About the opportunity
As our Tax Manager - Germany, you will take full end-to-end ownership of all German tax topics while operating with a global mindset. Reporting directly to the Head of Tax, you will join a lean, agile team that prioritises fast decision-making, direct ownership, and continuous professional growth.
In this role, you bridge the gap between core compliance and strategic business enablement. You won't just analyze tax codes - you will sit alongside Product, Legal, Finance, and Regulatory teams to evaluate tax implications, build operational systems, design robust controls, and launch innovative financial products.
We handle a significant amount of our tax work in-house - supported by strong external partners giving you true end-to-end impact from local execution to cross-border advisory.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Tax Advisory & Product Launch: Partner directly with Product, Business, and Legal teams to evaluate tax implications for new product launches, restructurings, and international expansion. Design scalable tax processes, workflows, and controls from scratch.
- Tax Audits & Authority Relations: Lead external tax audits, serve as the primary point of contact for German tax authorities, and manage relations with external tax advisors.
- Compliance & Filings: Oversee accurate, timely, and compliant tax filings across CIT, VAT, and Withholding Tax (WHT) in Germany.
- Stakeholder Enablement: Translate complex tax legislation into clear, pragmatic, and actionable advice for non-tax stakeholders across Product, Legal, Marketing and Accounting.
- Process Automation: Continuously identify tax efficiencies, drive automation, and refine internal tools (Workday as ERP).
What You Bring to the Team
Core Qualifications & Hard Skills:
- Qualified German Tax Advisor (Steuerberater / in): Official German tax advisor certification is mandatory.
- Experience: 5+ years of relevant tax experience within a leading tax consulting/accounting firm or fast-paced in-house tax function.
- Academic Background: Degree (Bachelor’s/Master’s) in Tax, Law, Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting.
- Technical Breadth: Comprehensive understanding across German CIT, VAT, and WHT, or an eagerness to cover the entire spectrum of tax topics end-to-end.
- Systems Affinity: Strong Excel skills and affinity for financial systems/automation (experience with Workday is a major plus).
- Languages: Professional fluency in both German and English (written and spoken).
Key Competencies & Soft Skills:
- Pragmatic Problem Solver: You avoid copy-pasting tax laws. You unlock business blockers by providing practical, business-oriented solutions.
- Effective Prioritisation: Ability to separate "must-haves" from "nice-to-haves" in a rapid, high-growth environment.
- Strong Communication & Influence: Ability to simplify complex tax concepts for cross-functional stakeholders and influence outcomes effectively.
- Hands-on & Ownership Mindset: Thrives in a fast-paced environment where you roll up your sleeves to build systems and establish controls.
What’s in it for you:
- Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.
- Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
- As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
- Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
- A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, experiences, and backgrounds.
- A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.
Who we are
N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.
We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.
We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.
Sounds good? Apply now for this position.
Do you see yourself thriving in this role? We’d love to see your application even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria. You may just be the right fit for this or other roles!
Equal opportunities for all
At N26, we believe our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring. We strive to build diverse teams that drive innovation and business success. We actively seek talent from all backgrounds and welcome applications from all genders, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages.
We are committed to providing an excellent and accessible candidate experience. If you require any accommodations to make this process work for you, please let us know. We’re here to support you!
Discover more about Diversity & Inclusion at N26: https://n26.com/en-eu/diversity-and-inclusion