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The position ensures that all corporate tax practices align with current tax reforms and business goals. The ideal candidate is a hands-on manager who can operate effectively in a high-compliance, fast-paced environment, overseeing complex system updates and developing a high-performing tax team.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Team Leadership & Development\nTalent Cultivation: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing tax team. Set clear performance expectations, provide ongoing coaching, and support talent retention.\nWorkload Coordination: Manage the team’s workflow, ensuring effective delegation of duties to balance daily compliance needs with long-term projects.\nPerformance Oversight: Establish team KPIs aligned with finance and business objectives to foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.\n2. Strategic Tax Planning & Executive Compliance\nOperational Oversight: Manage all tax operations for the country. This includes leading the preparation of Transfer Pricing studies, coordinating all tax audit requests, and ensuring compliance with all matters related to the Dictamen Fiscal.\nRisk Management: Evaluate new tax standards and implement the appropriate response to safeguard the company's financial interests.\nAdvisory Collaboration: Manage relationships with external tax advisors and auditors. Translate external advice into actionable, internal processes.\nTax Optimization: Develop and implement proactive tax planning strategies to optimize the company's tax position while maintaining full compliance.\n3. Business Partnering\nFunctional Expertise: Act as the primary subject matter expert for local leadership on tax-related matters. Clearly communicate tax risks, financial impacts, and opportunities for new business initiatives.\nCross-Functional Support: Collaborate with commercial, sales, operations, and logistics teams to ensure tax requirements are integrated into their project planning and execution.\n4. Tax Project & Systems Oversight\nProject Support: Ensure the tax team provides robust support for all new projects, including operational changes like new e-invoicing supplier implementations and technical updates to SAP.\nSystems Integrity: Partner with the IT department on ERP system updates (e.g., SAP/Tax One) to ensure financial reporting systems are accurate and fully compliant with new tax laws.\nTransaction Support: Guide the tax enablement process for corporate transactions, advising on the financial structure to minimize tax liabilities and ensure regulatory adherence.\n\nQualifications\nEducation:\nBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, or a related field (Mandatory). Master’s Degree in Taxation, Finance, or equivalent CPA/Certified Tax Professional designation is highly preferred.\nExperience:\nMinimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in tax planning and compliance. Must include at least 3+ years in a managerial role. Experience in the pharmaceutical/healthcare business is a strong plus.\nLanguages:\nAdvanced English proficiency (Mandatory), both written and spoken.\nSkills & Competencies\nLeadership: Proven ability to manage a team, drive process improvements, and handle complex cross-departmental projects.\nAnalytical Skills: Strong ability to translate complex data (utilizing Power BI, macros, or low-code tools) into strategic decisions.\nNegotiation & Communication: Excellent persuasion and conflict-resolution skills for collaborating with internal teams, external vendors, and tax authorities.\nRegulatory Knowledge: Comprehensive expertise in local/international tax laws, regulations, and dictamen fiscal.\nAdaptability: Capable of managing a department through shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and complex corporate environments.\nAdditional Functions\nTechnology & ERP Sponsorship: Act as the primary business sponsor for ERP integrations (e.g., SAP Tax One), ensuring IT deliverables meet strict tax compliance and reporting standards.\nChange Management: Champion continuous process improvement methodologies within the finance and tax departments to automate routine compliance tasks and increase strategic output.\nRequired Skills:\nAdaptability, Adaptability, ASC 740, Budget Preparation, Change Management, Commerical Transactions, Continuous Process Improvement, Corporate Tax Compliance, Detail-Oriented, ERP Integrations, Fast-Paced Environments, Financial Advising, Financial Management, Financial Reports, Ideas Generator, Internal Processes, International Tax Consulting, International Tax Planning, Pharmaceutical Management, Preparation of Financial Reports, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Tax Compliance, Tax Law, Tax Minimization {+ 2 more}Preferred Skills:\nCurrent Employees apply HERE\nCurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE\nSearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully\nMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.\nEmployee Status:\nRegularRelocation:\nNo relocationVISA Sponsorship:\nNoTravel Requirements:\nNo Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:\nHybridShift:\nNot IndicatedValid Driving License:\nNoHazardous Material(s):\nNAJob Posting End Date:\n10/9/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. 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