Corporate Income Tax Student Assistant

Do you want to work with taxes? Do you enjoy working in an international environment? Do you see yourself learn from hands-on experience in a multinational company? Then join us in Corporate Income Tax where we are looking for a new Student Assistant to join our HQ team in Bagsværd.

Your new role

As a student assistant in Corporate Income Tax, you will be part of a central business function working across the global organisation. You will be exposed to various tasks and will learn from your peers to support your development. Your focus will be:  

• Support with all matters of corporate income taxes, e.g. filing of tax returns, tax reporting, tax forecasting, tax accounting, and other submissions with the authorities
• Assist with optimization and digitalizing processes and tasks
• Assist with ad hoc tasks and projects within both domestic and international corporate income tax. 

The preferred starting date is mid-August 2026, and you will be expected to work 15 hours a week (we are flexible around your study schedule). 

Your new department

In Finance, Legal & Global Solutions, we enable Novo Nordisk to fulfil our purpose by safeguarding the business, providing corporate infrastructure, and driving value creation. We are a team of 2,300 colleagues primarily based at our headquarters in Denmark and our Global Business Services centres in India and Mexico.

In Novo Nordisk’s Corporate Tax Department, we are 25 employees working across teams covering Transfer Pricing, Tax Strategy & Digitalisation, Corporate Income Tax, and Indirect Tax. In addition, you will be part of the Global Tax organisation, with 85+ employees worldwide. Corporate Income Tax is responsible for corporate income tax matters related to the consolidated financial statements, tax returns, mergers & acquisitions, and filings with tax authorities.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a disciplined and ambitious student who thrives on responsibility and approaches complex tasks with structure and precision. Furthermore, you:

• Are enrolled in a relevant bachelor’s programme or have recently started your master’s in accounting, finance, law or similar
• Have an interest in the tax area 
• Can handle complexity and translate it into clear, simple explanations for stakeholders at all levels 
• Have a structured working style with a strong attention to detail and a focus on quality 
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with others
• Are fluent in English, both written and verbal
• Are open-minded, curious, and willing to ask questions and learn 

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, your skills, dedication, and ambition help us change lives for the better for patients around the world. In exchange, we offer you an opportunity to work with extraordinary talent and to benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.

What we offer

This role offers something rare for a student position: genuine responsibility that directly impacts our business. You'll develop professional competencies in a high-stakes environment while working with experienced mentors who trust you with meaningful work. Beyond building technical tax expertise and advanced Excel skills, you'll gain experience in disciplined, structured work practices that will serve you throughout your career. We offer competitive student compensation, flexibility around your studies, and a collegial environment where your diligence and ambition are recognised and valued.

Salary: For this position, the hourly pay will be 205,17 DKK.

More information

For questions related to the position, please contact Clara Hedstrøm Olsen at +45 30 57 17 44, or at CHXO@novonordisk.com. Please be advised that Clara will not support queries about your recruitment status, Clara will only answer questions about the role.

Deadline

20th of May 2026.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

Please note, we will invite candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis and conclude the recruitment process when the right candidate has been found.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.