Regional Tax Manager - USA & Mexico - Interiors Division
Forvia · Puebla
Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader
We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.
Your mission, roles and responsibilities
Role purpose
The Regional Tax Manager leads tax matters for the company’s operations in the United States and Mexico, ensuring compliance, accurate tax reporting, effective risk management, and optimized tax positions across direct and indirect taxes. The role operates within company tax policy and controls, partners with regional Finance and the business, and reports to the Head of Tax, acting as the reference tax expert for the region.
Key Missions - Compliance, Reporting & Controls
- Ensure timely and accurate tax compliance for US and Mexico entities across corporate income tax (US federal and state; Mexican ISR), indirect taxes (US sales & use tax; Mexican IVA), and withholding taxes.
- Manage US and Mexico tax-return preparation and filing, coordinating internal teams and external advisors.
- Own regional tax provisions and tax accounting (ASC 740 / IFRS) and coordinate current and deferred tax reporting with Company Tax and Accounting.
- Ensure compliance with local specificities — e.g. Mexican electronic invoicing (CFDI), informative returns, and US state nexus and registration obligations.
- Manage the IMMEX / maquiladora regime obligations and benefits for Mexican manufacturing operations, including safe-harbor and compliance requirements.
- Maintain tax controls, documentation, and SOX / tax-control compliance across the region and manage tax calendars and payment obligations.
- Monitor US and Mexican tax-law developments and assess their impact on the company’s entities and positions.
Key Missions - Planning, Controversy & Business Partnering
- Identify and implement tax-optimization and planning opportunities, including credits and incentives (e.g. US R&D credit and clean-energy incentives; Mexican regimes), within company policy.
- Support transfer-pricing compliance and documentation in the region, in coordination with the Company Transfer Pricing function.
- Manage tax audits and controversy with the IRS, US state authorities, and the Mexican SAT, including information requests, defence files, and litigation support.
- Advice on cross-border flows, withholding taxes, tax treaties, and the USMCA / customs-tax interaction, in coordination with Trade and Customs.
- Provide tax support to M&A, restructuring, entity rationalization, and transformation projects in the region, including the carve-out.
- Partner with regional Finance, Treasury, Controlling, Legal, and business teams to enable tax-efficient and compliant decisions.
- Select and manage external tax advisors — scope, quality, and budget.
- Provide tax reporting to Company Tax and regional finance leadership and build tax awareness and capability across local teams.
Your profile and competencies to succeed
Experience
10+ years of relevant experience in tax, including US and / or Mexican tax, in a multinational or manufacturing environment. A combination of advisory-firm (Big Four) and in-house experience is a strong advantage; automotive experience is appreciated. A professional qualification (e.g. CPA, Contador Público, or equivalent) is preferred.
Education
Master’s degree or equivalent level in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or Law. A professional tax or accounting qualification is appreciated.
Key Competencies
- Strong technical expertise in US and Mexican direct and indirect tax.
- Solid command of tax accounting and provisions (ASC 740 / IFRS).
- Experience managing tax audits and controversy with US and Mexican authorities.
- Knowledge of the IMMEX / maquiladora regime and cross-border (USMCA) topics.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and tax-controls capability.
- Excellent stakeholder management and advisor management.
- Fully bilingual in English and Spanish; French is a plus.
- Willingness to travel within the region as required.
What we can do for you
- At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
- We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
- We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
- We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
- We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
- Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.
Why join us
FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.
With over 137 500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide.
In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index.
FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen. www.forvia.com