Tax Specialist

Description

Job Summary: Grupo Ortiz is seeking a Tax Specialist with strong academic background and experience in Colombian and international tax law to ensure regulatory compliance and optimize the company’s tax burden. Key Highlights: 1. Fundamental role in regulatory compliance and tax optimization. 2. Strategic advisory to senior management and other departments. 3. Professional development opportunities within a solid and growing company. DESCRIPTION Grupo Ortiz, a sector-leading company, is seeking a highly qualified **Tax Specialist** to join our team. We are looking for a professional with a solid academic background in Law, Economics, or related fields, specializing in tax and fiscal matters under both Colombian regulations and international standards (e.g., Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (OECD/UN Models), Transfer Pricing, OECD BEPS project, domestic regulations of neighboring countries, etc.). The ideal candidate must have a minimum of 5 years’ proven experience in similar roles, demonstrating deep knowledge and practical application of tax and fiscal regulations. This role is critical to ensuring regulatory compliance, optimizing the company’s tax burden, and providing strategic tax advisory services. The Tax Specialist will be responsible for analyzing, interpreting, and applying current tax legislation; identifying risks and opportunities; and developing strategies beneficial to the organization. The professional is expected to collaborate closely with various internal departments—including Finance, Accounting, Legal, and Business—to ensure coherent and efficient tax management. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * **Tax Analysis and Compliance:** Researching and applying Colombian and international tax regulations to ensure compliance with all tax obligations (e.g., income tax, VAT, withholding taxes, etc.). * **Tax Planning:** Developing and proposing tax planning strategies to optimize the company’s tax structure, always within the legal framework. * **Advisory Services:** Providing expert tax and fiscal advisory services to senior management and other departments on matters affecting business operations and decision-making. * **Review and Filing of Tax Returns:** Overseeing the timely and accurate preparation and submission of all required tax returns and annexes to tax authorities. * **Risk Management:** Identifying, assessing, and mitigating tax-related risks associated with company activities. * **Defense and Representation:** Assisting in the company’s defense against inquiries, audits, and proceedings initiated by tax authorities. * **Regulatory Updates:** Staying current on amendments and new tax and fiscal regulations, assessing their impact on the organization. * **Feasibility Studies:** Conducting tax analyses for new projects, investments, or corporate restructurings. * **Transfer Pricing:** Participating in the analysis and documentation of transactions between related parties, in compliance with transfer pricing regulations. * **Coordination:** Collaborating closely with external consultants and tax auditors to ensure correct interpretation and application of regulations; maintaining continuous coordination with the Parent Company. **Position Requirements:** * Professional degree in Law, Economics, Public Accounting, Finance, or related disciplines. * Specialization or postgraduate degree in Taxation or Fiscal Law. * Knowledge of accounting principles. * Minimum of 5 years’ verifiable experience as a Tax Specialist, Tax Advisor, or in similar roles. * Solid understanding of Colombian tax legislation and principles of international tax regulation, particularly in regional countries. At Grupo Ortiz, we value talent and commitment. We offer a dynamic work environment and professional development opportunities. If you meet the profile and are seeking a new professional challenge within a solid and growing company, we invite you to join our team.