Deputy Tax Director

About the role

The Deputy Tax Director will own end‑to‑end tax compliance and IFRS tax reporting for HSBC Mexico. The role ensures strong governance, risk management and drives automation and continuous improvement while partnering with the Head of Tax on strategic initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Lead agile tax compliance for all Mexican legal entities, covering ISR, VAT, SIPRED, ISSIF, IMMEX and other informative returns.
• Prepare and forecast current and deferred taxes for IFRS reporting, capital planning, stress testing and profit sharing.
• Reconcile and substantiate tax accounts, respond to regulator requirements and oversee external audit reporting (Current/Deferred Taxes, Effective Tax Rate).
• Design and maintain a SOX‑compliant governance framework and controls across tax processes.
• Identify Uncertain Tax Positions, assess exposures and implement proactive risk‑mitigation measures.
• Drive automation and process standardisation to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Provide tax advisory on daily operations and support strategic projects such as M&A, restructuring and entity rationalisation.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Economics (required).
• Master’s degree in Taxes, Finance or related field (preferred).
• 10+ years of tax compliance and reporting experience, preferably in a multinational financial institution.
• Experience in the financial sector and/or Big Four accounting firm is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of local Mexican tax regulations and international tax advisory, including IFRS tax accounting.

Required skills

• Tax compliance for ISR, VAT, SIPRED, ISSIF, IMMEX.
• IFRS tax reporting and deferred tax accounting.
• SOX‑compliant control design and governance.
• Tax risk identification, Uncertain Tax Positions assessment and mitigation.
• Automation of tax processes and workflow standardisation.
• Tax advisory on complex financial transactions (swaps, investment funds, credit structuring, portfolio sales, credit cards, investments).