Tax Director - LATAM

Job Summary:

WHO ARE WE?

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on! 

THE ROLE

The LATAM Tax Director owns the tax function for Live Nation Entertainment’s Latin American operations (including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru). This individual contributor sets the regional tax strategy, makes and recommends the tax decisions affecting the region, and is accountable for the accuracy, efficiency and risk posture of direct tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing and global minimum tax matters across all LATAM jurisdictions.

Operating with a high degree of independence, the Director defines how the region responds to a rapidly evolving Latin American tax landscape, determines the positions the company takes on complex and often unprecedented technical matters, and serves as the authoritative tax voice to regional and corporate leadership. Fluency in Spanish is required.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

Regional Tax Strategy & Governance

• Own the LATAM tax strategy, including the annual and multi-year regional tax plan, and align it with corporate tax, finance and business objectives.

• • Establish the governance framework, policies and controls under which tax is managed across LATAM jurisdictions, and hold the region accountable to them.

  • • Determine and document the company’s technical tax positions for the region, exercising independent judgment on complex, ambiguous and precedent-setting matters.

    • • Own the regional tax risk profile: identify, quantify, prioritize and mitigate exposures, and escalate material matters with a clear recommended course of action.

      • • Anticipate and interpret regulatory change (SAT in Mexico, AFIP in Argentina, Receita Federal in Brazil and other comparable authorities), assess business impact, and direct the company’s response.

        Tax Provision, Compliance & Reporting

        • Oversee LATAM direct and indirect tax compliance — income tax, VAT/IVA and withholding taxes — and ensure appropriate governance and consistency across jurisdictions.

        • • Own the tax provision and reporting for LATAM entities under US GAAP and IFRS, including the judgments underlying uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances and effective tax rate drivers.

          • • Lead LATAM implementation of and compliance with Pillar Two and Country-by-Country Reporting, including data readiness, modeling of outcomes and the region’s filing strategy.

            • • Direct the regional tax calendar and set the standard for quality, timeliness and audit-readiness of all filings and disclosures.

              • • Serve as the region’s decision-maker and technical authority in partnership with the U.S. and global tax teams on matters affecting LATAM.

                • • Transfer Pricing & Intercompany

                  • Own the tax implications of intercompany transactions across the region and the design and defense of regional transfer-pricing positions.

                  • • Direct the preparation and maintenance of transfer pricing documentation, local files and intercompany agreements, and approve the methodologies applied.

                    • • Assess the regional impact of changes to the intercompany operating model and recommend structural adjustments to leadership.

                      • • Audit & Controversy

                        • Lead LATAM tax audits and controversy end to end, including strategy, negotiation posture, settlement recommendations and coordination of consistent positions across countries.

                        • • Own root-cause analysis of audit findings and drive the process, documentation and control changes required to eliminate recurring exposures.

                          • • Manage regional tax advisor and external auditor relationships, including selection, scope, budget, performance and resolution of tax matters.

                            Transactions & Structuring

                            • Lead and advise on LATAM tax planning for cross-border transactions, repatriations and cash-movement strategies, and recommend the approach the company adopts.

                            • • Own tax due diligence for regional M&A and joint ventures, evaluate identified exposures, and advise deal teams and senior leadership on materiality and mitigation.

                              • • Determine the optimal structure for new entities, joint ventures and market entries, and direct implementation.

                                • • Evaluate the existing regional structure for tax inefficiencies and lead the design and execution of optimization initiatives.

                                  • • Negotiate tax provisions, permanent establishment protections, and indirect and withholding tax terms in transaction documents, in partnership with Legal.

                                    • • Process, Systems & Controls

                                      • Lead the tax workstream for the Cumulus SAP rollout across LATAM, setting the standard processes, procedures and best practices for the region.

                                      • • Identify and drive process improvement and automation opportunities enabled by expanded data and ERP functionality.

                                        • • Own the design and operating effectiveness of tax-related internal controls for LATAM, including Sarbanes-Oxley documentation, and guide local teams through financial audit requirements.

                                          Stakeholder Leadership & Influence

                                          • Act as the senior tax business partner for LATAM, advising regional and corporate leadership on the tax consequences of business decisions and influencing outcomes accordingly.

                                          • • Partner with Finance, Legal, Treasury and Human Resources on payroll tax, permanent establishment, employment structuring and other cross-functional tax matters.

                                            • • Represent the company with tax authorities, external advisors and industry groups on LATAM tax matters.

                                              • • Build regional tax capability by mentoring and developing finance and accounting colleagues across LATAM, and by delegating and reviewing the work of advisors and junior professionals.

                                                Scope & Decision Authority

                                                • Individual contributor with no direct reports; leads through influence, delegation to external advisors, and direction of in-country finance teams.

                                                • Sets policy and strategy for the LATAM tax function with a one- to three-year horizon.

                                                • Operates with minimal supervision; work is reviewed for strategic alignment rather than technical accuracy.

                                                • Regularly communicates and negotiates with executive leadership, external advisors and tax authorities on matters of material financial consequence

                                                WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

                                                • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Law or a related field; CPA, Contador Público, tax law qualification or Master’s in Taxation strongly preferred.

                                                • Minimum 12 years of progressive international tax experience, including substantial LATAM multi-jurisdiction responsibility gained in a multinational corporate tax department, Big 4, or comparable professional services environment.

                                                • Demonstrated ownership of a regional or multi-country tax function, including accountability for technical positions, risk and audit outcomes

                                                • Deep technical command of LATAM direct and indirect tax regimes, transfer pricing, tax treaties, permanent establishment risk and cross-border structuring.

                                                • Working knowledge of Pillar Two / OECD BEPS 2.0 and Country-by-Country Reporting, with practical implementation experience preferred.

                                                • Strong US GAAP and IFRS tax accounting and provision expertise (ASC 740 / IAS 12).

                                                • Proven ability to influence senior and executive stakeholders and to translate complex technical matters into clear business recommendations

                                                • • Experience leading tax workstreams within an ERP implementation (SAP preferred)

                                                  • Professional fluency in Spanish and English required; Portuguese strongly preferred.

                                                  BENEFITS & PERKS

                                                  Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

                                                  • HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)

                                                  • YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days

                                                  • WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program

                                                  • FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support

                                                  • CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment

                                                  • OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

                                                  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

                                                  We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. 

                                                  Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. 

                                                  We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

                                                  We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.  Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

                                                  HIRING PRACTICESThe preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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