Tax Manager (all genders)

WPP
Frankfurt
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingSkills: ["Organized","Independent","Strategic thinking","Analytical thinking","Interpersonal skills"]

Lead tax compliance and reporting for German holding companies and operating agencies, managing the annual tax return cycle and reviewing tax assessments, payments, and provisions. Partner with internal finance teams, external advisors, and tax authorities on income taxes, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes. Support tax audits, enquiries, and transfer pricing documentation, and contribute to M&A/reorganisations and tax risk management initiatives.

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Tax Manager (all genders)

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Job Summary

Lead tax compliance and reporting for German holding companies and operating agencies, managing the annual tax return cycle and reviewing tax assessments, payments, and provisions. Partner with internal finance teams, external advisors, and tax authorities on income taxes, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes. Support tax audits, enquiries, and transfer pricing documentation, and contribute to M&A/reorganisations and tax risk management initiatives.
Location: Frankfurt
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the Tax Director Germany in all tax matters for German holding companies and operating agencies, acting as an interface to group companies in Germany.
  • •Manage tax compliance and reporting for corporate taxes including income taxes, withholding taxes, transfer pricing, and indirect taxes.
  • •Run and coordinate the annual tax return cycle for the German income tax group to ensure timely submissions.
  • •Manage and reconcile tax assessments and tax payments, including review of tax calculations, and ensure timely tax reporting for provisions and external annual audits.
  • •Support group companies in tax audits and enquiries, including cooperation with the Transfer Pricing Team and providing tax support for M&A/reorganisations and tax risk controls.

Key Requirements

  • •Experience as a tax professional in business taxes and the ability to work in an organized, independent manner.
  • •Strong economic understanding with strategic and analytical thinking.
  • •Very good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a cross-functional global team.
  • •Very good knowledge of German and English, both written and spoken.
  • •Business administration or law studies (ideally with a focus on taxes), or a finance degree, or many years of experience in corporate tax law; CTA qualified ideally.
Education:
Skills:OrganizedIndependentStrategic thinkingAnalytical thinkingInterpersonal skills
Certifications:CTA
Languages:GermanEnglish

Company Brief

WPP
Global marketing and communications services group offering advertising, media investment management, branding, public relations, and digital services to multinational clients across industries.
Industry: Advertising Media Groups
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1971
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