Regional Head (m,w,d) of Tax, Central and Eastern Europe

In this role, you lead tax across Central and Eastern Europe, coordinating with local teams and the group tax function to ensure compliant, efficient tax governance. You’ll manage cross-border tax matters for key entities (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland) and shape group-wide tax strategy, while partnering with finance, legal, and officers to optimize tax positions. The role offers exposure to IFRS, local GAAPs, and transfer pricing, within a global payments technology company on a scalable, sustainability-driven mission. You will influence tax policy, risk management, and process improvements across the tax cluster.

• competitive salary
• comprehensive training and development programs
• global team exposure
• empowering culture
• work with inspiring colleagues
• opportunity to shape payments technology

• Manage tax aspects for subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland, including country-specific structuring, transfer pricing, interest limitation, and consolidation
• Support local finance for IFRS and local accounting rules, ensuring correct application of IFRS and tax standards
• Own tax processes at Group level for the Tax Cluster, coordinating with local teams, Group Finance, and external advisors
• Provide tax guidance to group tax, finance, legal, and operations on CIT, VAT, and country-specific taxes, identifying issues and solutions
• Conduct tax monitoring, develop local tax manuals/guides, and train finance/tax teams as needed
• Oversee tax audits and relations with authorities, coordinating responses with external advisors
• Anticipate tax risks across the cluster and adapt to regulatory changes, coordinating with Group tax
• Support group/local teams on reporting and tax computation, optimize processes, and harmonize submissions
• Monitor legislation and case law developments to enable proactive adaptations

• Minimum 12 years’ experience in international direct taxation (Big4, international law firm, or multinational)
• Graduation from university in Tax Law or Tax Economics
• Professional proficiency in English and German
• Expertise in Excel and SAP reporting tools
• Strong analytical, independent, proactive mindset with excellent written communication
• Ability to interface with group tax, finance, and legal teams across jurisdictions
• Knowledge of payments, eCommerce, or FinTech is a plus

• strong analytical abilities
• proactive and independent to drive strategic proposals
• excellent written and interpersonal communication
• Excel
• SAP
• IFRS