Indirect Tax Team Lead

Indirect Tax Team Lead

- Location: Bogotá

About the Job

At Sanofi, we're committed to delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We are looking for an Indirect Tax Team Lead to join our LATAM Finance organization and play a critical role in managing indirect tax compliance, advisory, controls, and process optimization across the region.

This position combines deep technical tax expertise with people leadership responsibilities. You will lead a team of tax professionals while partnering with Finance, Procurement, Sales, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with indirect tax regulations, mitigate risks, and drive operational excellence. The role offers broad regional exposure and the opportunity to influence tax processes and transformation initiatives within a dynamic multinational environment.

Main Responsibilities

Tax Compliance & Reporting

- Oversee the preparation, review, and submission of VAT, Sales Tax, GST, and other indirect tax filings across multiple LATAM jurisdictions.
- Ensure all tax returns are filed accurately and on time in accordance with local regulations.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and assess their impact on business operations.
- Support compliance reporting and tax-related reconciliations.

Team Leadership

- Lead, coach, and develop a team of indirect tax professionals.
- Allocate workload, review deliverables, and ensure adherence to quality standards.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Support employee development through training, feedback, and performance management.

Business Partnering & Advisory

- Provide clear and practical indirect tax guidance to Finance, Procurement, Commercial, and other business teams.
- Support strategic initiatives, projects, and business transactions from a tax perspective.
- Identify tax risks and opportunities and recommend business-focused solutions.
- Translate complex tax concepts into actionable recommendations for non-tax stakeholders.

Process Improvement & Controls

- Drive the optimization and automation of indirect tax processes.
- Strengthen internal controls and ensure accuracy of tax data and reporting.
- Collaborate with Finance and IT teams on ERP enhancements and system implementations.
- Contribute to tax transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Audit & Risk Management

- Manage tax audits and communications with tax authorities.
- Ensure audit documentation and supporting records are complete and maintained.
- Assess indirect tax risks and implement mitigation plans.
- Support governance, compliance, and control activities across the region.

About You

Experience:

- Minimum 5 years of experience in indirect tax, VAT, GST, Sales Tax, or related tax functions.
- Strong accounting and indirect tax knowledge.
- Experience working with LATAM tax regulations , preferably in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and/or Argentina.
- Previous exposure to leadership, supervision, or team coordination responsibilities.
- Experience in multinational, shared services, or regional environments is a plus.

Technical Skills:

- Strong technical expertise in indirect taxation.
- Knowledge of VAT, GST, Sales Tax, and related compliance requirements.
- Experience with tax technologies and ERP systems, preferably SAP and/or Workday .
- Understanding of transfer pricing principles.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Leadership & Communication Skills:

- Demonstrated leadership capabilities and team development skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex tax matters to diverse audiences.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Excellent collaboration and business partnering capabilities.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural, and matrix environment.

Education

- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field.
- Fluent English (written and spoken).

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.

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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.

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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 !