Tax Operations Manager

Role Summary

Tax Operations Manager role based in Tampa, Florida, focused on overseeing tax operations across LATAM, driving technology-driven improvements, and collaborating with the Senior Tax Manager and local finance and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and supervise local country tax calculations across the LATAM region, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage all income tax accounting routines, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review and ensure the integrity of income tax notes for local financial statements.
• Prepare and submit US GAAP tax reporting through OneSource Tax Provision (Taxstream).
• Develop insightful income tax projections, including ETR, deferred taxes, and cash tax flows.
• Lead transfer pricing documentation and legal entity profitability analysis.
• Champion SOX compliance by supporting reporting controls testing and documentation.
• Collaborate closely with the Senior Tax Manager, finance teams, and business partners to resolve tax requirements.
• Identify, research, and proactively resolve potential tax compliance issues.
• Drive process optimization and establish enhanced compliance procedures.
• Advance technology initiatives for effective calculations, models, dashboards, and analytics.
• Provide expert tax support for local business and educate partners on relevant legislative changes.
• Build a strong global network across tax, finance, customs, treasury, and legal teams.
• Work in partnership with operations, legal, country controllers, and other key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with external advisors to support critical tax positions.
• Stay current on evolving tax laws impacting company operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Tax, Finance, or a related field, plus 8+ years of combined tax experience in public accounting or with a large multinational corporate tax department; or demonstrated equivalent experience/education.
• Expertise in tax regulations across Latin American countries.
• Understanding of LATAM business practices and tax complexities.
• Bilingual, in English and Spanish (written, reading, and speaking).
• Experience with large ERP systems, especially SAP and OneSource/Taxstream.
• Advanced Excel skills (including pivot tables, macros, and filters).
• Solid grasp of accounting and tax principles; direct experience preparing tax returns is preferred.
• Collaborative team player with strong communication skills and the ability to work independently.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong attention to detail, delivering accurate documentation and task completion.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a time-sensitive environment; highly organized.
• Open to feedback and committed to ongoing professional development within the organization.
• Skilled at tackling ambiguous or unstructured problems, developing thoughtful solutions in consultation with the Senior Manager.
• Comfortable navigating complexities across cross-border and diverse teams and projects.