Director of Tax & Finance

Director of Finance and Tax

Broadgate's client is a high-growth, top-tier global venture capital firm backing category-defining technology businesses across major international hubs. In an exciting, newly created role to support the firm’s rapid European expansion, they are seeking a Director of Finance and Tax to take full ownership of tax strategy, fund administration, and financial oversight across all German entities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee comprehensive German tax compliance and regulatory filings across all domestic management entities and operating vehicles.
• Lead relationships with external tax advisers and auditors, ensuring timely, accurate submission of corporate tax returns and statutory accounts.
• Direct end-to-end fund administration across German fund vehicles, including fund accounting, capital call execution, investor distributions, and portfolio valuations.
• Manage LP communications and investor reporting, acting as the primary point of contact for tax queries, reporting requests, and fund operations.
• Organize and prepare materials for advisory board meetings and LPAC sessions.
• Administer carried interest schemes, tracking allocations and processing carry distributions in accordance with fund documentation.
• Provide guidance on cross-border employment tax considerations for local personnel operating within global organizational frameworks.

Essential Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in German tax within VC/PE, asset management, or top-tier professional advisory.
• Formal tax qualification (Steuerberater ) or equivalent experience owning German tax compliance for regulated financial structures.
• Proven experience in a regulated financial institution, ideally working with private clients
• Experience in Deal Tax and Corporate tax