Regional Tax Director - LATAM

About the Position

Regional Tax Director - LATAM

Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity. Our 99,500 employees operate a network of 2,500 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer, and more interconnected world.

Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity, and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign, and Nutrasource.

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Responsibilities

• Support during and after tax inspections: Provide documents, review answers, negotiate with authorities, support appeals, and manage local tax compliance.
• Quarterly tax reporting: Detailed analysis of deferred tax, prior year adjustments, tax losses, effective vs. statutory tax rates, and tax risks.
• Tax planning and structuring: Identify incentives, optimize legal entity structures, apply for tax rulings/APAs, and design tax-efficient financing structures.
• Cross-border tax issues: Handle tax residence certificates, DTA applications, filing for exemptions, and indirect taxation.
• Tax compliance and accounting: Regular review of Tax Risk Management, CIT Tax Rates, VAT rates, withholding tax rates, and assistance with Form 18 completion.
• Projects and corporate development: Support acquisition and divestment projects, review and optimize intercompany transactions, and implement necessary solutions for compliance.

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Requirements

• Education: Master’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Law. Professional certifications (CPA, CTA, CFA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years in international taxation, with significant regional exposure (LATAM), ideally within a Big Four firm and multinational corporation.
• 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.
• Languages: Strong business English and Spanish

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We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work with a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• International travel required

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About the Company

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity. Our 99,500 employees operate a network of 2,500 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer, and more interconnected world.

Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity, and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign, and Nutrasource.