Steuerberater (Tax Manager)
Berlin · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 1, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Berlin
About the role
- As our Tax Manager - Germany, you will take full end-to-end ownership of all German tax topics while operating with a global mindset.
- In this role, you bridge the gap between core compliance and strategic business enablement by evaluating tax implications, building operational systems, designing robust controls, and launching innovative financial products.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with Product, Business, and Legal teams to evaluate tax implications for new product launches, restructurings, and international expansion.
- Design scalable tax processes, workflows, and controls from scratch.
- Lead external tax audits, serve as the primary point of contact for German tax authorities, and manage relations with external tax advisors.
- Oversee accurate, timely, and compliant tax filings across CIT, VAT, and Withholding Tax (WHT) in Germany.
- Translate complex tax legislation into clear, pragmatic, and actionable advice for non-tax stakeholders across Product, Legal, Marketing and Accounting.
- Continuously identify tax efficiencies, drive automation, and refine internal tools.
Requirements
- Official German tax advisor certification (Steuerberater / in) is mandatory.
- 5+ years of relevant tax experience within a leading tax consulting/accounting firm or fast-paced in-house tax function.
- Degree (Bachelor’s/Master’s) in Tax, Law, Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting.
- Comprehensive understanding across German CIT, VAT, and WHT, or an eagerness to cover the entire spectrum of tax topics end-to-end.
- Strong Excel skills and affinity for financial systems/automation.
- Professional fluency in both German and English (written and spoken).
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Workday is a major plus.
Benefits
- Competitive personal development budget
- Work from home budget
- Discounts to fitness & wellness memberships
- Language apps
- Public transportation
- Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account as well as subscriptions for friends and family members
- Additional day of annual leave for each year of service
- Relocation package with visa support
Skills
- Workday
- Excel
- German CIT
- VAT
- Withholding Tax
