Rodrigo Arana

About Rodrigo Arana

With over 20 years of experience, Rodrigo has developed and implemented operational transfer pricing strategies for multinational clients across a wide range of industries and jurisdictions. His expertise includes designing and implementing transfer pricing policies, optimizing intercompany transactions, preparing OECD and local country/U.S. transfer pricing documentation, and improving operational processes.As Director of Transfer Pricing at WTP, Rodrigo leads initiatives that connect tax strategy with day-to-day operations, ensuring that intercompany pricing policies are both compliant and commercially practical. He works closely with clients to enhance tax efficiency, improve reporting accuracy, and minimize controversy risk, while aligning transfer pricing with their broader business objectives.Recognizing the need for a more integrated and technology-driven approach to managing transfer pricing, Rodrigo contributes to the development of TransPortal — a global transfer pricing management platform that streamlines data collection, risk analysis, documentation, and Country-by-Country and Pillar 2 reporting.In addition to his transfer pricing work, Rodrigo co-founded Yard Amigo, a mobile platform that empowers landscaping businesses with tools for operations management and customer service. He is passionate about leveraging technology and innovation to solve complex business challenges and deliver measurable value to stakeholders.Before joining WTP, Rodrigo held senior roles in both advisory and in-house tax departments, giving him a well-rounded perspective on the practical realities of transfer pricing in global organizations.

Experience

1. Director, Transfer Pricing

   Wtp Advisors

   Jun 2021 — Present · CT, US

   WTP Advisors is a global leader in tax and business advisory services specializing in international tax, transfer pricing, IC-DISC, international valuation, and technology solutions. Our highly skilled professionals equipped with years of industry experience, coupled with our cutting-edge technologies, make substantive and long-term differences to an organization\'s profitability. WTP Advisors has offices throughout North America with strategic alliances with firms across the globe.

Education

• Cornell University

  Certificate (In-progress), Project Management

  2020 — 2020

• Colegio Nacional de Licenciados en Administracion

  Business Administration

• Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

  Economics

Skills

• Transfer Pricing
• Tax Research
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Business Valuation
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Tax Advisory
• Tax
• Operational Transfer Pricing
• Tax Law
• Restructuring
• Corporate Tax
• Financial Reporting
• Valuation
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Us Gaap
• Utp Analysis
• Tax Accounting
• Due Diligence
• International Tax Planning
• International Tax
• Mergers & Acquisitions