Steuerberater (Tax Manager)

About the opportunity As our Tax Manager - Germany, you will take full end-to-end ownership of all German tax topics while operating with a global mindset. Reporting directly to the Head of Tax, you will join a lean, agile team that prioritises fast decision-making, direct ownership, and continuous professional growth. In this role, you bridge the gap between core compliance and strategic business enablement. You won't just analyze tax codes - you will sit alongside Product, Legal, Finance, and Regulatory teams to evaluate tax implications, build operational systems, design robust controls, and launch innovative financial products. We handle a significant amount of our tax work in-house - supported by strong external partners giving you true end-to-end impact from local execution to cross-border advisory. Key Responsibilities • Strategic Tax Advisory & Product Launch: Partner directly with Product, Business, and Legal teams to evaluate tax implications for new product launches, restructurings, and international expansion. Design scalable tax processes, workflows, and controls from scratch. • Tax Audits & Authority Relations: Lead external tax audits, serve as the primary point of contact for German tax authorities, and manage relations with external tax advisors. • Compliance & Filings: Oversee accurate, timely, and compliant tax filings across CIT, VAT, and Withholding Tax (WHT) in Germany. • Stakeholder Enablement: Translate complex tax legislation into clear, pragmatic, and actionable advice for non-tax stakeholders across Product, Legal, Marketing and Accounting. • Process Automation: Continuously identify tax efficiencies, drive automation, and refine internal tools (Workday as ERP). What You Bring to the Team Core Qualifications & Hard Skills: • Qualified German Tax Advisor (Steuerberater / in): Official German tax advisor certification is mandatory. • Experience: 5+ years of relevant tax experience within a leading tax consulting/accounting firm or fast-paced in-house tax function. • Academic Background: Degree (Bachelor’s/Master’s) in Tax, Law, Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting. • Technical Breadth: Comprehensive understanding across German CIT, VAT, and WHT, or an eagerness to cover the entire spectrum of tax topics end-to-end. • Systems Affinity: Strong Excel skills and affinity for financial systems/automation (experience with Workday is a major plus). • Languages: Professional fluency in both German and English (written and spoken). Key Competencies & Soft Skills: • Pragmatic Problem Solver: You avoid copy-pasting tax laws. You unlock business blockers by providing practical, business-oriented solutions. • Effective Prioritisation: Ability to separate "must-haves" from "nice-to-haves" in a rapid, high-growth environment. • Strong Communication & Influence: Ability to simplify complex tax concepts for cross-functional stakeholders and influence outcomes effectively. • Hands-on & Ownership Mindset: Thrives in a fast-paced environment where you roll up your sleeves to build systems and establish controls. What’s in it for you: • Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀. • Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation. • As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members. • Additional day of annual leave for each year of service. • A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, experiences, and backgrounds. • A relocation package with visa support for those who need it. Who we are N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s h