Senior Manager Tax Compliance and Tax Controversy

In this role you drive tax compliance and controversy strategy for BI’s German entities, partnering with Tax, Finance, Legal, and other functions. You will leverage AI and modern tax systems to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability, while ensuring governance and data protection. You’ll own complex tax matters, shape international strategies, and help transform the tax function through data-driven approaches. This role offers the opportunity to impact tax outcomes at scale and collaborate across teams to deliver robust positions and processes.

• comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package

• Advise German entities on corporate income tax and international reporting obligations
• Prepare and review corporate income tax returns, tax calculations, and reporting for financial statements
• Manage German tax audits end-to-end, including interactions with authorities and external advisors
• Develop international controversy strategies, governance standards, and documentation
• Monitor tax risks and reserves
• Leverage AI and modern tax systems to improve process quality, efficiency, and scalability
• Drive smarter, standardized, and increasingly automated processes
• Collaborate across Tax, Finance, Legal, and other functions

• Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Law, or a comparable field with taxation or accounting focus
• Several years of experience in German corporate income tax, tax compliance and reporting, and tax audits or disputes
• Knowledge of German tax procedural law and experience with tax authorities, appeals, or litigation
• Ability to assess complex tax matters and coordinate internal and external stakeholders
• Strong project management and prioritization skills
• Interest in AI, digital tools, and tax systems to implement reliable process improvements
• Strong communication, teamwork, judgment, analytical thinking, and independent working style
• Fluency in German and English

• strong communication
• teamwork
• analytical thinking
• artificial intelligence in tax
• digital tools and tax systems
• tax compliance and reporting processes