Your mission
As (Senior) Tax Manager, you take ownership of all VAT-related matters within IONITY and gradually expand your responsibility into corporate income tax topics. You act as a strategic tax business partner in internal projects, ensuring tax-efficient structures and full compliance across jurisdictions.
You combine operational excellence with project-driven advisory and ensure that IONITY remains tax compliant while enabling business growth.
- Act as tax sparring partner for internal departments (e.g.Finance, IT, Operations, Legal)
- Support and shape internal projects from a tax perspective (e.g.new business models, system implementations, international expansion)
- Ensure tax compliance andoptimaltax structuring in cross-functional initiatives
- Coordinate and supervise the local tax advisors
- Ensure high quality standards in tax reporting and compliance
- Drive optimization and automation of tax and accounting processes
- Contribute to strengthening the internal tax control framework
- Take full responsibility for all VAT-related matters across IONITY and its branches
- Oversee VAT reporting obligations such as Intrastat, SAF-Tand other local reporting requirements
- Monitor VAT risks and proactivelyidentifyoptimization opportunities
- Act as main contact person for VAT audits and tax authorities
- Review and coordinate CIT returns prepared by external advisors
- Contributetotaxcomplianceprocessesanddocumentation
- Support transfer pricing topics where relevant
Your profile
- Degree in Business Administration with focus on Accounting, Tax or Audit; certified tax advisor or master’s degree in taxation is a strong plus
- Minimum 7 years of professional experience in tax & accounting, ideally in an international corporate environment or a tax/audit firm
- Strongexpertisein VAT; solid knowledge in Corporate Income Tax
- Transfer Pricingknowledgeisbeneficial
- Confident user of MS Office (especially Excel); SAP experience (ideally S/4HANA Public Cloud) is an advantage
- Structured,hands-onand solution-oriented working style
- Strong communicationskills and ability to act as business partner across departments
- Comfortable working in an international environment and communicating fluently in English and German