Your tasks and responsibilities will include:
1. Provide our group and internal teams with advice on indirect taxes, import VAT and other tax matters related to international trade, especially via online shops and Amazon
2. Provide first local tax risk assessments for VAT, sales taxes and other taxes (e.g. plastic taxes)
3. Develop and implement project and process standards, standard templates and other consistent tax technical terms and provisions to ensure consistency across all tax-relevant projects in your focus area
4. Monitor global developments and legal/regulatory initiatives and ensure that necessary action is taken by the group to comply with ever-changing tax regulations.
5. Coordinate filing and review of tax returns, interim filings and ensure accurate and timely submission
6. Support the optimization, automation and digitization of tax processes in your focus area
7. Support regarding the further improvement of the Tax Compliance Management System regarding indirect taxes
8. Independently manage internal and external stakeholders to push project completion
9. Manage your projects end to end, including prioritising & process optimization to improve efficiency
10. Review and challenge advice received by local external tax advisors and share the outcome with other stakeholders within the organisation in a way that the implications can also be comprehended by colleagues who do not have a tax background
11. Partner with local finance and operations teams to ensure VAT compliance across the entire value chain as well as to understand upcoming changes to our commercial operations that need to be reflected
12. Report to Global Tax Lead and other internal stakeholders to integrate tax considerations into overall business strategies
What we are looking for:
13. You have successfully completed your business studies with a focus on tax or have a decree with a focus on taxes
14. You have already gained 3-4 years of practical professional experience in the tax department of an international company (preferred), in the financial administration or in an internationally oriented tax consulting company
15. You have a quick grasp and analytical skills as well as a structured and result-oriented way of working. You are open to process thinking and new technologies
16. You are process driven and IT savvy
17. Your style of working is shaped by personal initiative, good conceptual and intercultural skills, high flexibility and great communication skills
18. You are characterised by excellent self-organisation, a high level of commitment and a healthy approach to change and challenges
19. You are confident in dealing with MS Office programs and Google applications. Skills in working with Microsoft Navision is a plus
20. Very good written and spoken English and German skills round off your profile; other language skills are an advantage
Why tonies?
21. Global Teamwork: We collaborate across departmental and country borders on our vision to bring the Toniebox into every child's room in the world.
22. Come as you are: This applies not only to the dress code but also to everything else. Because only where you truly feel comfortable can you give your best.
23. Mobility: Choose the option that suits you best - a Deutschlandticket (public transport ticket) for unlimited mobility, a monthly contribution for an office parking space, a leasing bicycle, or a remote work subsidy.
24. Enhanced Security: Benefit from subsidies for company pension plans, occupational pension schemes, and occupational disability insurance.
25. Rest & Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of paid annual leave as well as three additional days off such as Rosenmontag, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. After one year of employment, you can also use up to 10 "toniecation days" (unpaid leave days).
26. Flexible Working: Equipped with individual equipment, you can work remotely for up to 5 days in consultation with your team - depending on your area of responsibility. And if you're up for a workation, you can work from abroad for up to 4 weeks per year with us.
27. Continuous Learning: Benefit from our internal and external training opportunities as well as an individual learning budget to continuously expand your knowledge.
28. Language Learning & Relaxation: Improve your communication skills with the language learning app Babbel and find relaxation through our access to the meditation app Calm.
29. Discounts: Benefit from attractive discounts on our entire range of tonies products.
Good to know:
As part of our principles, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity at tonies. We actively celebrate our colleagues’ different abilities, ethnicities, faith and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Sabine Schykowski
Recruiting & Onboarding Partner
About us
tonies is the world’s largest interactive audio platform for children with more than 7 million Tonieboxes and 88 million Tonies sold. The intuitive and award-winning audio system has changed the way young children play and learn independently with its child-safe, wireless, and screen-free approach. Tonieboxes have been activated in over 100 countries, the content portfolio includes more than 1,100 Tonies figurines in several languages.