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Direct Taxes & Compliance Lead

This position is responsible for ensuring full tax compliance for Mexico entities, including the accurate calculation, reporting, and payment of income tax, VAT, and other local obligations. The role plays a key part in managing tax processes, supporting VAT refund claims, maintaining proper tax accounting and reconciliations, and ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal control requirements. Additionally, it provides support in audits, transfer pricing, and business advisory, proactively identifying risks and contributing to efficient, compliant, and high-quality tax operations aligned with business needs.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and oversee tax compliance processes for Mexico entities, including monthly and annual calculations of Income Tax, VAT, and other local taxes.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of federal and local tax payments on a monthly and annual basis.
• Prepare and coordinate statutory tax filings, including ISSIF and Statutory Tax Reports (SIPRED).
• Manage e-accounting compliance, ensuring monthly submissions and proper gathering and maintenance of supporting documentation required by tax authorities.
• Support the implementation of new tools and improvements in SAP, enhancing tax processes and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations, proactively identifying potential risks and escalating them to leadership in a timely manner.
• Oversee product tax classification processes, ensuring correct VAT and withholding tax treatment and system updates when required.
• Manage VAT refund applications, tax benefits, and other tax-related incentives, ensuring proper documentation and follow-up.
• Perform monthly tax reporting activities, including data submissions in COGNOS and other reporting tools.
• Ensure the implementation and adherence to internal controls and standard tax processes.
• Support product tax classification and actively participate in internal and external audit processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation and upload of controls into the RCM tool in accordance with assigned responsibilities.
• Support the tax and transfer pricing aspects of intercompany and cross-border transactions.
• Assist in the preparation of the Annual Transfer Pricing Study.
• Support in the preparation and file Local File and Master File documentation in compliance with applicable regulations.
• Identify and assess potential tax risks arising from business operations and support mitigation strategies.
• Ensure accurate and timely filing of electronic accounting, tax returns, and all other compliance obligations.
• Provide support in generating tax analysis, guidance, and support to business areas (Sales, SCM, Service, etc.) as needed.
• Prepare and support documentation for internal and external audits, including audits related to Social Security.
• Responsible for tax account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and alignment with accounting records and tax filings.
• Support all tax compliance matters, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment of obligations.
• Provide support in responding to requests from Mexican tax authorities, particularly in relation to VAT refund processes.
• Support the preparation of regulatory and statutory reports, including:
• Vulnerable activities and relevant operations reports
• IMMEX compliance reports and submissions
• Official Form 96 (for non-resident shareholders)
• Article 295 CFF – Shareholders and partners reporting
• Any additional reports required by authorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (mandatory)
• Specialization/Tax Diploma/Master Program on Taxation (mandatory)
• Solid experience (supported) on Direct Taxes – Current and Deferred (mandatory)
• Solid experience on Filling SIPRED and ISSIF (mandatory)
• Different Tax update courses (preferred)
• Internal Control courses (preferred)
• Excel advanced
• ERP (SAP)
• English advanced

We offer

• Dynamic and collaborative work environment
• Above-market benefits package
• Professional growth opportunities
• Competitive salary

SIG Competencies

We are looking for individuals who consistently deliver results, even under challenging circumstances. We value employees who foster an environment where everyone is motivated to perform at their best and help the organization achieve its goals. If you actively seek new ways to grow and take on challenges, and if you are passionate about developing people to achieve both their professional goals and the organization’s objectives, SIG is the place for you. To provide the best service to our customers, our future colleagues will build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-focused solutions. Finally, we are looking for team members who establish partnerships and collaborate effectively with others to achieve shared goals. Are you someone who applies business and market knowledge to advance organizational objectives? Can you create new and better ways for the organization to succeed? If so, join us.

Our Promise

SIG is the place where you can build something extraordinary. We offer competitive compensation and the opportunity to work partially from home. By joining us, you will become part of a globally successful international company that leads its industry in sustainability, technology, and much more. We see ourselves as a career launchpad, a place where you can grow quickly through meaningful work, real-world experience, and genuine opportunities to develop valuable skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, with access to personal development opportunities, training, and coaching from experienced team members. If you demonstrate talent and a willingness to learn, we will support you every step of the way.

About SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for a better future. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world safely, sustainably, and affordably. We are the only packaging systems provider covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box packaging solutions. Our versatile technology and product innovation capabilities enable us to deliver better outcomes for our customers, consumers, and the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it is the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better results. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.