Head of Tax Accounting
Meet Our Recruiter
Oneda Uka
About the Role
Head of Tax Accounting
The Opportunity
If you're already the person everyone calls when deferred tax gets complicated, here's a chance to own the whole agenda.
This is a Head of Tax Accounting role with real scope. You won't inherit a finished function and keep it ticking over. You'll decide how tax accounting develops across an international group: the governance, the controls, the processes and the systems behind them.
Your judgement will shape how the Group reports its tax position, not just whether this quarter's numbers are right. You'll have an international team to build, a direct line to the executive team and a seat at the table on M&A, joint ventures and restructurings.
If your current role has become more about maintaining than building, this is worth a closer look.
The Role
- Lead and develop an international team of tax accounting specialists.
- Own the Group's current and deferred tax position across the consolidated and entity accounts, delivered to every monthly and annual close.
- Advise the executive team on complex domestic and international tax matters.
- Assess the accounting and tax impact of M&A, joint ventures, restructurings and integrations alongside the business.
- Build a robust tax control environment covering global tax risk, Group-wide policies and supporting processes.
- Choose and implement the tax technology that makes reporting faster and more reliable.
- Manage relationships with auditors, external advisers and tax authorities, and work closely with Group Accounting on tax balance sheet issues.
The Company
Our client is an international industrial group. Tax accounting sits right where tax and finance meet, which means your work feeds directly into the consolidated accounts and into conversations at executive level.
The mandate goes beyond reporting. The Group wants someone to modernise how tax accounting works, so you'll have the backing to change processes and introduce new tools rather than fighting for permission.
What You'll Need
- Senior leadership experience in tax accounting, group tax or international financial reporting.
- A tax adviser qualification.
- Deep technical knowledge of IFRS, particularly IAS 12.
- Experience with international tax structures and transfer pricing.
- Hands-on experience with SAP and consolidation platforms.
- Business fluency in German and English.
How to Apply
Interested, or just curious? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.