Paula Dias

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Head de Tax - Tax Strategy @ Volkswagen do Brasil
São Paulo, Brazil
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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Brazil
About Paula Dias

Executive with solid experience in the tax area, leading operations both nationally and internationally in renowned companies such as Diversey Brasil, Iochpe-Maxion, White Martins, Schlumberger, Technip and SulAmérica Seguros, in addition to experience in the auditing companies Arthur Andersen & Deloitte. Expertise in tax planning, ensuring goals are met and aligned with legal guidelines and internal policies. My focus is on reducing the overall tax risk profile, improving cash flow and ensuring compliance with tax legislation.Strong abilities in developing and managing plans and actions after results in transfer pricing calculations with the analysis of tax treaties, thus avoiding double taxation.Recognized for managing multidisciplinary teams in Brazil and other Latin America countries, integrating the team with the other departments, collaborating with supply chain and business partners acting in line with organizational objectives.Leadership focused on reaching targets, alignment and adherence to legal guidelines and internal policies, sharing decisions, aligning objectives and adjusting processes to be applied in places of operation, while maintaining legality and ethics.Throughout my career, I highlight the successful management of projects, identifying opportunities and providing significant financial returns for companies. In the tax area, I conducted compliance for legal registrations, direct and indirect tax returns, successfully facing internal and external audits and inspections. Committed to financial sustainability and results.Skilled in dealing with External and Internal Audit, and tax inspections. Management of the Latam and Brazil tax litigation; Contact: paedias@hotmail.com

Paula Dias's Current Company Details
Volkswagen do Brasil

Volkswagen Do Brasil

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Head de Tax - Tax Strategy
São Paulo, Brazil
Website:
vw.com.br
Employees:
12064
Paula Dias Work Experience Details
  • Volkswagen Do Brasil
    Head De Tax - Tax Strategy
    Volkswagen Do Brasil
    São Paulo, Brazil
  • Diversey
    Head Of Tax Latam
    Diversey Oct 2017 - Dec 2023
    São Paulo Area, Brazil
    Responsible for planning and tax compliance for both indirect and direct taxes reporting to the global tax VP leading 2 managers and teams in Brazil and other Latam countries.Member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and the ESG Committee.Managed the regional tax litigation.Lead actions for recovering tax credits.Define tax planning strategies.Lead the transfer pricing activities in the region.Responsible for the tax cashflow.Define procedures /structures in accordance to tax rules in place to support operations.
  • Iochpe Maxion S/A
    Head Of Tax
    Iochpe Maxion S/A Jan 2016 - Oct 2017
    São Paulo Area, Brazil
    Led the process to analyze and present the effective rate of income tax of companies, leading the team and reporting to the CFO.Consolidated information with negotiations and suggestions of tax planning operations and tax recovery projects.Revised tax information for preparing explanatory notes in the financial statements.Participated in discussion groups in the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), in Sindipeças, and in meetings to submit requests and alignments about legislation directly with the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service.Controlled tax litigation to then present and report the cases to the Audit Committee.Organized meetings for exchanging information about the application of new tax rules on Brazilian companies and consolidated the impacts in Brazil on changes in tax rules on foreign controlled companies.
  • Praxair, Inc - A Linde Company
    Tax Manager For South America
    Praxair, Inc - A Linde Company Feb 2012 - Dec 2015
    Rio De Janeiro
    Managed the tax planning operations such as closures, mergers, and acquisitions of companies in Brazil and abroad, aligning strategies with local lawyers and consultants, identifying opportunities for using tax incentives in Brazil and other countries in Latin America, while leading the direct and indirect teams with a report to the LATAM Tax Director.Led the process of presenting the effective income tax and deferred tax rate to the corporate tax team as well as the activities for calculating transfer prices in the countries.Coordinated the collection of information about withholding taxes not used considering their compensation.Guided the process to recover tax credits in Paraguay and Uruguay and reviewed the procedures for compensation of tax credits in other countries such as Chile and Venezuela, leading the analyses of tax clauses and effects on contracts for the purchases of intercompany equipment or services between Brazil and several countries such as India, China, and the United States.
  • Schlumberger
    Tax Manager For Brazil And Uruguay And Tax Assistant Manager For Latin America
    Schlumberger 2009 - Feb 2012
    Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil
    Managed the tax department in Brazil and Uruguay, leading the teams of tax calculation and tax accounting, responding to assessments and notifications from federal, state, and municipal tax authorities. Provided tax consulting including analyzing all the invitation letters requesting to identify the tax burden when preparing the P&L of the projects. Provided support to the controllers for the projects regarding the effects of projected taxation. Reviewed contracts together with the foreign trade area to use Repetro incentives.Responsible for reports to the headquarter.
  • Technip
    Tax Manager
    Technip Aug 2008 - Sep 2009
    Rio De Janeiro
    Managed and analyzed individualized tax structure for each project and bid, presenting the structure for each project during video conferences with the entities in France and Italy.Controlled all tax litigations.Reviewed income tax and social contribution calculations and reviewed tax returns and income tax compensation. Analyzed and reviewed contracts with the major client and the P&L of projects.Recovered credits related to undue withholding by customers., including meetings with the client's tax team to demonstrate the inconsistencies. Identified and presented the concept of technological innovation to take advantage of the tax benefit described in the Law of Good, presenting it to the CFO and hiring a company for carrying it out.
  • Sul America Seguros
    Tax Manager
    Sul America Seguros Jul 2004 - Aug 2008
    Rio De Janeiro
    Managed and developed strategies for allocating resources among companies based on their economic and financial situation. Prepared reports for the foreign shareholder (ING) in order to monitor the effective rate of income tax.Ensured the renewal of Fiscal Regularity Certificates.Served as an interface with the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service on summons in federal and municipal courts. Created a part of the balance sheet explanatory notes (Judicial Deposits and Special Installments-PAES)Responsible for dividends and interest on equity payments.
  • Deloitte
    Senior Consultant
    Deloitte Jun 2002 - Jul 2004
    Rio De Janeiro
    Review of federal taxes calculation and tax returns in order to anticipate questionings from tax authorities. Tax consulting to clients for specific matters required case by case. Participation in due dilligences. Tax review for internal clients, more specifically accounting department to support financial statements information related to taxes.
  • Arthur Andersen (1885 -> 2002) Official
    Tax Advisor
    Arthur Andersen (1885 -> 2002) Official 1999 - 2002
    Rio De Janeiro
    Review of federal taxes calculation and tax returns in order to anticipate questionings from tax authorities. Tax consulting to clients for specific matters required case by case.

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Paula Dias works for Volkswagen Do Brasil

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Paula Dias's current role is Head de Tax - Tax Strategy.

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Paula Dias attended Ibmec, Universidade Cruzeiro Do Sul, Fgv - Fundação Getulio Vargas, Ufrj - Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro.

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Paula Dias's colleagues are Peter Karge, Sílvio Ocon, Yasmin Antonietti, Daniel De Lima Silva, Ricardo Segatto Júnior, Carlos Talarico, Suraj Ranade.

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