Director of Tax

Summary

Join one of the world’s largest privately owned real estate tech companies as their Director of Tax. This role involves leading and overseeing global tax compliance, particularly in Germany. You will be responsible for all tax matters at the Group level, coordinating compliance for subsidiaries, and maintaining the transfer pricing policy. The position requires collaboration with auditors, external advisors, and internal teams. This is a chance to build the group tax function from the ground up and be a forerunner of transformation within the company. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a comparable role, strong leadership skills, and fluency in English.

Requirements

• You are a leader with several years of work experience in a comparable role, either at a multi-national corporate or at an international accounting firm (tax consulting team)
• A proven track record of ensuring tax compliance, ideally in a publicly listed or large PE backed technology company
• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the experience of working effectively in an international organization across diverse businesses and cultures
• A business partner to the CFO and the broader executive leadership team
• Hands on working style, providing thoughtful analysis with clear recommendations and actively driving projects

Responsibilities

• Become a forerunner of our transformation
• Responsible for all tax matters at Group level
• Coordination of tax compliance for most Group subsidiary companies nationally and internationally
• Keeping Up-To-Date of the Group wide transfer pricing policy for services and IP
• Tax support for preparation/audit of consolidated financial statements (including deferred taxes, TRR)
• Tax due diligence support for investments and acquisitions
• Close collaboration with auditors, domestic and international external tax advisors and the internal audit and compliance teams
• Point person for communication and audits of the respective tax authorities

Preferred Qualifications

English language proficiency is a must, additional languages such as French and German relevant to our markets are a plus

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave + 2 Volunteering days per year
• Hybrid or remote working options
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension scheme
• ���58 public transport allowance
• ���100 allowance for glasses
• A mix of Health and Wellbeing benefits
• Bicycle leasing (Job Rad)
• Berlin only - Subsidised canteen (3.50€/day)
• Berlin only - Kindergarten (employees need to request a place, it might take some time, about 6 months)
• Charity fundraisers
• Laptop (MacBook/Dell)
• Smartphone + Subscription (requires approval)
• Partnership with Urban Sports Club & Kyan Health