Indirect Tax Transformation Latin America Lead

What are we Looking For?

• 8-10+ years of indirect tax experience with significant Latin America VAT and indirect tax expertise.

• Deep knowledge of VAT/GST compliance requirements across multiple LATAM jurisdictions.

• Experience supporting SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA implementations.

• Hands-on experience with ONESOURCE Determination, ONESOURCE Indirect Tax, Vertex, or similar tax engines.

• Experience with VAT reporting and compliance solutions such as SAP DRC, ONESOURCE Compliance, or equivalent technologies.

• Experience defining tax requirements for P2P, O2C, Intercompany, and R2R business processes.

• Familiarity with LATAM e-invoicing regulations and business process impacts.

• Experience gathering requirements, reviewing solution designs, and leading tax testing and deployment activities.

• Proven ability to support multi-country LATAM deployments within a global template model.

• Strong stakeholder management skills across Tax, Finance, Shared Services, IT, and implementation partners.

• Strong analytical, risk management, and problem-solving capabilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related discipline; tax certification preferred.

• Preferred SAP S/4 HANA Program Experience:

  • Led indirect tax design for multi-country LATAM S/4HANA deployments, including Mexico.

  • Implemented SAP DRC or alternative VAT compliance reporting solutions.

  • Defined VAT reporting requirements for VAT Returns.

  • Defined tax requirements for e-invoicing mandates.

  • Managed tax data, tax codes, tax determination logic, and reporting requirements within SAP.

  • Led tax testing strategy, defect management, cutover, and go-live support activities.

  • Collaborated with Global Process Owners, Finance SMEs, System Integrators, and IT delivery teams to ensure tax compliance and operational readiness.

What are the Key Responsibilities? 

• Lead the LATAM indirect tax workstream for SAP S/4HANA design, build, testing, and deployment activities.

• Serve as the primary SME for VAT and indirect tax requirements across Latin American countries.

• Define business requirements for tax determination, tax calculation, and VAT reporting within SAP S/4HANA.

• Lead tax design reviews for integration with ONESOURCE Tax Engine and requirements.

• Define and validate requirements for VAT reporting solutions, including SAP DRC, ONESOURCE Compliance, or similar platforms.

• Ensure indirect tax requirements are incorporated into Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Intercompany, and Record-to-Report processes.

• Partner with country tax teams to identify and document local indirect tax requirements.

• Support e-invoicing workstreams by providing indirect tax requirements, reviewing solution designs, and validating tax impacts.

• Participate in fit-to-standard workshops, process design sessions, and solution governance reviews.

• Lead tax testing activities, defect review, and business sign-off for indirect tax functionality.

• Monitor regulatory changes affecting VAT and indirect tax compliance across LATAM countries.

• Support audit readiness, tax controls, and compliance risk mitigation activities.

Key Deliverables

• Approved LATAM indirect tax business requirements for SAP S/4HANA.

• ONESOURCE Tax Engine requirements, design approvals, and testing sign-off.

• VAT determination and tax calculation design aligned with country regulatory requirements.

• SAP DRC, ONESOURCE Compliance, or equivalent VAT reporting solution requirements and deployment readiness sign-off.

• Country indirect tax requirement inventories and localization decisions.

• Tax process flows, functional specifications, and business design documentation.

• Tax-related User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans, scripts, execution results, and defect resolution tracking.

• VAT reporting requirements for returns, digital reporting obligations, and indirect tax compliance processes.

• Tax controls and compliance requirements incorporated into business processes.

• Executive status updates on indirect tax readiness, risks, decisions, and deployment progress.

• Go-live readiness assessments and post-deployment stabilization support.

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.