About this role
Role Overview
- Ensure tax compliance, accuracy in tax assessments, and adherence to legal frameworks across Latin American operations.
- Conduct assessment, verification, and reconciliation of corporate income taxes (IRPJ and CSLL) under both Lucro Real (Actual Profit) and Lucro Presumido (Presumed Profit) regimes.
- Perform monthly calculations for taxes on revenue and the provision of services: ISS (Municipal Service Tax — with focus on withholding rules and place of service), PIS, and COFINS.
- Validate and manage withholding taxes on incoming services (IRRF, CSRF, and withheld ISS).
- Oversee and reconcile the calculation of corporate ISR (Impuesto Sobre la Renta), including management of the 30% federal rate applied to corporate service profits.
- Control and audit VAT (IVA) applied to local services and imported services (standard 16% rate).
- Audit withholding taxes for independent contractors, payroll-related tax items, and mandatory employee profit-sharing (PTU), validating their impact on the local tax base.
- Ensure timely submission of all local ancillary obligations (e.g., EFD-Contribuições, EFD-Reinf, DCTF, DCTFWeb, and ECF).
Requirements
- Academic Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Law, or a related field.
- Technical Experience: Strong experience with Brazilian tax procedures (specifically IRPJ, CSLL, ISS, PIS, COFINS) and full mastery of accounting principles.
- International & Third-Party Experience: Proven experience interfacing with, managing, and auditing deliverables from international accounting firms or external consultancies, with a solid understanding of withholding taxes (WHT) in cross-border service transactions.
- Languages: Spanish — advanced to fluent (required for interpreting SAT/DIAN regulations, auditing local tax returns, and coordinating in Mexico and Colombia). English — advanced to fluent (required for corporate reporting to headquarters and global stakeholders, including possible UK-related work).
Benefits
- Family Support: Extended maternity leave totaling 6 months.
- Flexible Work Environment: Work remotely up to 60% of your working days.
- Professional Development: Earn one paid day each month (equivalent to 2 hours per week) for personal development and access to Jellyfish Learn.
- Health Insurance: Private health insurance that includes vision and dental coverage.