Tax Transformation Manager

Eli Lilly and Company; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Eli Lilly and Company in Brazil seeks a Tax Transformation Manager to lead the Brazil Tax Reform Program and drive the broader tax transformation agenda. You will establish governance, coordinate cross-functional workstreams, manage risks, and provide clear visibility to local and global leadership.

The role requires Brazilian tax knowledge, project leadership, stakeholder management, and transformation capabilities, collaborating with Tax, Finance, Procurement, P2P, Master Data, Technology,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in Brazilian taxation, tax transformation, or tax technology.
• Ability to translate tax requirements into process or system changes.
• Strong project management, organization, prioritization, and executive communication.
• Ability to prepare concise executive reports and recommendations.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of the Brazil Tax Reform Program with an integrated plan.
• Define milestones, owners, dependencies, and completion criteria; manage delays and risks.
• Coordinate regulatory and operational readiness, including cutover and hypercare.
• Establish governance forums, reporting routines, and decision rights.
• Maintain logs for risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions; elevate critical matters.
• Provide concise executive updates and drive accountability across workstreams.
• Document controls and evidence for audit readiness.
• Translate regulatory requirements into business, process, data, and system changes.
• Coordinate tax changes across ERP, tax engines, invoicing, P2P, and master data.
• Align business requirements with technical solutions and support testing and readiness.
• Identify automation, data quality, analytics, and process simplification opportunities.
• Coordinate activities across local and global teams and resolve cross-workstream dependencies.
• Facilitate workshops and decision forums with senior stakeholders.
• Build relationships with internal teams, external advisors, and partners.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Transformation capability

Portuguese fluency

English proficiency

Brazilian tax knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Law, or related field

Tools

SAP

Tax engines

Invoicing processes

Procurement processes

Master data management

Job description

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Position Summary

The Tax Transformation Manager will lead the day-to-day execution of the Brazil Tax Reform Program and support the development of Lilly Brazil’s broader tax transformation agenda. The role will establish program governance, coordinate cross-functional workstreams, manage risks and dependencies, accelerate decisions, and provide clear visibility to local and global leadership.

The position requires a strong combination of Brazilian tax knowledge, project leadership, stakeholder management, and transformation capability. It will work closely with Tax, Finance, Procurement, P2P, Master Data, Technology, Legal, HR, Supply Chain, Commercial teams, Global Process Owners, and external advisors.

Key Accountabilities

• Tax Reform Program Leadership
• Lead the day-to-day execution of the Brazil Tax Reform Program through an integrated plan covering all relevant workstreams.
• Define milestones, deliverables, owners, dependencies, and completion criteria; proactively address delays, risks, and resource constraints.
• Coordinate regulatory and operational readiness, including cutover, stabilization, and hypercare.
• Program Governance and Executive Reporting
• Establish governance forums, reporting routines, and clear decision rights.
• Maintain risk, issue, dependency, and decision logs; elevate critical matters promptly.
• Provide concise executive updates and drive accountability across workstream owners.
• Ensure key decisions, controls, and implementation evidence are appropriately documented and audit-ready.
• Process and Systems Transformation
• Translate regulatory requirements into business, process, data, control, and system requirements.
• Coordinate tax-related changes across ERP, tax engines, invoicing, P2P, reporting, and master data.
• Align business requirements with technical solutions and support integrated testing, defect resolution, and business readiness.
• Identify and prioritize automation, data quality, analytics, and process simplification opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management
• Coordinate activities across local and global functions and resolve cross-workstream dependencies.
• Facilitate workshops, design discussions, and decision‑making forums with senior stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships with internal teams, Global Process Owners, external advisors, and implementation partners.
• Coordinate advisor deliverables, deadlines, knowledge transfer, budget monitoring, and additional resource needs.
• Tax Transformation Roadmap
• Develop a multiyear tax transformation roadmap beyond the initial Tax Reform implementation.
• Lead post‑implementation stabilization, continuous improvement, and readiness for future reform phases.
• Strengthen tax controls, governance, operational efficiency, automation, and analytics.
• Support future regional or global tax transformation initiatives where appropriate.

Candidate Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Law, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in Brazilian taxation, tax transformation, or tax technology, with strong knowledge of indirect taxes and Tax Reform business impacts.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex projects or multiple workstreams, including the translation of tax requirements into process or system changes.
• Strong project management, organization, prioritization, stakeholder management, and executive communication capabilities.
• Ability to prepare concise executive reports, recommendations, and decision materials.
• Fluency or strong professional proficiency in Portuguese and English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a Big Four or recognized tax, technology, or transformation consulting firm.
• Experience supporting major tax reform, ERP, or tax technology implementations.
• Knowledge of SAP, tax engines, invoicing, procurement, and master data processes.
• Experience coordinating global and local teams and applying project governance methodologies.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or another highly regulated industry.
• Project management certification is desirable but not mandatory.

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