Senior Tax Analyst

Job Description:

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When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

About the role:

Support LATAM region Indirect Tax matters, such as advise on new & existing business models, guide disclosures of important tax position in Indirect Tax Returns, supervise internal & eternal indirect tax audit/inquiry responses, support systems & process improvement projects, and collaborate with wider Global Tax Teams, across the globe.

As a Senior Tax Analyst, you can expect to:

Preparing and performing critical analysis on LATAM region indirect tax issue, utilizing tax technical rules to business environment. Monitoring indirect tax developments (including on digital front) across the LATAM region, and analyzing impact of such changes on business operations. Collaborating with business partners across the LATAM region to provide indirect tax advice for facilitating business needs, including greenfield expansion. Guiding stakeholders for disclosure of critical Indirect tax issues for statutory reporting across LATAM region, such as indirect tax returns, Transfer Pricing studies, Annual Financial statements. Supporting audits/litigations across the LATAM region, including supervising submissions made to the tax offices such as workpapers and calculations. Supporting technology implementation and upgradations, process efficiencies, from an indirect tax perspective.

What You Have:

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Level Extensive Experience:

Evaluates and makes contributions to best practices. Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy. Productively balances speed and accuracy. Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms. Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards. Employs techniques for motivating employees to meet or exceed accuracy goals.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Working Knowledge:

Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives. Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder. Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information. Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution. Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Financial and Accounting Systems: Knowledge of functions, features and capabilities of financial and accounting systems; ability to use financial and accounting applications specific to the organization.

Level Working Knowledge:

Selects key business and technical contacts in the event of a production problem. Works with a specific financial or accounting system and sub-systems. Implements data flows between financial and accounting systems. Utilizes operating requirements for the financial environment. Coordinates major system interfaces and criticalities.

Tax Management: Knowledge of tax laws, organizational tax practices, obligations; ability to manage organization tax related issues.

Level Working Knowledge:

Collects and prepares documentation for tax filing or tax defense activities. Works with applying tax law to a specific industry or line of business. Interprets and explains all locally relevant tax laws. Documents government regulations that deal with organizational taxes. Follows tax accounting practices and explains the rationale behind these practices.

Tax Operations: Knowledge of tax practices and regulations; ability to prepare and file federal, state and local tax returns.

Level Working Knowledge:

Documents practices, standards and procedures for maintaining and reporting tax information. Interprets and explains key tax-related documents and reports. Utilizes basic tools to identify and gather the information necessary for preparing a tax return. Participates in maintaining tax-related records for a specific area of the business. Resolves common tax-related errors and problems.

Tax Regulations: Knowledge of federal, state and local tax procedures and regulations; ability to adhere to tax regulations when filing forms as they pertain to a particular business or industry.

Level Working Knowledge:

Explains the impact of taxation on the organization's bottom line. Prepares basic tax forms for filing. Assists in analyzing tax liability in at least one area of the business. Follows current general tax regulations as they pertain to own industry. Clarifies the rationale behind specific tax rates and regulations.

Research Analysis: Knowledge of the concepts, methodologies and methods of research analysis; ability to locate, interpret and evaluate research findings compiled and documented by others.

Level Working Knowledge:

Researches and evaluates materials that are related to a research topic, under the guidance of a supervisor. Reports on validity, relevance and accuracy issues. Implements basic research analysis methods and techniques. Uses published information to support new research. Adheres to an organization's research analysis standards

What is Required

CPA or an equivalent University Masters Degree, preferably in tax/accounting 7-10 years of tax experience, preferably with Big 4 consulting organizations Fluent English Must demonstrate initiative, leadership, good judgment and superior communication skills Strong analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills

Final details:

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The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.

Posting Dates:

April 29, 2024 - May 29, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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