Brazil Tax Research Analyst (Indirect Tax/ Tax Technology), Vertex, São Paulo

The role requires a skilled Brazil Tax Research Analyst who speaks Portuguese and English fluently with an advanced degree in Law, Accounting, Business, Technology or related field. Technology and Indirect Tax background with a minimum 5 years is required. The professional will be based in the São Paulo office, however the candidate needs to be able to travel to attend training abroad and work on potential projects outside of São Paulo.

The analyst will be responsible for staging the data which resulted from interpretation of tax content created by our internal tax team.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:

- Perform activities associated with Vertex O Series Brazil product to ensure tax compliance.
- Establish a relationship with a third party data provider and the tax research team (in Brazil and abroad) aiming to optimize quality, accuracy, and timeliness of requested data. Foster good lines of communication to optimize the value of the relationship and customer satisfaction.
- Translate customer requirements into documents/spreadsheets in an agreed upon format that can be efficiently understood by the tax research team and/or third party data provider.
- Create and edit software release materials including release documentation and online help.
- Test software functionality per tax content test plans and/or assist testing resources as required.
- Provide support for the development and analyses of test cases for compliance testing of software and third party data.
- Use Vertex tools to provide specifications for tax calculations and compliance.
- Provide feedback to ensure quality updates are made to the product.
- Support a dynamic team environment at Vertex by collaborating with other departments, contributing time, effort and ideas.
- Enhance job knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies, developing and/or maintaining proficiency in the latest personal productivity tools.
- May be called upon to represent Vertex as a co-participant at product demonstrations, presentations, seminars, panels and webcasts.
- Where appropriate, respond to Brazil customer tax content issues.
- Interact with customers in order to gather and understand their Brazil content requirements.
- Eventually perform general level tax research in order to serve as a resource to both internal and external customers by answering questions, providing feedback and recommendations for strategy teams and work centers, and assist other departments with special projects related to tax content.
- Support the maintenance of jurisdiction IBGE code information.
- Ability to work without direct supervision. Wide latitude for independent judgment.
- Lead or participate in other projects or duties as assigned.

Education & Training:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Law, Finance, Information Systems or Business Administration or equivalent work experience required.

Work Experience:

- 8+ years in a multi-jurisdictional indirect tax environment.
- 5+ years indirect tax experience relative to assigned area.
- Oracle, SAP and Vertex product knowledge is a plus.
- Diverse industry or consulting experience a plus.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills:

- Proficient in all aspects of indirect tax compliance appropriate for the position.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Strong analytical skills and technical orientation.
- Experience with tax software is a plus.
- Proficient with tax research tools and navigating the internet.
- Excellent communication (oral, written, presentation and facilitation) skills.
- Must possess and exhibit emotional stability and maturity in the face of stressful situations
- Must be results oriented, customer focused and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages is required.
- Sufficient knowledge of business communications, including telephone, voicemail, and e-mail, and operations of office machines, such as photocopier, scanner, and fax.