Regional Tax Director
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Expert
Master's
Madrid, Spain
In PersonInternational travel is required.
AccountingTax Accounting
About the job
Requirements
- A Master’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Law.
- At least 10 years of experience in international taxation with significant regional exposure to Latin America, ideally within a Big Four firm and a multinational corporation.
- A proven record 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, value-added tax or goods and services tax, and cross-border taxation.
- Strong command of International Financial Reporting Standards or United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 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 management of tax 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 tax 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 in the region during and after tax inspections by providing documents, reviewing responses and assessment notes, supporting appeals and court cases, and participating in meetings and negotiations with tax authorities.
- Answer ad hoc tax questions arising during tax return preparation and external audits.
- Support local tax compliance, including transfer pricing documentation in collaboration with the Head of Transfer Pricing and withholding tax matters.
- Review quarterly Form 18 tax reporting on a country-by-country basis, including deferred tax, prior-year adjustments, tax losses, effective versus statutory tax rates, and tax risks.
- Manage local tax risks and provisions required for the Group’s consolidated financial statements, including monitoring tax audits and reviewing Tax Risk Management in the Blika tax platform.
- Provide advice on taxes and administrative matters, cross-border issues, permanent establishment matters, and value-added tax registrations in other countries.
- Handle tax residence certificates, double-taxation agreement applications, exemption filings, permanent establishment issues, and indirect taxation matters.
- Apply tax rulings and Advanced Pricing Agreements.
- Advise on and review tax due diligence for mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations, including tax clauses and tax indemnities in sale and purchase agreements.
- Identify tax planning and incentive opportunities and provide Tax News and tax training.
- Review cross-border contracts and advise on tax clauses, delivery terms, and invoicing.
- Review cross-border transactions with clients or SGS affiliates and advise on value-added tax, withholding tax, and permanent establishment implications affecting pricing.
- Provide alternative structures, tax training, and information on the Group Taxation Portal, and participate in client conference calls.
- Reorganize legal entities within the region, review operational-company valuations, submit tax rulings, review legal documents, and transfer investments.
- Optimize and reduce SGS legal entities and support loan financing, capital measures, thin capitalization, and interest barrier rules.
- Assist with establishing, liquidating, or closing legal entities and branches.
- Review tax-saving opportunities, tax credits, and tax exemptions with local Finance.
- Review Tax Risk Management and Tax Audit Risk with local Finance and maintain corporate income tax, value-added tax, and withholding tax rate information.
- Assist with Form 18 completion for quarterly reporting periods, including half-year, fast-close, and November hard-close reporting.
- Review deferred tax reporting, prior-year adjustments, tax losses, effective versus statutory tax rates, and tax risks on a country-by-country basis.
- Assess valuation allowances on deferred tax assets and prepare business forecasts for loss-making companies.
- Provide training on HFM Form 18 tax calculations.
- Support Corporate Development in acquisition and divestment projects by adjusting legal or financing structures and optimizing legal structures.
- Study new jurisprudence and tax legislation in regional countries and review and optimize intercompany transactions.
- Conduct annual tax review processes in multiple Latin American countries.
- Implement compliance solutions and required tax-rule changes in Boss or indirect tax reporting.
- Support the Finance Transformation Team, identify process improvements, and communicate them to the Transformation Team.
- Support Advanced Pricing Agreements and mutual agreement procedures in countries such as Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.
- Collaborate with Treasury on intercompany loans and equity reconciliation; Finance on intercompany Corporate Funding Model invoices and payment follow-up; Group Control on Form 18 updates and country-by-country reporting; Corporate Development on tax-efficient structures; Legal on reorganizations and global contracts; Internal Audit; and local Finance and regional controlling teams.
- Provide business support to Legal.
Desired Qualifications
- Professional certification such as Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser, Chartered Financial Analyst, or equivalent.
- Experience in international taxation within a Big Four firm and a multinational corporation.
About the company
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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- October 5, 2026 Prescient Security adds 350 employees and 5,000 cybersecurity customers.
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- SGS issued EUR 650 million debt September 22, 2026, increasing refinancing pressure.
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- SGS pairs 145-year global labs with Digital Trust cybersecurity, strengthened October 2, 2026.
- SGS spans 115 countries, letting clients buy testing, certification, and compliance locally.
- SGS’s independence and accreditation moat fits regulated markets like CBAM, EUDR, and CCS.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Hybrid Work Options
- Wellness Program
- Mental Health Support
- Stock Options