Advisor Tax (f/m/d)

IONOS; Karlsruhe; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized canteen

Free drinks

Modern office space

Excellent transport connections

Employee discounts

Job summary

IONOS seeks a Tax Specialist (f/m/d) for its Karlsruhe office to cover the full range of tax topics and build expertise in transfer pricing. You will prepare tax balance sheets and returns for German group companies and support transfer pricing documentation.

The role involves advising on tax matters, audits, and compliance with SAP and other tax software. Fluent German and good English are required; SAP experience and strong Excel skills are preferred.

Qualifications

• Academic background in finance, international tax or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in tax consultancy, audit, or in-house tax function.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tax balance sheets and tax returns for German group companies.
• Support in preparing and maintaining transfer pricing documentation (Master File, Local Files, CbCR).
• Contribute to transfer pricing guidelines, models and intercompany agreements reviews with business functions.
• Tax assess business transactions, contracts and restructurings.

Skills

German language

English language

Excel

SAP

Transfer pricing exposure

Structured working style

Education

Finance and international tax background

German Tax Advisor Exam (Adv.)

Tools

Tax software

Job description

Our tax team of six, led by our Head of Tax, covers the tax matters of all group companies worldwide. To support us in Berlin or Karlsruhe, we are looking for a Tax Specialist (f/m/d) who wants to work across the full range of our tax topics and is keen to build expertise in transfer pricing.

Tasks

• Preparing tax balance sheets and tax returns for the German group companies together with our colleagues.
• Support in preparing and maintaining our transfer pricing documentation (Master File, Local Files, CbCR), including functional and risk analyses.
• Contributing to the implementation and further development of intercompany transfer pricing guidelines and models and reviewing intercompany agreements in coordination with the business functions.
• Tax assessment of business transactions, contracts and restructurings.
• Advising business functions and subsidiaries on tax matters, and acting as contact person for our foreign entities on operational questions regarding the operational application of transfer pricing requirements.
• Supporting tax audits and communicating with tax authorities and external advisors.
• Helping us develop our Tax Compliance Management System further and digitalise our tax processes.
• Monitoring legislative changes and case law, and deriving recommendations for action.

Qualifications

• Academic track record with a finance and international tax background.
• At least three years of professional experience in tax consultancy, audit, or an in-house tax function; experience in the tax department of a multinational group is an advantage.
• German Tax Advisor Exam is an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of German corporate income tax law; knowledge of international tax law is desirable.
• Initial exposure to transfer pricing, or a clear interest in building expertise in this area.
• Experience with SAP and common tax software, along with very good Excel skills.
• Structured and independent way of working, and enjoyment of working with different business functions.
• Business-fluent German and good English language skills.
• Flexible working hours through trust-based working hours.
• At some locations a subsidized canteen and various free drinks.
• Modern office space with very good transport connections.
• Various employee discounts for activities and products.
• Employee events such as summer and winter parties, as well as workshops.
• Numerous training and development opportunities.
• Various health offers, such as sports and health courses.