Senior Tax Associate at Aprio providing tax planning, consulting, and compliance for clients. Work with a dynamic Tax team for diverse middle to large sized clients.
About the role
- Director of Income Tax managing Ertragsteuern and Transaktionssteuern for ZF in Germany. Leading tax strategy implementation and supporting M&A transactions, collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for the German tax function covering income taxes and transaction taxes.
- Ensure preparation and submission of income tax returns for all German group entities.
- Support tax structuring and provide advice for M&A transactions, reorganizations and financing structures.
- Ensure Tax Reporting / Tax Accounting (IFRS / HGB) for the German entities in the course of interim/annual financial statements and monthly reporting.
- Support the further development of the Tax Compliance Management System (Tax CMS).
- Manage and support ongoing tax audits for the German group entities.
- Serve as the primary contact for the operational business and other corporate departments on German tax matters, and collaborate closely with auditors, tax authorities and external advisors.
- Monitor tax policy developments and actively contribute to tax policy and industry association activities.
Requirements
- University degree in economics, business administration or law, or equivalent training in tax administration (e.g., Dipl.-Finanzwirt).
- Qualified as a German Tax Advisor (Steuerberater).
- Minimum 7–10 years of relevant professional experience in a leadership role at an industrial company, a tax advisory firm or within tax administration.
- Strong knowledge of national and international tax law, as well as tax accounting (IFRS / HGB).
- Strategic, entrepreneurial and analytical thinking, with strong leadership skills.
- Excellent communication and team skills, and the ability to explain complex issues and technical questions in a clear, cross-departmental manner.
- Business-fluent English, both written and spoken.
- Willingness to travel occasionally.
- Regular presence at our headquarters in Friedrichshafen is required even if the working location is Munich.
Benefits
- Subsidies: public transport, company canteen (Friedrichshafen) and cafeteria.
- Health: ZF Velo (bike leasing), “EGYM Wellpass” ZF fitness program.
- Work–life balance: home office options, ZF kindergarten (Friedrichshafen).
- Care support: assistance with caring for dependent relatives.
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