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About the Role
As Head of Tax Compliance (m/w/d), you will have overall responsibility for tax declarations for all German group companies, achieve long-term strategic and operational goals for the department, and actively drive our vision and strategic direction. You will lead, motivate, and develop a team of managers and experts, fostering a culture that promotes innovation and driving strategic change management nationwide. You will be the driving force behind the conceptual design of our Tax Compliance Management System (Tax CMS), proactively minimizing risks, and ensuring compliance with all declaration processes and e-balance sheet submissions. You will also advise our business units on complex domestic issues, contribute the tax perspective to strategic business decisions, and manage tax audits at an equal level with authorities. Additionally, you will initiate the digitalization and automation of your department (e.g., through AI-powered tools), represent German tax interests in global corporate projects, and manage your department's budget and resource allocation.
Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, and develop a team of managers and experts.
- Create a culture that promotes innovation.
- Drive strategic change management nationwide.
- Conceptually design the Tax Compliance Management System (Tax CMS).
- Minimize risks proactively.
- Ensure compliance with all declaration processes and e-balance sheet submissions.
- Advise business units on complex domestic issues.
- Contribute the tax perspective to strategic business decisions.
- Manage tax audits at an equal level with authorities.
- Initiate digitalization and automation of the department (e.g., through AI-powered tools).
- Represent German tax interests in global corporate projects.
- Manage the department's budget and resource allocation.
Requirements
- Successfully completed university studies (Master/Diploma) in Business Administration, Economics, or Law.
- Successfully passed the tax advisor examination (must-have criterion).
- Minimum of 12 years of in-depth professional experience in tax law (corporate income tax, VAT, and payroll tax law).
- In-depth practical experience in setting up and operating Tax CMS structures, ideally gained in international tax consulting, industry, or financial administration.
- Extensive experience in inspiring leadership of managers and senior specialists.
- Experience in managing complex transformation processes within a matrix organization.
- Strong affinity for digital tax audit tools.
- Excellent user knowledge of SAP (especially SAP ERP/S4HANA) and common tax software.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Negotiation-level German and English language skills, both written and spoken.
Skills
- Tax Law (Corporate Income Tax, VAT, Payroll Tax)
- Tax Compliance Management System (Tax CMS)
- Leadership
- Change Management
- Digitalization
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- SAP ERP/S4HANA
- Tax Software
- Communication
- Negotiation
Location
- Germany
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 12 years of experience
Education Level
- Master's degree or Diploma in Business Administration, Economics, or Law
- Tax Advisor Examination
About the Company
- A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100,000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advancing science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Equal Opportunity
- Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.