LATAM Regional Tax Manager

Enerflex Ltd•Houston, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Tax Manager, LATAM is based in Houston, Texas and leads and coordinates tax matters across Latin America. Reporting to the Director, Global Tax, this role oversees regional tax compliance, provision, reporting, governance, and risk management while supporting business operations and strategic transactions. The role guides regional tax resources and partners with Global Tax, Finance, Legal, Treasury, country teams, and external advisors to strengthen controls, improve processes, and provide clear visibility into significant tax risks and opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related discipline.
Significant corporate tax experience.
Experience coordinating tax matters across multiple LATAM jurisdictions, with strong knowledge of corporate income tax, tax accounting, compliance, and audits.
Working knowledge of tax provision principles, transfer pricing, intercompany transactions, and cross-border taxation.
Experience working with external auditors, tax authorities, and tax advisors.
Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing regional priorities and develop team members.
Sound technical judgment, commercial awareness, and the ability to explain complex tax matters clearly to business stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Willingness and ability to travel periodically throughout LATAM and internationally, as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

CPA or an applicable local accounting or tax qualification.
Corporate tax experience with a multinational organization and/or a major accounting or tax advisory firm.
Proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese; proficiency in both is a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop LATAM tax resources, fostering accountability, collaboration, and proactive communication.
Oversee corporate direct and indirect tax compliance, filings, payments, tax calendars, and related statutory requirements across the region.
Coordinate transfer pricing compliance, documentation, intercompany arrangements, and related audit support with Global Tax and external advisors.
Lead regional tax provision and reporting, including current and deferred tax calculations, effective tax rate items, reconciliations, and quarterly and annual audit support.
Coordinate responses to tax audits, assessments, regulatory reviews, and information requests from tax authorities, and communicate material exposures and developments to Global Tax.
Support acquisitions, dispositions, due diligence, restructurings, legal entity rationalization, financing, cash repatriation, and new business activities.
Coordinate external tax advisors and consultants where applicable.
Identify tax risks and recommend mitigation strategies and internal controls.
Support implementation and maintenance of tax-related controls, documentation, and compliance processes.
Partner with Finance, Treasury, Legal, local controllers, and operations on tax accounting and the tax implications of business decisions.
Oversee external advisors and strengthen regional processes, controls, documentation, and reporting through standardization, simplification, and automation.
Participate in process improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives.