Experience

Speedcast

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Tax Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Review and manage federal and state income tax returns across Americas.Analyze and assist with the implementation of international tax planning strategies and management of existing structures.Identify and mitigate tax risks.Manage and coordinate tax audits.Analyzed and responded to notices and correspondence from various tax jurisdictions. Partner with business leaders, tax, finance, treasury, legal, and external advisers on various business and tax planning matters including global funding decisions, new legal entities’ ownership structures, mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and divestments.Implementation and maintenance of a global transfer pricing policy for the company.Review contracts and collaborate with business leaders and legal to ensure contracts contain key terms that are consistent with global tax structure and to minimize potential tax risks to the company.Analyzed & reviewed ASC 740 income tax provisions. Supervise, mentor and develop staff members.



Harris Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Tax Analyst (Tax 5-I) - Caribbean and Latin America Region

  • May 2014 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for managing income tax filings in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago.Responsible for managing the filing of informative returns.Preparation of monthly tax accounts reconciliations.General tax reporting, including but not limited to, preparation and filing of international income tax packages, quarterly tax provisions, FIN 48 questionnaires, etc.Assistance in international tax audits and appeals.Responsible for managing responses to tax authorities.Monitoring the preparation of local transfer pricing studies. Monitoring legislative and regulatory changes across CALA and advise management on tax impacts to the operations in the region. Responsible for tracking and reporting foreign withholding taxes.Responsible for the local tax compliance regarding payroll taxes, indirect taxes, business taxes, telecommunication taxes, property taxes, etc.Responsible for the preparation of tax forecasts. Proactive interaction with corporate directors, managers and local accountants to resolve international tax-related issues.



Grupo Televisa

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Tax Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Apr 2014

  International tax compliance for subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. with operations in the U.S. and Latin America:• Responsible for managing federal and state income tax filings in the U.S. and Latin America.• Responsible for managing the filing of informative returns in the U.S. and Latin America.• Calculation of quarterly tax provisions (ASC 740). • FIN-48 analysis.• Analysis of foreign tax credits and international tax attributes.• Responsible for managing responses to tax authorities regarding international tax matters.• Assistance in international, federal and state tax audits.• Monitoring the preparation and revision of transfer pricing studies. • General tax consultancy including, but not limited to, the analysis of permanent establishment rules, revision of new contracts, analysis of nexus for sales tax purposes, identification of foreign tax incentives, Tax Treaties application, analysis of FATCA regulations, etc.• Support the corporate directors in the areas of tax strategy, structuring and planning for the region.Project leader in tax planning strategies:• A reorganization of the U.S. subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. that elected to file U.S. consolidated tax returns and resulted in savings up to USD $2 million in taxes and external advisor’s fees.• Migration of some U.S. operations to Latin America that resulted in tax savings up to USD $1 million in taxes.Proactive interaction with corporate directors, senior managers, and tax assessors to resolve international tax-related issues. One direct report.

• Tax Analyst

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2009

  General tax consultancy for subsidiaries of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. in Mexico and the U.S. Expertise in international taxation and Tax Treaties application.Responsible for managing federal and state income tax filings.Calculation of quarterly tax provisions.Responsible for managing responses to the tax authorities.Analysis of tax implications for new contracts and preparation of tax clauses. Revision of transfer pricing studies.Expertise in the determination of the tax gain or loss in the sale of stock and other specific tax calculations.Preparation of tax calendars, tax bulletins and general tax communications.Project leader in tax planning strategies i.e. tax efficient cash repatriations.