**This is where you save and sustain lives**
At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.
Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.
Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.
Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.
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**ABOUT BAXTER**
Our products and therapies touch the lives of millions of people around the world every day, which is why we are passionate about ground-breaking innovations that bring a more personalized care to all of us. For 87 years and counting, we have been at the critical intersection where the ideas that save and sustain lives meet the providers who make it all happen. And now, we are determined to realize our boldest opportunities to transform global healthcare for years to come.
There has not been a better time to join Baxter. We are in the midst of a transformation that's building an outstanding finance organization. Baxter Business Services is a group providing centralized service to many of Baxter's core business processes. Now we need you. From day one, you will have the opportunity to develop your career through a variety of jobs and experiences and to collaborate with people all over the world. When you join us, you can also expect access to training and mentoring in an encouraging environment. This is where you can do your best work.
**Purpose of the Position**
This position will work with the Direct Tax and local accounting regulatory (Statutory) compliance for all the Baxter legal entities in Costa Rica.
**Responsibilities**:
- Prepare, calculate, submit, and appeal payments for any monthly or annual direct tax obligations (income Tax and
- any other related).
- Coordinate, prepare, submit, and maintain the information requested to align with PROCOMER program
- Coordinate, prepare and submit information for internal or external audits/revisions (Corporate, External Auditors, Government revisions, etc.), reports for corporate tax or consolidations teams, such as: Tax kit, Boycott, Reporting package, information for Transfer Price process (corporate and local processes)
- schedules, etc.
- Align with SOX activities (update controls, execute controls as defined, etc.)
- Attend any local requirements (Statutory)
- Primary finance contact and Liaison with External auditors, external tax advisors, Tax authorities and finance teams
- and operational teams (mfg finance, commercial team, SC, etc).
- Prepare and coordinate statutory Financial Statements (FS). Interim & pre-audited FS
- Prepare, request and/or book Manual entries as defined in the finance regional model for AA & UL or other local
- ledgers.
- Prepare and supervise account reconciliations for UL or any other Ledger
- Run and validate any special process to translate US books to local currency
- Maintain local statutory files based on aging required (5-10 Yrs)
- Promote, propose, and help with simplification or automations initiatives
- Participate in projects for Tax or Statutory requirements (electronic invoicing, JDE local ledger in Colons, COA, Workiva, etc.)
- Finance local A2R expenses monitoring and participate in any budget or FCST requirement in this regard
- Coordinate and request payments for local finance services, including PO request (example: external audit, tax services, etc.)
- Support any other activity related to local Tax or accounting statutory requirements as well as any other special
**Requirements**:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. Desirable a specialization
- 3+ years of experience in Tax, audit, and Accounting,
- English level: B2+ -C1
- High proficiency in Microsoft office.
- Desirable knowledge in software for Tax and Statutory reporting
- Desirable experience with Tax authorities' relationship
**Other**
- Good communications skills
- Good organization and Time management skills
- Collaboration
- Availability to travel to the legal entities location within Costa Rica and attend to the governmental offices as needed
- Position based in BAS office (Heredia)
- Critical thinking
Are you ready to take the next step in your carrer?
This is where you make a real impact!
**Reasonable Accommodations**
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