Tax Accountant

Job Description

This role is strategic in ensuring the company's tax compliance, handling tax calculations, regulatory filings, and providing technical support to business areas. The analyst will interpret current legislation, propose improvements to tax processes, and collaborate with internal teams and audits, always aligned with Mattel's "One Team" principle.

What You’ll Do

• Tax Compliance and Return – Brazil: Perform ICMS, IPI, PIS, and COFINS tax calculations, prepare and submit tax returns, and follow up on tax adjustments and compliance matters.
• Tax Closing – LATAM: Perform tax account reconciliations, prepare journal entries, and follow up on accounting adjustments.
• Tax Operations – Brazil: Review and process inbound invoices, returns, freight transactions, credit memos, and tax invoice issuance.
• Tax Credits – Brazil: Monitor tax credits and incentives, identify discrepancies, and assess tax recovery opportunities.
• Withholding Taxes – Brazil: Reconcile withholding taxes, validate tax payments, and support tax compliance and reporting requirements.
• Tax Compliance – Peru and Chile: Manage detracciones and retenciones in Peru and perform VAT reconciliations in Chile.
• Internal Controls and Tax Systems: Ensure tax data accuracy, support audits and tax inspections, drive process improvements, participate in system testing, and contribute to Brazilian Tax Reform initiatives.

Qualifications

Who We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.

• Experience with tax procedures, tax closings, and accounting reconciliations.

• Practical knowledge of Brazilian indirect taxes, particularly ICMS, IPI, PIS, and COFINS, as well as tax reform.

• Experience with withholding taxes and reconciling supplier withholdings.

• Experience preparing and verifying journal entries and reconciling accounting accounts.

• Knowledge of SPED Fiscal (EFD ICMS/IPI).

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP, and reconciliation formulas.

• Ability to work with multiple deadlines and closing activities.

• Intermediate English or intermediate Spanish

Nice To Have

• Experience working at multinational companies with operations in Latin America
• Experience with Oracle Fusion, Power Query, Tax One, or equivalent systems
• Experience with tax benefits
• Experience with withholding tax reconciliations
• Experience with system implementation projects and tax process improvements

Additional Information

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How We Work

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors

• We collaborate Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results. 

Who We Are

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https //jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers .

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.