Regional Senior Tax Analyst

About the role

Trafigura is looking for a Regional Senior Tax Analyst in Panama City. The role ensures consistent management of tax issues within the Puma Group, working together with local management and the Puma tax department.

Key responsibilities

• Tax planning: review variations on tax forecasts and budgets, support business restructuring, M&A and investment projects, and implement tax strategies for efficient direct and indirect taxation.
• Tax accounting and reporting: manage and review direct and indirect tax accounting and reporting (income tax, deferred tax, capital gains tax, surcharges, minimum tax, withholding tax, receivables and payables reports) and train and guide regional and local finance teams.
• Tax compliance and control: own local tax compliance trackers, standardize tax documentation and working papers, and run tax health checks and gap analyses.
• Risk management: support tax risk strategies, tax audits, litigation, dispute resolution and tax defense files, and analyse the tax impact of reforms and regulations.
• Transfer pricing: support review and monitoring of transfer pricing compliance and documentation, and analyse its tax impact.

Required profile

• At least 7 years' experience in corporation tax (advisory and accounting).
• Knowledge of regional mid- and downstream oil and energy business, excise/customs duties and incoterms is an advantage.
• Experience with Central and Latin American tax environments (e.g. Guatemala, El Salvador) is an advantage.
• Fluent in English and Spanish; able to travel.

Required skills

• Strong technical knowledge of GAAP and IFRS, and awareness of USA federal and state tax laws.
• ERP and accounting tools, and international commerce and customs systems.
• MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Analytical skills and effective communication with non-tax colleagues.