tax Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all indirect tax matters for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and 7 countries in the Central America Cluster (“CAC”).  This includes ensuring compliance with local tax regulations and laws, verifying tax compliance and reporting, leading and managing indirect tax audits and litigation, responding to tax assessments, partnering closely with 3rd party service vendors, managing relationships with Tax Authorities, supporting the litigation processes together with the external lawyers.   In addition, the Senior Tax Manager leads and manages three direct reports and external tax advisors, provides support to local teams in all operations/transactions required, supports local market leaders for various projects and tax activities for the Latin America region, including intercompany transactions.

The Senior Tax Manager needs to be an experienced tax professional with technical and communication skills to navigate the diverse tax topics and to continue developing the Company’s tax strategy

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and manage all indirect tax (VAT, Turnover Taxes, WHT, Stamp Tax) in federal, provincial and municipal jurisdictions in the countries of responsibility, ensuring compliance with local tax regulations and laws,
• Working closely with 3rd party tax providers, supervise the compliance process related to tax reporting, local statutory and financial statements, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the tax obligations.
• Signing authority for tax returns, tax reporting and all tax matters (Certified Public Accountant recommended).
• Lead and coordinate tax audits and litigation processes, representing the company in discussions with tax authorities.
• Ensure accurate and timely tax account reconciliation and reporting.
• Provide strategic tax planning and advice to minimize tax liabilities and optimize tax positions.
• Manage and mentor a team of six tax professionals with three direct reports, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Oversee third-party contracts related to tax services, ensuring effective and efficient service delivery.
• Stay updated on changes in tax legislation and regulations, assessing their impact on the company and designing and implementing necessary changes in the systems working alongside Digital Team.
• Analyze tax and legal regulations and their applicability to the business in the countries, interacting with other stakeholders to analyze main tax interactions with different areas (Regulatory, Business, Finance, GBS, PGS, Digital etc.)
• Regularly consult with and advise stakeholders in the organization on existing and proposed for Argentina/Uruguay/Paraguay and CAC region tax laws, rulings, regulations, litigation and possible impacts.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Experience, Technical Skills, Competencies, Etc.)

• 10+ years of experience managing indirect taxes in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, & CAC; direct tax knowledge in these countries is a plus.
• Hard working, self-starter and result/task-oriented.
• High degree of integrity with the ability to handle confidential and sometimes highly sensitive matters in an appropriate manner.
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Tax or other relevant subjects with strong background in Tax law
• Professional Certified Public Accountant recommended.
• Fluent in English and Spanish (both verbal and written).
• ERP systems SAP, S4HANA experience.
• Work effectively in a team environment and in building collaborative relationships with peers and with other stakeholders.

Accountability for Decision-Making. We expect leaders to make timely business decisions that effectively address the legitimate needs of patients and stakeholders while advancing business objectives. When making decisions, leaders must ensure that risks have been considered and mitigated. When teams engage in activities with potential risk, leaders must provide effective oversight. This means they must be inquisitive and ask for updates, data and insights on execution and revisit the activity if risks are not appropriately managed or if the rationale supporting the activity no longer holds. When necessary, leaders must role model the ability to modify a business approach to address risks and must demonstrate the Courage to decline an opportunity if it is not appropriate or the risks outweigh the legitimate benefits.

Embraces integrity as an enabler of innovation and bold action. Leaders must act with integrity to advance innovation and demonstrate that bold action is predicated on ethical leadership and values-based decision-making. This includes the ability to identify and manage risks associated with innovative ways of working and make impactful decisions, even under challenging, ambiguous, or novel circumstances. Leaders must foster a Speak Up culture where bold ideas are shared and considered and where mistakes are treated as learning opportunities.

Model and drive a culture of integrity. We expect everyone at Pfizer to live our Values of Courage, Excellence, Equity and Joy each day and act with integrity in all we do. It is expected that leaders will role model this behavior and take affirmative and regular steps to ensure that colleagues at all levels understand that integrity should never be compromised regardless of any goals, targets, deadlines, or other pressures they may be facing and that colleagues are comfortable speaking up and raising any concerns

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) & Employment Eligibility 

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