Contador de Impuestos - Tax Accountant

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Oversee all aspects of Income Taxes, Sales and Value-added taxes, Withholding Taxes, Local Tax, Tax Credits and Social security obligations, for the Company’s legal entities in Mexico.
2. Prepare and submit the monthly federal and local tax reports (Income Taxes, Value-added taxes, Withholding Taxes, environmental taxes, electronic accounting and payroll tax).
3. Responsible for posting tax transactions in PLEX.

• Prepare draft of the annual tax returns for the Mexican entity, and submit for review to company’s external tax professionals.
• Prepare and submit the monthly and annual reports for the Secretary of the Economy.
• Deal with all enquiries and requests by tax authorities as they arise.
• Be the primary contact with the tax authorities in cases of audits by such authorities.
• Participate with external professionals in the preparation of Tax, Social Security opinion and, Housing Fund reports.
• Prepare the Fiscal cost of sales.
• Responsible for the Fiscal Inventories Destruction. Twice a year at least.
• Be aware of tax changes that may affect the Company and provide updates to management on implications.
• Look for tax saving opportunities and present to management for consideration.
• Oversee transfer pricing in the Company’s transaction border related party transactions. Maintain internal documentation of transfer pricing policies and participate with external professionals in the preparation of Transfer Pricing.
• Record all the tax payments in our accounting system.
• Oversee VAT certification as applicable.
• Prepare a draft of the Income Tax and Deferred Tax, to present it to the external tax professionals of the company for their review.
• Issue the CFDI of complements of payments abroad for concepts of Management fee, Technical Assistance, Royalties and Dividends, made during the year.
• Responsible for monitoring the tax audit and presentation of the tax report.
• Responsible of presenting the local file and master file regarding transfer pricing, this includes follow up with external pricing team.
• Asset Management responsibilities: Tax accountant is responsible to ensure that all assets of the Ultra Manufacturing S.A. de C.V. for MPQ division are identified and accounted for under general accounting principles. Assets in progress are identified and tracked through the appropriate accounting system. It is also responsible for the monthly Summary Asset Periodic Posting (calculation and JE posting).
• Responsible of performing the monthly reconciliations of all balance accounts in the Balance Sheet Recons worksheet that is shared with the CFO, except for the accounts in which the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and the General accountant works.
• Assist in monthly financial reporting process, such as being responsible of the calculation of the realized and unrealized exchange rate fluctuation as same as the revaluation of USD Accounts.
• Assist the Accounting Manager in occasional special or ad hoc projects or research.
• Assist with preparation of tax provisions for review by external financial auditors.

Secondary Responsibilities:

1. Oversee the compliance with sales, use, and value-added taxes throughout the Company. Understand the processes utilized and review monthly remittances.
2. Become familiar with duties applicable to the Company’s products, which cross borders. Occasionally, review processes and applicability of duty rates along with Company’s customs brokers. Become familiar with requirements under the USMCA for our products and deal with enquiries by the respective authorities.
3. Review internal compliance with taxation of employee benefits.
4. Ensure compliance with statutory legal entity registrations in each jurisdiction, and submit annual renewals.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
2. 3-5 years of experience in a Tax specialist position.
3. Solid knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards.
4. Knowledge of accounting systems.

Required Skills

1. Must have expert Excel skills and be skilled in other standard office software (MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
2. Ability to work independently and apply professional judgment.
3. Great attention to details.
4. Ability to learn and acquire knowledge on their own though self-education.
5. Excellent verbal/written communication skills.