Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

Regional Tax Director - Latam

Tax AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A master's degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Law is required.
At least 10 years of experience in international taxation, with significant LATAM regional exposure; experience in a Big Four firm and multinational corporation is ideal.
A proven record of leading regional tax teams or projects, managing advisors, and influencing executive stakeholders.
Deep knowledge of direct, indirect, and transfer pricing rules, including permanent establishment, thin capitalization, withholding taxes, VAT/GST, and cross-border taxation.
Strong command of IFRS/US GAAP tax reporting requirements, including deferred tax assets and liabilities, effective tax rate analysis, and valuation allowances.
Experience with tax audit defense, dispute resolution, appeals, court cases, and managing provisions in systems such as Blika.
Expertise in tax due diligence, structuring, and integration, including tax clauses in sale and purchase agreements and tax indemnities.
Ability to identify incentives, optimize legal entity structures, apply for tax rulings or Advanced Pricing Agreements, and design tax-efficient financing structures.
Strong business English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Support countries during tax inspections by providing documents, reviewing responses to authorities, and participating in meetings and negotiations.
After tax inspections, review assessment notes and support appeals, court cases, meetings, and negotiations with authorities.
Answer ad hoc questions during tax return preparation or external audits.
Support local tax compliance, particularly transfer pricing documentation with the Head of Transfer Pricing and withholding tax matters.
Review quarterly tax reporting (Form 18), including deferred tax, prior-year adjustments, tax losses, effective versus statutory tax rates, and tax risks by country.
Manage local tax risks and provisions for consolidated financial statements, monitor tax audits, and review Tax Risk Management in the Blika tax platform.
Advise on taxes and administrative matters, cross-border issues, permanent establishment issues, and VAT registrations in other countries.
Address cross-border matters, including tax residence certificates, double tax agreement applications, exemption filings, permanent establishment matters, and indirect taxation.
Apply for tax rulings or Advanced Pricing Agreements.
Advise on and review tax due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations; review tax clauses and tax indemnities in sale and purchase agreements.
Identify tax planning and incentive opportunities and provide tax news and advice on tax and administrative issues.
Provide tax sharing and training.
Review cross-border contracts and advise on tax clause wording, delivery terms, and invoicing.
Review cross-border transactions with clients or between SGS affiliates, advising on tax implications—particularly VAT, withholding tax, and permanent establishment matters affecting pricing—and propose alternative structures.
Provide training on tax implications, information on the Group Taxation Portal, and participate in client conference calls.
Reorganize legal entities within the region, review operating company valuations, submit tax rulings to tax authorities, review legal documents, and transfer investments.
Optimize and reduce SGS legal entities.
Address loan financing, capital measures, thin capitalization, and interest barrier rules for LATAM countries and companies.
Assist with establishing new legal entities and liquidating or closing legal entities and branches.
Review tax-saving opportunities, credits, and exemptions with local Finance.
Review Tax Risk Management and tax audit risk regularly and discuss findings with local Finance using the Blika Tax platform.
Regularly review and update corporate income tax, VAT, and withholding tax rates and other regional tax information.
Assist with Form 18 across five quarterly reporting periods, including half-year, fast-close, and hard-close reporting in November.
Review quarterly Form 18 reporting, including deferred tax, prior-year adjustments, tax losses, effective versus statutory tax rates, and tax risks by country.
Manage valuation allowances on deferred tax assets and prepare business forecasts for loss-making companies.
Provide training in HFM Form 18 tax calculations.
Support Corporate Development in regional acquisition and divestment projects by adjusting legal or financing structures and optimizing legal structures.
Study new jurisprudence and tax legislation in the countries and review and optimize intercompany transactions.
Conduct annual tax review processes in LATAM countries.
Implement compliance solutions and necessary tax-rule changes in Boss or indirect tax reporting.
Support the Finance Transformation Team, identify process improvements, and communicate them to that team.
Support Advanced Pricing Agreements and mutual agreement procedures in countries including Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.
Cooperate with Treasury on intercompany loans and equity reconciliation; with Finance on intercompany Corporate Funding Model invoices and payment follow-up; with Group Control on Form 18 updates and country-by-country reporting implementation and reconciliation; with Corporate Development on tax-efficient structures; with Legal on reorganizations and global contracts; with Internal Audit; with local Finance and regional controlling; and with Legal on business support.

Desired Qualifications

Professional certification such as CPA, CTA, CFA, or equivalent.
Experience in a Big Four firm and multinational corporation.

Job Description

Support countries in the region as and when necessary:

during tax inspection - providing documents and reviewing answers to the authorities, meetings and negotiation with authorities, etc.
after tax inspection - review of assessment notes, support appeals, court cases, meetings and negotiation with authorities, etc
ad-hoc questions during the preparation of tax returns or during external audit
support countries on local tax compliance, in particular transfer pricing documentation in collaboration with the Head of Transfer Pricing and withholding tax
quarterly review of tax reporting (Form 18) incl. detailed analysis of deferred tax, prior year adjustments, tax losses, effective vs. statutory tax rates, tax risks, etc. on a country-by-country basis
managing local tax risks and provisioning required for consolidated financial statements of group (regular monitoring of all tax audits and review of Tax Risk Management in Blika tax platform
giving additional advice for all taxes and administrative issues, cross-border issues, P.E. issues, VAT registrations in other countries etc.
cross-border issues, examples: tax residence certificates, DTA application, filing for exemptions, permanent establishment issues, indirect taxation etc
applying tax ruling or Advanced Pricing Agreement
advice and review of tax due diligent works in M&A and reorganization; review tax clause or tax indemnity in S&P agreement
tax planning or incentive opportunity
providing Tax News with additional advise for taxes and administrative issues

providing tax sharing/training

The role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including but not limited to the following:

LATAM Business - Support business across all regions as and when necessary:

review cross-border contracts and provide advice on wording of tax clause, delivery terms, invoicing, etc.
review cross-border transactions with the client or between SGS affiliates (central billing) and provide advice on tax implications, in particular VAT, withholding tax and p.e. issues that may have an impact on the pricing
provide alternative structures
provide training on tax implications
provide information on the Group Taxation Portal
participate in conference calls with the client

Tax planning & legal reorganizations LATAM

Re-Organization of legal entities within region, review valuations of operational companies, submission of tax rulings with tax authorities, review all legal documents, transfer investments
Optimization and reduction of SGS legal entities
Loan financing, capital measures, thin cap or interest barrier rules of LATAM countries/companies
Assisting with set up of new legal entities or liquidation/closure of legal entities and branches
On-going review of tax saving opportunities, tax credits, tax exemptions, etc. together with local Finance

Tax Compliance

Regular review of Tax Risk Management / Tax Audit Risk followed by discussions with local Finance (in Blika Tax platform)
Regular review and up-date of CIT Tax Rates, VAT rates, withholding tax rates and further information with regards to the region

Tax Accounting & Tax Reporting

Assistance with completion of Form 18 for 5 quarterly reporting periods incl. HY, fast close and hard close Nov
Quarterly review of tax reporting (Form 18) incl. detailed analysis of deferred tax, prior year adjustments, tax losses, effective vs. statutory tax rates, tax risks, etc. on a country-by-country basis
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets
Prepare business forecasts for loss making companies
Training in HFM form18 tax calculation

Projects - Support Corporate development in acquisition and divestment projects within the region

Adjust legal or financing structure regarding any country especially optimization of legal structures
Study new jurisprudence and tax legislation in the countries
Review and optimization of intercompany transactions
Tax review process in a number of countries in LATAM on an annual basis
Implement necessary solutions for compliance and necessary changes to tax rules in Boss or indirect tax reporting
Support Finance Transformation Team
Identify process improvements and highlight to Transformation Team
Advanced Pricing Agreement, mutual agreement procedure or the like (e.g. in Chile, Argentina, Brazil etc)

Cooperation with other functions

Treasury; in particular inter-company loans and equity reconciliation
Finance, in particular inter-company Corporate Funding Model invoices and follow up on receipt of payments
Group Control, in particular Form 18 updates, Country by country reporting implementation and reconciliation Form
Corporate Development – in particular look for tax efficient structure
Legal – Re-Org and Global Contracts
Internal Audit team – support to the Internal Audit team
Local Finance organizations and regional controlling
Legal – Business Support

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Law. Professional certifications (CPA, CTA, CFA, or equivalent) preferred

10 + years in international taxation, with significant regional exposure (LATAM), ideally within a Big Four firm and multinational corporation.

Proven record leading regional tax teams or projects, managing advisors, and influencing executive stakeholders

REQUIRED SKILLS

International Taxation: Deep knowledge of direct, indirect, and transfer pricing rules, including permanent establishment (PE), thin capitalization, withholding taxes, VAT/GST, and cross-border taxation.

Tax Accounting & Reporting: Strong command of IFRS/US GAAP tax reporting requirements (e.g., deferred tax assets/liabilities, effective tax rate analysis, valuation allowances).

Tax Risk Management: Experience with tax audit defense, dispute resolution, appeals, court cases, and management of provisions in systems like Blika.

M&A Taxation: Expertise in tax due diligence, structuring, and integration, including tax clauses in S&P agreements and tax indemnities.

Tax Planning & Structuring: Ability to identify incentives, optimize legal entity structures, apply for tax rulings/APAs, and design tax-efficient financing structures
Strong business English and Spanish

Additional Information

Additional Information:

Some international travel required

As part of our recruitment process, we kindly request that you submit your CV in English to ensure accurate evaluation

About the Company

Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

SGS provides testing, inspection, and certification services to help clients meet regulations, ensure quality and safety, and gain market access. It runs laboratory testing, on-site inspections, and certification against standards, often with training and consulting, across a wide range of industries. The services rely on a global network of laboratories and offices that deliver localized solutions with global expertise. What sets SGS apart is its large global footprint and its emphasis on quality, integrity, risk mitigation, and sustainability, enabling it to serve a diverse set of customers from small businesses to multinationals. The company's goal is to help customers comply with regulations, improve product quality and safety, reduce risk, and boost productivity across markets.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 1878

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