Head of Tax — EU & Compliance Leader

ABOUT US

Unzeris a fast-growing, innovative,and modularpaymentsplatform forlocal and international payment transactions.

Unzer's800+payment and tech enthusiasts throughout Europe todayare focusedon helping retailers achieve sustainable growth in a dynamic market.

We provide them withthepaymentmodules,which are easy to integrateandcover the entire spectrum of payment management: fromtheprocessing of various payment types, through automated analytics of customer behaviour and requirements, all the way up to integrative risk management.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Group Tax Teamis responsible for all tax matters, including (amongst others) corporate tax, trade tax, VAT across the Unzer Group - consisting of 15 entities in 4 countries. We also tackle the cross border intercompany transfer pricing and the respective tax implications. This leading Tax role will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

• Take responsibility for the group's tax position in Germany and across Europe
• Build and manage the Tax team, prioritizing
  
  Tax projects and tasks and make sure Unzer’stax liabilities arecorrectlycalculatedand booked
• Ownand enhance the current intercompany charging model
• Proactively buildan open dialogue with key external tax stakeholders (DEU,LUX, DKK, AUT),ensure compliance withlocal tax legislation,and identify pro-actively the opportunity to drive value across each of the Group’s corporate transactions
• Drive Tax projects independently
• Help with selection and coordination of the external tax advisory
• Simplify and implement state-of-the-art processes and tools within the taxorganizationto support the group'sgrowthambitions

• You are a fully qualified tax professional who is passionate to define the tax process and build tax teams ratherthanmaintaina tax organizational setup
• You have experience in a scale-upcompanyas a key tax figure(preferably in Fintechor a similarly regulated company) as well aswitha top-tier tax practice with a focus on European taxation and in the financial services domain
• You can manage tax authority relationships in more than one jurisdiction, and you're used to working and bilingually in English and German
• You are well versed in IFRS, and HGB and can adapt to additional local jurisdictions if required
• You have a record of accomplishments with a solution-oriented mindset and a can-do attitude, and you do not shy away to go the extra mile
• You are a glass-half-full person that can handle a high workload at times and focuses on the bigger goals over non-ideal processes

NICE TO HAVE

• You have experience working in a PE-controlled environment
• You already had direct exposure to regulators and ideally started to build an understanding and feeling for how they operate
• You have M&A experience

• Does it sound exciting? - Apply with your CV in German. Please don’t shy away if you don’t meet all the requirements! We’re looking forward to meeting you.
• We will get back to you within 7 days from receiving your application.
• The interview process includes a 30 min intro call with a Recruiting Partner, 45 min conversation with one of your stakeholders and a 45 min call with your potential manager (our CFO). Please note the process might alter depending on our team’s availability.

What’s in there for you:

🏡 Work from home up to 60% of the time. We want you to keep your work-life balance.

🚲 Mobility support - we've got you covered.

🫴 Explore counselling assistance, be it for professional or personal matters, through our associated platform.

💰 Pension scheme, we want to give back and help you secure your future.

🏖️ 15 days a year of workation from your desired destination within the EU.

🕟 Flexible working hours – you get to choose the schedule that works best for you!

📗 Learning budget of 1000 euros per year – you can develop your passions with us.

🎉 Enjoy some fun moments with your coworkers – we throw a company party once a year and host several team events!

* Unzer is an equal employment opportunities workplace, and we commit to hiring regardless of race, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, native language, religion, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.

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