Head of Tax
Full-TimeUpdated on 10/14/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Master's, MBA
Costa Rica+4 moreMore locations: Honduras | Argentina | Guatemala | Colombia
HybridHybrid work in Guatemala.
AccountingTax Accounting
About the job
Requirements
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, including transfer pricing, coordination between local teams, and knowledge of OECD and BEPS regulations.
- Experience implementing or migrating tax compliance systems, automating tax processes, and integrating with ERP systems.
- Experience representing the company in tax audits, defending tax positions, and resolving requests from tax authorities.
- Ability to identify tax risks, prepare risk maps, define mitigation measures, and provision for contingencies.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the multinational corporate tax strategy, coordinating with the CFO, identifying and implementing legally compliant tax-efficiency opportunities, monitoring regulatory changes, and reporting quarterly on tax impacts.
- Oversee tax compliance across all current and future operating markets, coordinating local accountants and external advisors, maintaining a centralized compliance calendar, managing audits and tax disputes, and escalating risks to the CFO.
- Lead adoption and continuous improvement of VANA tax compliance products, document use cases, train country teams, measure implementation through KPIs, and coordinate with software providers and product developers.
- Prepare consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reports and ad hoc impact analyses for operational changes, M&A transactions, legislative changes, and new markets; present findings and maintain documentation and traceability.
- Manage external tax-advisory firms and relationships with tax authorities, including work scopes, budgets, deliverables, information requests, complex filings, audits, administrative proceedings, service quality, and fees.
- Develop annual and multi-year tax forecasts and budgets by country and consolidated, coordinate tax budgeting with Finance, monitor variances, recommend adjustments, and provide tax cash-flow projections to Treasury.
- Lead and train local tax teams or coordinate with local accountants, define quality standards and work protocols, conduct quarterly training, assess team performance and competency gaps, and support ongoing professional development.
- Assess and document corporate tax risks, create country-level risk maps, propose mitigation measures, and communicate material risks to the CFO and board.
- Identify tax-process automation opportunities, propose systems and tools, coordinate implementation with IT, train users, monitor adoption, and assess new tax-compliance platforms.
- Monitor tax legislation in operating and future markets and international developments, including BEPS, OECD regulations, tax treaties, and digital-asset regulations; communicate changes, recommend process or strategy adaptations, and maintain a country-specific tax reference library.
About the company
Vana is a Latin American fintech that offers small, fast micro-loans to people underserved by traditional banks, starting in Guatemala and later expanding to the Dominican Republic. Its Android app lets users apply in minutes for loans from Q200 to Q2,500, with cash disbursement at thousands of locations for those without bank accounts. A credit model using alternative data and machine learning assesses borrowers with little or no formal history, and a tiered system lets on-time repayment raise limits and lower rates. The goal is to increase financial inclusion by delivering accessible credit and helping users build credit history through a digital-first lending platform.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Vana's 2026 site shows active hiring across lending ops, data, engineering, and collections.
- Google Play and web app updates on 2026-08-02 and 2026-09-23 signal product momentum.
- Prensa Libre's 2026-06-05 coverage positions Vana as a visible Guatemala Fintech Day sponsor.
What critics are saying
- Vana charges up to 80.34% TEA plus fees, inviting regulator and reputational attacks.
- Credit losses spike when borrowers depend on emergency microloans and repayment windows run 90-120 days.
- If collections or underwriting fail, Vana's thin-margin lending model breaks quickly.
What makes Vana unique
- Vana underwrites Q250-Q3,000 loans using alternative data and machine learning.
- Guatemala and Dominican Republic operations give Vana cross-border underwriting and collections experience.
- Vana Pay extends financing beyond cash loans into point-of-sale installments in Guatemala.
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