Senior Tax Expert – VAT

• Dealing with indirect taxes while working in an exciting, dynamic, and international environment
• Serve as the central point of contact for VAT-related questions within our company
• Preparing VAT advance returns—both domestic and international—as well as filing OSS and ZM reports
• Preparing and overseeing annual VAT returns
• Providing advice on VAT matters within the corporate group
• Optimizing and digitizing processes related to VAT law in collaboration with other departments within our company and external consultants
• Implementing e-invoicing both domestically and internationally
• Monitoring changes to VAT laws both domestically and internationally, as well as their implications for us
• Executing and implementing VAT-related projects both domestically and internationally
• Maintaining and improving the Tax CMS

Requirements

• Substantial experience in tax consulting—for example, through several years of work at a law firm, a large tax consulting firm, or in a company’s tax department
• Broad knowledge of value-added tax (VAT), with a willingness to continually expand this knowledge
• Knowledge of VAT and income tax group structures
• Strong self-management skills in meeting deadlines for filing various VAT returns and fulfilling other VAT compliance requirements in various countries
• Proficiency in using ERP systems to process VAT-related business transactions and accounting processes
• Strong teamwork skills, as well as an analytical, structured, and quality-oriented approach to thinking and working
• Very good command of German and English
• Proficiency in using various IT programs, such as Excel, Microsoft D365, etc.