Job Description

Job title Accountant Focused on Taxes LATAM

• Location: Bogotá

About the job

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives.

The Tax Accountant – LATAM plays a key role within the Finance organization, supporting tax compliance, reporting, and advisory activities across multiple Latin American countries. This position ensures compliance with local tax regulations while partnering with finance teams and business stakeholders to support operational and strategic decision-making.

The role offers exposure to diverse tax environments across LATAM and the opportunity to contribute to process improvements, risk management, and tax optimization initiatives in a dynamic multinational setting.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Ready to get started?

Main responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns for assigned LATAM countries
• Ensure timely filing of tax declarations, including VAT, income tax, withholding tax, and other statutory requirements
• Monitor tax payment schedules and coordinate with Treasury to ensure timely settlements
• Prepare and maintain tax provision calculations and supporting documentation
• Ensure compliance with applicable local tax regulations and internal policies
• Provide tax guidance and support on business transactions and operational decisions
• Assist with transfer pricing documentation and compliance requirements
• Support tax audits and respond to inquiries from tax authorities
• Identify tax optimization opportunities while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks
• Monitor and communicate tax legislation updates and assess business impacts
• Develop, maintain, and enhance tax processes and controls
• Support compliance with SOX requirements and internal control standards
• Participate in month-end and year-end closing activities related to taxes
• Contribute to system implementations, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement projects
• Promote standardization and best practices across tax processes
• Partner with local Finance teams across LATAM markets
• Coordinate activities with external tax advisors and consultants
• Support business functions with tax-related requests and projects
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective tax governance

About you

Experience: 3–5 years of experience in tax accounting, tax compliance, or public accounting, experience working with LATAM tax regulations, preferably including Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, experience in a multinational company or Big Four firm is preferred, experience supporting tax audits and regulatory compliance processes

Soft & Technical skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, high attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines, strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, adaptability to changing regulations and business environments, ability to work collaboratively across countries, cultures, and time zones, strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex tax topics. Strong knowledge of local GAAP and IFRS, understanding of transfer pricing principles, experience with ERP systems such as SAP and Workday is a plus, advanced Excel and financial analysis skills and familiarity with tax compliance and reporting tools.

Education: High English level required and Spanish required

Why choose us?

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• You’ll be part of leading the first experiences a job seeker has with Sanofi and ensuring it is best-in-class and driving conversions.

• You’ll be part of a truly diverse cross-cultural team and can have real business impact.

• Flexible working policies, including up to 50% remote work.

• Private medical care, life and health insurance, and gender-neutral paid parental leave

• Colombia is one of Sanofi’s key locations for new talents, having a big footprint with the Bogota HUB and its best-in-class operation.

• Mexico and Argentina Play an instrumental part in creating best practice and innovation within our 3 vaccines production plants.

Pursue Progress Discover Extraordinary

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

To apply under the disability condition, it is necessary to have a certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection to comply with the obligations established in Law 2466 of 2025 regarding the hiring of people with disabilities.

If you require any reasonable accommodation or adjustment during the recruitment process, please inform the Talent Acquisition team. This information will be treated confidentially and will not impact your application.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

#LI-LAT

#LI-Hybrid

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!