Hybrid Manager VAT Advisory – VAT Services

at Rödl & Partner

• Job title: Manager VAT Advisory – VAT Services
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hamburg, Germany

About the role

• Manager for VAT Services advising on national and international tax issues. Join a team focused on compliance and cross-border transactions with a structured onboarding process.

Responsibilities

• Advising on domestic and international VAT-related legal and commercial matters, in particular in supply chain management and in M&A transactions
• Project management and client support, e.g., conducting VAT reviews, preparing VAT manuals, leading workshops, and drafting and reviewing VAT opinions in German and English
• Correspondence with tax authorities and collaboration with international colleagues from the International VAT Group on roll-outs related to business transactions
• Reviewing VAT returns, periodic filings and registrations
• Supporting tax audits, VAT special audits and requests for information at national and international levels
• Clarifying fundamental legal issues before national and European courts
• Managing VAT corrections and adjustments

Requirements

• Degree in law or business administration or equivalent qualification, ideally with a professional qualification (e.g., tax advisor, lawyer)
• Solid knowledge of domestic and international tax law and several years of experience in VAT law
• Experience in managing VAT projects is an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong proficiency in English and MS Office
• Analytical thinking skills
• Understanding of commercial and economic contexts
• Team player with initiative, strong communication skills and client orientation

Benefits

• Structured onboarding
• Rapid integration into the team
• Early assumption of responsibility
• Clear career path
• Entrepreneurial opportunities
• Training for professional and personal development in our in‑house academy
• Attractive compensation
• Remote working
• Flexible working hours
• Good work–life balance with 30 days’ vacation based on a 5‑day week
• Shared experiences: ski trips, team days and company events
• Contribution toward EGYM Wellpass
• Comprehensive health promotion programs
• Bike leasing
• Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket