Sr. Specialist, Mexican Tax

Group Description
At Magna, we create technology that disrupts the industry and solves big problems for consumers, our customers, and the world around us. We're the only mobility technology company and supplier with complete expertise across the entire vehicle.
We are committed to quality and continuous improvement because our products impact millions of people every day. But we're more than what we make. We are a group of entrepreneurial-minded people whose collective expertise gives us a competitive advantage. World Class Manufacturing is a journey and it's our talented people who lead us on this journey.
Key Responsibilities
1.- Includes work across multiple domestic and/or international tax areas not limited to:
• Calculation of tax liabilities, preparation, and filing of tax official formats.
• Tax research, analysis, and interpretation for purposes of compliance, tax planning, and optimization (e.g., the impact of changes to laws and regulations on tax liabilities, tax structuring for merger and acquisition activity, etc.).
• Specific transaction tax recording and record maintenance (e.g., deferred taxes, tax journals, capital expenditure details required for tax calculations, tax depreciation schedules, etc.).
• Consultation with external consultants and agencies on tax matters (e.g., external auditors, lawyers, regulatory agencies, etc.).
2.- Preparation and/or review of annual returns (including all the related calculations, such as inflation adjustments, tax depreciation, tax accounting reconciliation, etc.).
3.- Determination of deferred tax reporting and provisions.
4.- To assist in providing guidance to the Divisions of the Group with regard to calculations, official notices, and requests that need to be responded to and filed with the tax authorities (including official audits, invitation letters, refund requests, etc.), among others.
5.- To assist with the analysis of the tax implications of domestic and international operations made by the Magna Mexican companies.
6.- To prepare and/or review monthly federal tax returns.
7.- To keep updated with the frequent reforms to the various Federal tax regulations.
8.- To prepare or review the balances of various tax accounts (e.g. CUCA, CUFIN, CUFIN-RE, the tax value of the shares, etc..).
Key Qualifications/Requirements
EDUCATION
Required: professional accounting degree (CPA) or completion of master's degree of Taxation and the completion of the CICA in-depth tax course is desirable.
Required: professional accounting degree (CPA) or completion of master's degree of Taxation and the completion of the CICA in-depth tax course is desirable.
EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE
Fluent in English.
Required: Certified Public Accountant with a minimum of 4-5 years of experience in taxes in a Big-4, multinational company or well-known local accounting firm (at a coordinator or supervisor level).
Desired: General knowledge of other tax and legal regulations.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Tax mid-year and year-end Performance Report and discussion.
Feedback from assigned divisions.
Additional Information
SKILLS OR COMPETENCIES
Strong team player and communication skills.
Focused and able to identify and set priorities.
Proficient with tax technology and software.
Excellent organizational skills.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Based on Magna Mexico's Corporate Office.
A professional, ethical, respectful, and comfortable working environment is always pursued.
Flexible working hours: Home (2 days) & Corporate Office site (3 days).
Development within a highly skilled, experienced and goal focused Tax Team (that includes former Big Four Tax Partner, Tax Managers, Tax seniors and Tax analysts).