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Dow has an opening for a Senior Tax Analyst in Indirect Tax Planning Team, based in São Paulo, Brazil. T

About you and this role - What you would do in this role 

You will be accountable to work in a high-performance cross-functional team environment to execute tax planning activities regarding the indirect taxes.

Responsibilities:

• Monitors, develops, and analyzes Tax legislation proposals and their impact on Dow companies.

• Prepare and review requests to the Tax Authorities (voluntary disclosure, tax refund, consultation, etc.).

• Tax planning - Increase tax savings and tax efficiency related to the operation performed by the Company. Identify risks and avoid tax assessments.

• Special regimes - analysis of the legislation, negotiation with the tax authorities, preparation of the request, monitoring of deadlines, renewal, etc.

• Analysis and monitoring the Tax Balance and suggest new scenarios to the business in order to reduce accumulated credits and get better financial results to the Company.

• Provides support in functional due diligence and planning for mergers and acquisitions.

• Participates in local projects with commercial people, legal, and controllers.

• Demonstrates initiative and certain degree of leadership in this role, and may provide informal guidance to new team members.

• Elaborate white papers, procedures, presentations, tax forms, tax calculations, reports.

• Working capital analysis to approve indirect tax credits recovery.

• Collaborate with internal departments (purchasing, invoicing, supply chain, legal, sales, post sales, etc.).

• Document, implement, optimize and improve the processes/procedures for tax compliance;

• Support the monthly closing process and all tax-related tasks regarding the indirect taxes (considering the taxes that we have today and tax that we will be implemented with the tax reform);

• Review and validate tax returns (EFD ICMS/IPI, EFD-Contributions, GIA and others);

• Review the correct tax credits and debits calculation related to the indirect taxes (considering the taxes that we have today and tax that we will be implemented with the tax reform);

• Ability to understand and work with ERP systems (previous experience with Synchro and SAP systems will be a plus).

• Help attending the Tax Audit Team;

• Analyze the proposed changes in the Tax Reform and assess the impact to the company;

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Accounting, Finance, Economics Business or related field.

• Advanced English - strong oral and written communication skills.

• 4+ years of solid experience in Indirect Tax Planning.

• Strong knowledge of indirect tax legislation.

• Good knowledge of tax compliance routine will be a plus.

Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include:

• Proven leadership skills demonstrating strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities;

• Self-starter with demonstrated ability to effectively handle multiple, competing priorities;

• Proven experience effectively prioritizing workload to meet deadlines and work objectives;

• Conflict management, negotiation, ability to manage complex projects/issues

• Focus and results oriented

• Able to clearly and concisely interface with all levels of management

• Detail-oriented individual who takes ownership of projects

• Passion for ethical excellence and for I&D

• Ensuring a safe work environment by working safely and, complying with environmental, health and safety standards

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and an understanding of tax law and tax treaties.

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Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.