LatAm Tax Manager

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their life easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.

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We are looking for an awesome new member of the Tax Team to come on board in Brazil, to help grow the market and region in a compliant way!

You’ll be part of a commercially-minded Tax team, helping to ensure our tax affairs are efficient, transparently compliant and slick so that our mission is sustainable.

Your mission

• Manage the outsourced preparation of Brazil and other LatAm tax computations across direct and indirect taxes. This includes adhering to controls, managing risks and identifying ways to automate and streamline manual tasks using existing systems or emerging technologies. 

• Assist with the preparation of IFRS and local GAAP half year and year-end tax reporting and tax provisions with the help of advisors where necessary. 

• Work closely with financial controllers, accounting, and finance system teams for sources of data and information, including directly extracting information from our ERP system.

• Support the Regional lead on ad hoc research and projects, including expansion into new countries and liaising with external advisors to ensure tax requirements are met.

• Engage in team-wide initiatives including budgeting, forecasting, planning, risks and controls. It is important to be interested in and engaged in all tax initiatives and to work closely with all members of the tax team.

About you ✅:  

As we continue to scale at speed, this role will inevitably evolve over time, so you’ll need to be proactive, independent and excited at the prospect of solving unfamiliar problems.

• Strong local Brazilian tax knowledge (direct and indirect taxes are a plus!)

• Experience in the preparation of tax returns and tax provisions including tax accounting knowledge

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and operate in a fast moving environment

• Ability to develop robust technical positions able to stand up to challenge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Self-starter - this role is remote to the wider tax team so to be successful you must be able to prioritise and drive projects forward with the local team and advisors

Some extra skills that would be great

• Finance or Accounting degree

• Practical experience of direct and indirect taxes in an in-house environment 

• Good analytical capabilities, ability to think strategically and recommend pragmatic business aligned solutions

• Experience working with wider finance teams and applying law changes to a wider finance function, including forecasting. 

• Someone with prior experience in regulated fintech / financial services 

What we’re not looking for ⛔: 

• Someone with poor communication skills, overcomplicating message or not getting to the point.

• Someone who is not intellectually curious and doesn’t ask questions.  

• Someone who would not be a good team/culture fit - arrogance, no can do attitude etc. 

• Someone who likes routine and is not able to deal with an ever changing work load and business. 

• Someone who is not forthcoming with mistakes or someone who is not diligent about fixing them.

Please submit your resume in English to be considered for the position.

Benefits: 

• RSU’s in a rapidly growing company
• Flexible working model – During the first six months, you’ll be in office most days of the week to become fully immersed in Wise’s culture and ways of working. After the initial period, you’ll be in office at least 3 days per week. 
• An annual self-development budget
• Health and dental allowance for you and your dependents
• Company-paid: Life Insurance, and an EAP program
• Paid time off: 30 days vacation + 3 “Me” days + 1 volunteer day, annually
• A paid 6-week sabbatical leave after four years
• 18-weeks of paid parental leave, after a year with us and child care assistance
• Transportation vouchers
• Meal (708 BRL per month) and food (1,166 BRL per month) vouchers
• TotalPass access to 3,500 gyms and studios throughout Brazil
• Click here to learn more about the benefits that we offer at Wise

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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