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Remote in Colombia: Bogotá
Accounting and Financial
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We're looking to welcome a Senior Tax Specialist to our team. This opportunity suits someone who flourishes in meticulous, structured work settings and takes genuine interest in the overlap between finance, regulatory adherence, and operational enhancement. You'll engage with stakeholders spread across multiple regions, all while helping safeguard the precision and reliability of our financial processes. The position also opens the door to involvement in impactful initiatives that advance the finance function's broader mission
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparing and reviewing both monthly and yearly tax compliance duties for entities based in Colombia
- Draft and review returns covering VAT, withholding tax, ICA/local tax, income tax, and other relevant tax categories
- Help prepare and review tax information disclosures, including Medios Magnéticos and Información Exógena filings
- Build and sustain tax reconciliations, along with supporting schedules and detailed tax workpapers
- Keep track of tax compliance timelines to guarantee filings and payments happen correctly and punctually
- Lend support in handling tax credit balances, refund submissions, and related compensation procedures
- Assist the Tax Manager across tax accounting duties, provisions, reconciliations, and reporting tasks
- Liaise with Accounting, Finance, and other internal departments to coordinate necessary tax documentation and data
- Partner with external tax consultants, statutory auditors, and other outside parties as circumstances require
- Spot potential tax compliance risks, discrepancies, and areas where processes could be strengthened
- Keep thorough, well-organized records that substantiate tax positions and filings
- Contribute to efforts automating, standardizing, and enhancing tax-related processes and workpapers
- Get involved in tax-related projects and other occasional assignments delegated by the Tax Manager
- Facilitate smooth knowledge handoff and transition planning surrounding a maternity leave period
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree earned in Accounting
- Mandatory certification as a Colombian Public Accountant
- At least 3 years of relevant Tax-related experience, ideally obtained at multinational corporations, Big Four firms, or comparable corporate settings
- Solid command of Colombian tax law, spanning Corporate Income Tax, VAT, withholding taxes, ICA, and Información Exógena reporting
- Background drafting and reviewing tax filings, calculations, reconciliations, supporting workpapers, and compliance schedules
- Background assisting with tax audits, responses to tax authority inquiries, and refund or compensation procedures
- Sharp analytical, problem-solving, and organizational capabilities, paired with strong Excel skills
- Upper-intermediate English proficiency or better (B2), capable of communicating with stakeholders across regions and globally
Nice to have
- Background using SAP, which would be viewed as a strong advantage for this position