Role title: Head Account to Report & Tax Compliance GSA - all genders

• Location: Frankfurt

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

The Head of A2R & Tax compliance will have the overall accountability of the end-to-end A2R operations to lead and deliver the best-in-class service. They will partner with the CFO as well as relevant Finance Business Partners to ensure sustainable processes in GSA (Germany, Switzerland and Austria) as per Core Model guidelines.

This role is located in Frankfurt (Germany) Sanofi offices and is part of the A2R organization within the Global Finance Services (GFS) organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery Service:

• Ensure accurate financial statements for all legal entities; oversee S2P, O2C, and ConOps accounts

• Deliver compliant, high-quality end-to-end A2R service; achieve KPIs and drive continuous improvement

• Submit all legal entity reports for public financial information release

• Manage accounting impact of M&A projects (acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings) including inventory activities, asset transfers, and financial implications; support due diligence and integration

• Lead periodic Balance Sheet and P&L reviews per IFRS, IAS, local standards, and SAGA

• Collaborate with Global Process Managers on A2R projects and standardization

• Apply best practices from GFS and external organizations

• Support process documentation and knowledge retention

• Ensure Compliance, Internal Control/SOX standards, and local regulation adherence across GSA

• Coordinate external audits from fee negotiation to completion; respond to Corporate and Auditor inquiries

• Partner with CFO on strategic transactions, providing technical accounting evaluation

• Partner with HUBs (Budapest, Hyderabad) on IFRS/IAS/SAGA activities; Manage HUB transitions and post-stabilization; ensure quality and continuous improvement

• Foster collaboration across A2R teams and stakeholders within/outside GFS

• Lead Legal Entity restructuring projects end-to-end

• Lead Accounts Committee preparation and formalization

• Support ESG and sustainability reporting per local/EU regulations

Tax Activities:

• Ensure timely, accurate quarterly tax reporting (IFRS) to Sanofi group

• Ensure compliance with emerging tax regulations (BEPS, CbCR, directives)

• Manage/coordinate statutory accounts preparation, external audit, and tax figures for corporation tax returns

• Ensure timely, accurate Tax Returns to authorities

• Review SOX controls for tax and transfer pricing; communicate with Local/Geographical Tax Manager

• Review current and deferred tax balance true-ups post-CIT return submission

• Validate tax payments on account for GSA

• Liaise with Central Transfer Pricing team to align GSA transfer prices with group policy

• Oversee transfer pricing adjustments (commercial, industrial, corporate services, R&D) including FY true-ups, documentation, reconciliations, and approvals

• Lead Tax Compliance responses to tax authority inspections/audits; coordinate with local Tax Managers and external advisors

Stakeholder Management:

• Partner with: MCO CFO, Head of Tax, Treasury, Finance Business Partners, Procurement, FP&A, Corporate Finance/Tax, Interco, IPFF, Country Lead, P&C, Legal, Sales, ITS, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Corporate Compliance, Industrial Affairs, R&D Finance

• Build relationships with regional/local stakeholders and HUBs (Budapest, Hyderabad) for smooth communication and change management

• Manage statutory audit coordination with external auditors

People Management:

• Lead A2R services organization

• Oversee 3 direct reports, managing 13 team members

• Foster talent development via IDPs, succession planning, and cross-functional mobility

About you

Professional experiences and education:

• Professional accounting qualification, University degree level or equivalent

• 10+ years of Finance experience, multiple years in Pharma industry

• Corporate tax, transfer pricing, and/or indirect tax experience

• International/multicultural exposure

• HUB/BPO model experience (transitions)

• Managing professional tax and accounting teams

• Track record managing large efficiency improvement programs and transformation with change management

Soft & Technical Skills:

• Proven leadership experience: Shape culture, motivate teams, drive common goals, think strategically and operationally

• Strong delivery orientation: business cases, planning, execution, ROI measurement

• Problem-solving and business judgment in fast-paced environment; prioritization skills (complex tax matters)

• Executive-level communication (internal/external)

• Strong German GAAP/HGB expertise

• Very good IFRS knowledge (e.g., IAS 12)

• Very good program/project management skills

• Good tax legislation knowledge: Withholding Taxes, VAT, Local file TP

• Excellent IT skills: Excel (vLookups, Pivot Tables), SAP, PowerBI

• Openness to AI and digital tools

• Independent worker, agile, proactive, positive team player, flexible

Languages:

• Fluent German and English skills is a must

Why join us?

• For your work-life balance: our mobile office policy - Hybrid Work Policy Benefit from the flexibility to work partly outside your company workplace and also take advantage of the opportunity to meet colleagues and teams in our modern office environments.

• For your self-development: long-term employee accounts and sabbaticals

• For you to think outside the box: assignments beyond the boundaries of your own department in so-called gigs and a wide range of further training opportunities

• For your family: 14 weeks of paid family time in addition to statutory maternity leave and parental leave for both parents, daycare places and holiday and emergency care

• For your well-being at work: we live New Work with a modern office in Frankfurt

• For your self-care: attractive healthcare offers, our own fitness center and leasing bikes and an individually usable mobility allowance

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