
Senior Tax Manager
SMA Solar
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kassel • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Senior
About the role
- Tax support for domestic and international entities
- Act as a sparring partner for colleagues and the Head of Tax
- Support in structuring the international transfer pricing policy and in preparing transfer pricing documentation
- Support internal projects (e.g., reorganizations, SAP rollout in foreign subsidiaries)
- Handling tax audits, including payroll tax and VAT special audits
- Advising the German group companies on VAT and income taxes (including payroll tax and withholding tax on capital income)
- Calculating tax expense for local and international financial statements
- Reviewing and preparing tax returns
- Leading appeals procedures or initiating and supporting them
- Delivering internal tax training sessions
Requirements
- Degree in economics or law with a focus on taxation
- Minimum of 5 years' professional experience in a tax advisory firm or in the tax department of an internationally oriented company
- Sound knowledge of national and international tax law
- Advantageous: successfully passed the tax advisor exam (Steuerberater)
- Business-fluent English
- Independent and reliable working style
- Team-oriented personality with excellent communication skills
Benefits
- be flexible. Circumstances change — our working-time models offer you solutions.
- be family. Community and team spirit matter to us. Your family should not be neglected — we support you.
- be energy. Your energy can flourish with us. Contribute proactively, courageously and purposefully to change.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
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Soft skills
communication skillsteam-orientedindependent working stylereliable working style
Certifications
degree in economicsdegree in lawtax advisor exam