Tax Analyst

Position Overview

Ensure 100% compliance with the company's tax and Social Security obligations within the timeframes and specifications required by current tax laws to avoid contingencies, as well as to secure eligible tax benefits that positively impact the companies' liquidity and working capital.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Submit VAT refund requests no later than two months after the credit balance arises, responding promptly to any additional information requests from the authorities.
• Calculate monthly and annual federal taxes (Income Tax/ISR and VAT/IVA).
• Prepare and file the annual tax return and the ISSIF (includes preparing the book-to-tax reconciliation).
• Handle tax inquiries and requests arising from on-site inspections, internal and external audits, cross-verifications, and other requests used to verify tax compliance.
• Actively participate in internal and external audits regarding processes under her/his responsibility.
• Verify monthly tax compliance (DIOT, provisional payments, withholdings taxes, electronic accounting, Annex 96, etc.).
• Check the Tax Mailbox (Buzón Tributario) daily.
• Participate in cash flow forecasting (FCST) for items under her/his responsibility.
• Prepare annual/quarterly reports for the Secretariat of Foreign Investment.
• Work with consultants, providing all necessary information for the filing of compliance reports (Dictamen) for IMSS, INFONAVIT, and ISN.
• Calculate deferred taxes on an annual basis.
• Monitor and implement changes resulting from tax reforms and regulations regarding Income Tax, IMSS, INFONAVIT, foreign trade, etc.
• Manage the process of destroying obsolete materials in compliance with SAT requirements.
• Responsible for processing company payroll accounting entries and monitoring tax provisions payable by the company (IMSS, ISPT withholding, VAT, Income Tax, etc.).
• Monthly reconciliation of assigned accounting accounts, including reconciling revenue and payroll figures against SAT (tax authority) records.
• Participation in additional finance activities (physical inventories, revaluation of foreign currency items, etc.).

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum of five (5) years of accounting or financial analysis experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills
• Experience with SAP preferred
• Proficient in MS Office suite of tools. MS Excel expertise required.
• Participate in company-provided workshops and training sessions.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Software packages, Accounting, Tax Regulations
• Knowledge of ISR (Income Tax), IVA (VAT), CFF (Federal Tax Code), and Foreign Trade Taxes
• SAP proficiency
• SAT platforms; IMSS and INFONAVIT laws