Tax Manager

Tax Manager

PEMEX Deer Park is seeking a Tax Manager to oversee and lead the company’s comprehensive tax function. This role is responsible for managing all areas of tax compliance, provision, planning, audit support, and risk mitigation. As the company’s primary in-house tax expert, the Tax Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams—including finance, legal, and operations—as well as external advisors to ensure alignment with the refinery’s financial objectives and strategic business goals.

Best-in-Class Benefits and Perks:

We value the time and efforts of our employees. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by competitive compensation, depending on experience, and an extensive benefits package including:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance provided.
• Robust retirement planning: 401(k) plan available with employer matching.
• Financial security: Life and disability insurance for added protection.
• Flexible financial options: Health savings and flexible spending accounts are offered.
• Well-being and work-life balance: Paid time off and Flexible Working Schedule, including limited ability to work remotely.

Additionally, we strive to create an optimal environment for our employees, where they can learn, grow, and thrive within the company. We strive to create a collaborative and creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

To succeed as a Tax Manager, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Tax required.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive tax experience, including deep expertise in Sales & Use Tax, manufacturing tax issues, and extensive capital project tax treatment.
• CMI certification preferred; CPA or other relevant credentials a plus.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Outlook, Power BI, and tax software (e.g., OneSource or similar).
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, business acumen, and exceptional communication ability to engage cross-functional teams and simplify complex tax concepts.

As a Yax Manager, you will:

• Ensure timely, accurate compliance across all tax types (e.g., sales & use, property, excise, income/margin, payroll, partner distributions) and manage business license requirements in all jurisdictions.
• Oversee tax advisor relationships and serve as the primary internal tax resource, providing strategic guidance to cross-functional teams and supporting complex business activities.
• Lead audit preparation and resolution efforts, manage tax authority interactions, and maintain robust documentation to support favorable outcomes.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to identify tax-saving opportunities, assess impacts of regulatory changes, and drive continuous process improvement.
• Ensure adequate internal controls over tax processes and reporting, aligned with compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX), and support broader financial initiatives at the site and corporate level.

About Us:

PEMEX Deer Park is a highly complex refinery located 18 miles east of Houston in Deer Park, TX. It is part of the Pemex group, a fully integrated oil company in the Americas, working across the entire value chain: exploration, production, industrial processing/refining, logistics, and marketing. The refinery’s rated capacity is 340,000 barrels per day and has the flexibility to process multiple grades of crude, producing high-quality transportation fuels the world needs. The Pemex site is co-located with other 3rd party chemical facilities, allowing for further integration and optimization of the refinery and its products. Pemex Deer Park provides a diverse and inclusive work environment, employing approximately 1,000 employees and an additional 1,200 contractors on-site. We set high-performance and ethical behavior standards and offer challenging and fulfilling job opportunities in several fields. We take great pride in our ability to ensure the health and safety of our workers and the environment while being a good neighbor and positively impacting the local community where we work.

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Energy!

Join our refinery team, where precision, safety, and innovation drive our daily operations. Apply now and become a key player in keeping our refinery operations running at peak performance!

We are an equal-opportunity employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.