Team
Raisin is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Tax Assistant to join our Finance team at Raisin SE. In this role, you will support in managing tax compliance, reporting and documentation for Raisin´s operations in Germany and internationally. You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with tax regulations while optimizing internal tax processes. The position reports to the Team Lead Tax and will involve frequent interaction and coordination with colleagues from other teams and external stakeholders.
Your Responsibilities
* Support in all tax matters for Raisin SE and its subsidiaries; if required with the support of external tax consultants.
* Assist in the timely preparation and review of annual corporation tax returns (Corporation Income Tax, Trade Tax, VAT); and taking care of any other tax compliance obligations for Raisin SE and its international subsidiaries
* Responsible for the monthly VAT reconciliations and in coordination with our Team Lead Tax ensuring timely preparation and filing of VAT returns and compliance with VAT regulations.
* Maintain and update tax records, filings, and correspondence with tax authorities.
* Prepare responses to all general tax questions that arise in the day-to-day operational business.
* Support of the calculation of the income tax accrual as part of our month-end, quarterly and annual closing procedures in close coordination with our Team Lead Tax.
* Ensuring tax compliance of finance documents (e. g. outgoing invoices) and systems (tax setup of our ERP system)
* Support in review of tax related contract terms in close coordination with our legal team.
* Support tax planning calculation for Raisin SE and its international subsidiaries in close coordination with our Controlling and Financial Planning & Analysis teams.
* Support in Calculation of deferred taxes (German Commercial Code and IAS 12)
* Support the preparation of transfer pricing documentation and intercompany tax matters. Manage and continuously improve our tax compliance management system (Tax CMS)
* Monitoring changes in tax laws and regulations and assist in implementing necessary adjustments.
* Support during tax audits and during the audit of our annual stand-alone and IFRS consolidated financial statements
* Liaising with external business partners - Tax Consultants, Auditors, fiscal and other authorities.
Your Profile
Education
* Completed training as a Tax Expert Steuerfachangestellter/Steuerfachwirt/in or a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field. Preferable with experience in international taxation and transfer pricing.
* At least 3-5 years of work experience in tax, accounting, or finance within a startup, corporate environment or multinational company (preferred but not mandatory).
Skills
* Robust knowledge and experience in all tax matters regarding taxation of companies in Germany, particularly corporate tax (Körperschaftsteuer), trade tax (Gewerbesteuer), VAT (Umsatzsteuer) and withholding tax.
* Familiarity with transfer pricing concepts and international tax principles is a plus.
* Strong expertise in writing comprehensive tax assessments and memos.
* Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
* Proven ability to independently manage and drive projects to successful completion.
* Proactive, service-oriented mindset with a hands-on approach.
* Strong sense of accountability and ability to ask results-driven questions.
* High attention to detail with excellent prioritization skills to focus on key tasks.
* Strong analytical skills with a high affinity for numbers.
* Solid understanding of business processes and accounting principles.
* Experience with leading Finance ERP systems (preferably NetSuite) or other tax/accounting software.
* Language proficiency: C2-level German, C1-level English.
* Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word) or Google Workspace.
Join our mission, join our team - and grow with us!
At Raisin, we care about each other and it is one of our top priorities to foster an open and caring environment in which everyone feels welcome and comfortable. Our culture is strongly driven by our ambitious team, which, connects more than 75 different nationalities.
You'll find us in our modern and open office in the trendy Kreuzberg district with a view of the Spree River, ideally connected to public transportation and surrounded by a variety of restaurants and shopping opportunities.
As part of our team, you will benefit from:
* Employee Development Budget of €2,000 and four full training days per year.
* Access to Babbel for continuous language learning.
* Hungry all the time? Snacks, daily fresh fruit as well as drinks provided at the office.
* Flexible working hours, home office and 30 vacation days.
* Enjoy more than 50+ different sports with Urban Sports Club: We subsidize your membership with more than €20 per month.
* Love cycling? With JobRad, lease the bike of your choice and enjoy tax savings, plus Raisin covers your monthly insurance costs.
* A company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge), which we support with 20%.
* Do you miss being in the office? The Deutschland Ticket gets you there, which we subsidize with €25 per month.
* You are moving from another country or city to join us? We will support your relocation.
About us
Raisin is the trailblazer in the savings and investment space. Founded in 2012, the fintech company started by opening the $95+ trillion deposits and investments market of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States to consumers.
Today, Raisin serves more than one million customers in these three markets, offering savings products as well as investment and pension products. This makes the Berlin-based fintech one of the leading global savings and investments marketplaces. Savers get a wider choice of attractive products with the ability to move their money freely. In addition, financial service providers get best-in-class marketplace solutions for their customers, and banks get better access to retail funding.
Raisin operates its own B2C marketplaces in Europe and the U.S. under the brands Raisin and WeltSparen. In Germany, the company offers ETF-based investment and retirement products in addition to savings products. Raisin works with over 400 banks and financial service providers from over 30 countries
We are backed by renowned international investors such as b2venture, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Greycroft, Headline, Index Ventures, Latitude Ventures, Orange Ventures, PayPal Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Ribbit Capital, Vitruvian Partners and M&G.
At Raisin, we care about each other and it is one of our top priorities to foster an open and caring environment in which everyone feels welcome and comfortable. Our culture is strongly driven by our ambitious team, which connects more than 75 different nationalities.
In total, we have 7 offices across the world: Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Madrid, Manchester, Munich and New York.
We also think it’s important to take the time to celebrate our hard work and achievements together, with events like our yearly summer and winter party, as well as a couple of smaller get-togethers.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.