Legal Tax Specialist Chile

Company Description

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description

Purpose

The purpose of this role is to support the Chile Tax Coordinator in delivering tax advisory, compliance, reporting and policy support to local businesses – while maintaining a global perspective. The focus is on aligning the Group’s tax profile with its global footprint, including through the implementation of global Group tax priorities and initiatives.

The Chile Tax Specialists play a key role in ensuring that the Tax Governance Framework is fully implemented and embedded across all aspects of tax work performed locally, such that tax risk is effectively managed.

Each of the Chile Tax Specialists is responsible for supporting an in-country business and contributing other discrete initiatives and projects.

The Work – Key Outputs and Accountabilities

• Demonstrate behaviour in line with health, safety, and environmental standards, as well as the Group’s values.
• Provision of subject matter expert (SME) tax technical advice on day-to-day tax matters in the relevant country.
• Support tax audits, disputes and tax litigation within the country.
• Raise awareness of tax issues within the Group and effectively communicate them to management.
• Monitor and communicate legislative changes and practice to the wider tax team and business, as appropriate.
• Assist in ensuring to transfer pricing policies and procedures and compliance with local transfer pricing regulations, including master file, local file and country-by-country reporting obligations.
• Develop relationships with key personnel within Group Tax and the local business and ensure they understand and apply Group policies
• Liaise directly with outside advisors (including auditors, legal counsel and other advisors) to ensure proper and efficient tax planning, business partnering and solution delivery. 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Legal degree.

Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience working in Tax related issues

Desirable: A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity

• Strong working experience of technical tax advisory, tax compliance and tax accounting. experience of international tax principles, transfer pricing, tax residence, etc.
• VAT and employment tax experience advantageous.
• A proven track record of having worked in a similar role in the Tax field in Commerce, with a Big 4 Accounting firm or a Law firm is required.

Other requirements

• Ability to communicate in English (intermediate , advanced level for verbal and written).
• Ability to work in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment with a contact change agenda.

Additional Information

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of the process.