Tax Specialist (with German)

UBS; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UBS is seeking a Tax Specialist in Wroclaw to support VAT and real estate tax activities, ensuring compliance and accurate documentation.

The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of related experience, a relevant degree, and be fluent in German and English. The role involves tasks like preparing VAT returns, supporting real estate tax processes, and improving VAT controls.

Qualifications

• Ideally 2-3 years of experience in a similar tax/VAT-focused role, preferably with a real estate background.
• Excellent command of MS Office applications, particularly Excel for reconciliations and data analysis.
• Methodical and accurate with strong analytical and numerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support quarterly fair value updates and VAT compliance.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns and ensure timely submission.
• Perform annual turnover reconciliations and VAT analyses.

Skills

Tax/VAT knowledge

MS Office (Excel)

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Fluent in German

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in business administration, finance, or economics

Job description

Your role

Do you enjoy working in a tax environment where accuracy and compliance matter? As a Tax Specialist, you will support VAT- and real-estate-tax-related compliance activities for Real Estate DACH, ensure high-quality data and documentation, and help deliver reconciliations, analyses and controls. In this role, you will support day‑to‑day tasks while actively contributing to ongoing process improvements in the tax environment.

Responsibilities

• support quarterly fair value updates, including changes in use, input VAT adjustments and subsidies
• review and validate property allocation ratios
• prepare quarterly VAT returns; review documentation and file supporting documents to ensure timely submission
• perform annual turnover reconciliations and support VAT analyses and audits
• support preparation of real estate capital gains tax statements
• support real estate tax processes
• support direct tax and administrative tasks (e.g., supporting documents, data preparation)
• support continuous improvement of VAT processes and controls

Job Details

Job Type: Full Time

Job Reference #: 337560BR

City: Wroclaw

Your team

You will work in the Product Services team for Real Estate DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in Wroclaw. As a Tax Specialist, you will play an important role in supporting the Product Services team and ensuring efficient and compliant VAT and real estate tax processes.

Your expertise

• ideally 2-3 years of experience in a similar tax/VAT-focused role, preferably with a real estate background
• bachelor’s/Master’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, or a related field (or a comparable qualification)
• excellent command of MS Office applications, particularly Excel (reconciliations and data analysis)
• collaborative personality, with the ability to complete tasks independently
• methodical and accurate team player with strong analytical and numerical skills and a compliance mindset
• fluent in German and English to support our local client base

Equal Employment Opportunity

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

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