AVP Tax Specialist

AVP Tax Specialist – Barclays

Position based in our Frankfurt office, full‑time permanent.

As an AVP Tax Specialist at Barclays, you will support the end‑to‑end tax reporting and compliance processes in Germany. Your role includes handling queries from Finance teams, delivering accurate and timely outputs, and maintaining a robust tax risk control environment. Where needs arise you will provide ad‑hoc tax advice to various business units and collaborate with Tax and Finance teams across multiple geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Support end‑to‑end tax reporting and compliance for Barclays in Germany.
• Deliver accurate, timely outputs using data processing and advanced Excel (pivot tables).
• Interpret and work with tax accounting data across corporation tax, VAT, transfer pricing and withholding taxes.
• Collaborate closely with Tax and Finance teams to ensure seamless execution.
• Manage tax risks arising from business activities, investments and financial transactions; develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Analyse complex tax issues to support planning, compliance and risk management initiatives.
• Liaise with tax authorities, resolve legacy tax risks, and assess risks for complex transactions.
• Prepare or review relevant tax returns and tax accounting calculations and disclosures in accordance with applicable tax law and accounting standards.
• Design and operate tax process controls to ensure risk is appropriately managed.

Required Experience & Skills

• Tax experience, preferably at a leading tax advisory firm or within the financial services sector, with exposure to cross‑border matters.
• Strong technical tax knowledge across corporation tax, VAT, transfer pricing and withholding taxes.
• Proficient in advanced Excel (pivot tables, data processing) for complex dataset management.
• Excellent communication and time‑management; able to work independently, prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Good academic background in a technical or quantitative discipline such as Tax Law or Tax Accounting.
• Understanding of Corporate and Investment Banking operations; experience with cross‑border transactions.
• Experience across a broad range of taxes, including corporate income tax, VAT, operational taxes and transfer pricing with international exposure.
• Fluency in German and English; strong problem‑solving and commercial awareness.

Additional Information

This role is considered a Controlled Function under the Central Bank of Ireland Fitness and Probity Regulations and may require mandatory regulatory qualifications or internal company benchmarks.

Employment type: Full‑time, Permanent; Location: Frankfurt office.

Seniority level: Not applicable.

Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance; Industry: Banking and Financial Services.