Indirect Tax Manager

• Act as the tax focal point for ICMS, IPI, PIS/COFINS, ISS, withholding taxes, and ancillary obligations.
• Actively participate in Tax Reform projects, with strong technical knowledge of the new IBS and CBS taxes, supporting impact assessments, process adaptations, and strategic discussions with business areas.
• Act as a Business Partner to Logistics, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, and Commercial teams, leading technical discussions and translating tax risks in a clear, objective, and business-oriented manner.
• Manage tax incentives and benefits applicable to the company, ensuring correct application, compliance with legal requirements, risk control, and continuous monitoring of related obligations and counterparties.
• Manage and coordinate tax vendors and third parties (BPO, consultancies, and partners), ensuring technical quality, timely delivery, alignment with internal guidelines, and operational efficiency.
• Monitor and support the proper fulfillment of ancillary obligations (SPED Fiscal, SPED Contributions, among others), working in close collaboration with internal teams and third parties.
• Prepare and report tax information to Global leadership, ensuring alignment between local practices and corporate guidelines.
• Prepare, review, and maintain Tax Control Files and other tax governance documentation, ensuring consistency, proper evidence, and adherence to global internal controls.
• Work closely with IT and systems teams, supporting tax configurations, system improvements, and process adherence within SAP ECC and TAXOne.
• Participate in internal and external audits, tax inspections, and independent reviews, acting as the technical focal point and ensuring consistency of information and company positions.
• Ensure the correct application of tax legislation to company operations, with a focus on goods movement, transportation, billing, and tax documentation.
• Assess tax risks related to operational procedures (e.g., use of correction letters, carrier changes, redelivery, and NF-e flows), proposing solutions aligned with legislation and operational reality.
• Continuously monitor legislative and regulatory changes, assessing impacts and ensuring clear and timely communication to relevant stakeholders.
• Supervise and develop the Tax team, providing technical guidance, demand prioritization, professional development, and fostering a high-performance culture.

Strong knowledge of:

• Indirect taxation in Brazil, including ICMS (domestic and interstate operations, transportation), PIS/COFINS, IPI, ISS, and withholding taxes.
• Tax Reform - IBS and CBS.
• Electronic tax documentation (NF-e, CC-e).
• Ancillary obligations.
• Tax controls and global and internal tax reporting.

Practical experience in:

• SPED Fiscal / SPED Contributions.
• SAP ECC.
• TAXOne.
• BPO management.
• Internal controls and tax compliance.
• Tax-operations interface.
• Logistics processes and goods movement.