Tax Operations Specialist

Novartis is hiring a Tax Operations Specialist. Level rates it ; you can apply on Novartis.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include SAP, SAP S4hana and Vertex.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
Level lists 850 other open roles at Novartis.
The role was posted within the past week.

AI in this role

Prepare tax returns, perform reconciliations, and utilize digital tools and data analysis to support tax operations across Latin America and Canada.

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Job Description Summary

#LI-Hybrid

Location: Mexico City, Insurgentes

Relocation Support: This role is based in Mexico City, Insurgentes. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Sponsorship: Novartis is unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Ready to help shape a more data-driven and technology-enabled future for Tax Operations? As a Tax Operations Specialist, you will support tax compliance and operational activities across Latin America and Canada, helping ensure accurate, complete, and timely tax obligations. You will collaborate with Tax Operations teams, business partners, external advisors, and tax authorities while strengthening documentation, controls, and standardized processes. As tax operations continue to evolve, you will also apply data analysis, reconciliation, and digital tools to improve compliance quality and reduce manual effort.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

· Prepare and file direct, indirect, and withholding tax returns accurately and within established deadlines.

· Perform tax calculations and reconciliations, validating data completeness and resolving discrepancies.

· Maintain standardized tax processes, internal controls, procedures, and documentation across supported countries.

· Support tax-authority requests and collaborate effectively with external tax advisors and internal business partners.

· Monitor relevant tax and regulatory changes across Latin America and Canada, assessing potential operational impacts.

· Use data analysis, SAP, and technology-enabled solutions to strengthen compliance and reduce manual activities.

Essential Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Business Administration, or a related field.

· Relevant experience in tax compliance, tax operations, accounting, finance, or a comparable role.

· Knowledge of direct, indirect, and withholding taxes, including calculations, reconciliations, controls, and documentation.

· Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail and accuracy.

· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, focused on data analysis, reporting, and decision-making.

· Professional English proficiency, with strong communication, teamwork, adaptability, ethics, integrity, and confidentiality.

Desirable Requirements

· Experience with SAP, Vertex, SAP S/4HANA, Profitability and Performance Management, or technology-enabled tax processes.

· Knowledge of tax requirements across Latin America and Canada, ideally gained within the pharmaceutical industry.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and Accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position, please inform the recruitment team so appropriate support can be provided.

Why Novartis

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting, and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? Explore People and Culture at Novartis

Skills Desired

Building High Performance Team, Compliance And Controls (Inactive), Continuous Process Improvement, Critical Thinking, Esg Data Management (Inactive), Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting (Inactive), People Development, Process Optimization

How we rate this

Tax Operations Specialist at Novartis rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Tax Operations Specialist is an open job at Novartis.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in INSURGENTES.
The job was posted on October 19, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Novartis. Apply on Novartis

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