Tax Specialist

**Location**:Puebla, PUE, MX**Division**: BENTELER Automotive**Functional Area**: Finance & Controlling**Career Level**: Professional**Contract Type**: Permanent/Full-time**Weekly Working Hours**: *******Required Languages**: Spanish; English**Requisition ID**: *****- At BENTELER, we make it possible.From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs.Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything.Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen**Position Summary**:- We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Tax Specialist with a strong focus on VAT and indirect taxes to join our tax team.This role is essential in ensuring accurate and timely compliance with Mexican tax regulations, particularly in the context of a dynamic automotive supply chain serving both local and international OEMs.The position also supports continuous improvement, internal controls, and cross-functional collaboration.**Key Responsibilities**:- Prepare and file monthly VAT returns (IVA) and ensure compliance with all indirect tax obligations under Mexican law.- Reconcile VAT accounts and ensure proper documentation for VAT recovery and credit balances.- Ensure the accurate calculation and timely submission of all tax obligations.- Monitor and implement changes from Mexican VAT and indirect tax legislation, ensuring timely and accurate updates to internal processes, looking for mitigation of tax risks.- Assist in the preparation of documentation for SAT audits and reviews, including responding to information requests and maintaining organized records.- Validate and manage electronic invoicing (CFDI) processes, ensuring compliance with SAT requirements and OEM-specific addenda.- Participate in ERP system improvements and validate tax-related system updates.- Work closely with internal Teams to ensure accurate tax treatment of transactions.- Assist in training and guiding team members on tax processes and updates.- Prepare and analyze KPI reports related to tax performance and compliance.- Continuously propose and support improvements in tax processes and routines.- Ensure alignment with internal policies and global standards.**Qualifications**:- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.- 3-5 years of experience in VAT or indirect tax roles, preferably in the automotive or manufacturing sector.- Solid understanding of Mexican VAT law, including treatment of sector-specific exemptions.- Experience with SAT platforms, CFDI validation tools, and ERP systems (SAP preferred).- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities.- Proficiency in Spanish; English is a plus for multinational coordination.**Preferred Attributes**:- Familiarity with IMMEX programs and their VAT implications.- Experience working in a multinational company environment.- Team-oriented mindset with strong communication and collaboration skills.- Ability to support and train colleagues in tax-related matters.**Your contact**- Maria Fernanda Gorostieta LavalleBENTELER Human ResourcesPhone: ********************Your new employer**- The BENTELER Group always has the answer.That's because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.- The same is true in our BENTELER Automotive division.This is where intelligent solutions for the automotive world are born—and where we, as a partner, provide answers on central topics like safety, the environment, and efficiency to nearly every major automotive manufacturer.Whether it's the body, the chassis, or the engine, we're constantly setting new standards with the products, materials, and technologies we develop and produce.Inventiveness that makes sure you can be and become anything.Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen