Indirect Tax Transformation Lead - Latin America

About the role

The Mars Indirect Tax Transformation Latin America Lead leads indirect tax requirements, tax determination, VAT/GST compliance processes and tax reporting across Latin America within a global SAP S/4HANA transformation program. As the primary tax subject matter expert for VAT, indirect tax process design, ONESOURCE Tax Engine requirements and VAT reporting solutions such as SAP DRC or ONESOURCE Compliance, the role works with Tax, Finance, Shared Services, IT, Source to Pay, Invoice to Cash and system integrators. It is not accountable for e-invoicing program delivery, withholding tax or statutory financial reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the LATAM indirect tax workstream for SAP S/4HANA design, build, testing and deployment.
• Define business requirements for tax determination, tax calculation and VAT reporting in SAP S/4HANA, and lead design reviews for the ONESOURCE Tax Engine.
• Define and validate VAT reporting solution requirements (SAP DRC, ONESOURCE Compliance or similar).
• Incorporate indirect tax requirements into P2P, O2C, intercompany and R2R processes, and partner with country tax teams on local requirements.
• Support e-invoicing workstreams by providing tax requirements and reviewing solution designs.
• Lead tax testing, defect review, UAT and business sign-off, and monitor regulatory changes.
• Deliver approved business requirements, design approvals, VAT reporting solution sign-offs, requirement inventories, process flows, UAT plans and go-live readiness assessments.

Required profile

• 8-10+ years of indirect tax experience with significant Latin America VAT expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax or a related discipline; tax certification preferred.
• Proven ability to support multi-country LATAM deployments within a global template model.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, risk management and problem-solving skills.

Required skills

• Deep knowledge of VAT/GST compliance across multiple LATAM jurisdictions.
• SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA implementation experience.
• Hands-on experience with ONESOURCE Determination, ONESOURCE Indirect Tax, Vertex or similar tax engines.
• VAT reporting tools such as SAP DRC or ONESOURCE Compliance.
• Preferred: led multi-country LATAM S/4HANA indirect tax design, defined VAT reporting and e-invoicing requirements, managed tax data and codes, and led tax testing and go-live support.

What we offer

• Work with diverse associates guided by the Five Principles.
• Learning and development support from day one, including access to Mars University.
• Industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.