Tax Manager - Germany Tax Lead(m/w/x)

Description

As a Tax Manager for Germany, you will take full ownership of tax matters, ensuring compliance and leading audits while collaborating on transfer pricing and managing intercompany transactions. This role will be pivotal in implementing new tax processes and maintaining robust compliance frameworks.

Requirements

• •University degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or related field
• •Extensive experience in German tax compliance and advisory (Big 4, consultancy, in-house, or tax authorities)
• •Strong expertise in German Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
• •Strong expertise in Value Added Tax (VAT)
• •Strong expertise in Withholding Tax (WHT)
• •Strong expertise in international tax principles
• •Fluency in German and English
• •Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• •Proactive, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset

Tasks

• •Manage tax matters for six German legal entities
• •Ensure compliance with German CIT, VAT, WHT, and Pillar II regulations
• •Lead tax audits and support statutory audit processes
• •Oversee tax reporting and maintain SOX tax controls
• •Handle withholding tax and non-routine tax issues
• •Implement new tax rules and processes across Germany
• •Collaborate with EMEA Tax Manager on transfer pricing matters
• •Maintain and review local transfer pricing documentation annually
• •Support new intercompany flows and cross-border transactions
• •Review intercompany contracts and tax-related invoices
• •Oversee monthly VAT filings and coordinate with external advisors
• •Develop and implement a Tax Compliance Framework to mitigate risks

Benefits