Tax Manager
Location: Come and join us in Hamburg, Berlin or Barcelona!
At Freenow, we are on a mission to empower smarter mobility decisions, helping people to move freely and cities to thrive.
We are looking for a seasoned Tax professional with a strong background in Tax Accounting and Corporate Income Tax compliance to join our Group Tax Department. If you have a hands-on mentality, and you want to make a real impact, apply now as Tax Manager!
Please make sure to submit your CV in English
YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE:
Tax Accounting and Reporting:
- You will support and monitor the deferred and actual tax calculations for all consolidated legal entities during the year-end closing and quarterly statements.
- You will be responsible for monitoring temporary and permanent differences for the group's financial reporting.
- You will track tax reserves and risks and ensure proper documentation.
Compliance & Process Optimization:
- You will be responsible for the review of Corporate Income Tax (CIT) returns within the group.
- You will assist the team with tax compliance matters for the Freenow Group, specifically by tracking tax declaration statuses, and coordinating timely filing in collaboration with local stakeholders (CIT, WHT). The actual declaration tasks are fully outsourced to external tax consulting firms.
- You will assist in the implementation of accounting driven international tax regulations, such as Pillar II and CbCR.
- You will be involved in local tax audits, supporting the team and external advisors in ensuring a smooth process and the protection of group interests and positions.
- You will contribute to the further development of measures to ensure tax compliance, including automation and digitization of processes, and the creation of internal guidelines and implementation of new requirements.
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:
- You have a strong background in Corporate Income Tax (CIT) compliance/ declarations with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in international tax.
- You have experience in handling tax audits.
- You have a proven background in tax accounting, ideally with a strong understanding of IAS 12 and its practical application.
- You have successfully completed a university degree in economics or tax; alternatively, you have completed a commercial education or apprenticeship with qualified training.
- Experience in a Big-4 or similarly complex international environment is a plus.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, BC) to help optimize the workflows between tax and accounting would be a plus
- You have an analytical mindset and a comprehensive understanding of international tax principles and mechanisms, including accounting-driven international tax regulations like Pillar II and CbCR.
- You develop a high sense of responsibility with an owner-mentality for your work field and know how to manage fast-close processes in an international group.
- You have strong coordination skills. Experience in managing outsourced tax services or multinational engagements is a plus.
- You have good MS Office skills and respectively Google equivalents, especially in MS Excel. This position comes with multiple data-driven tasks.
- Professional working proficiency in English and German.
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION:
Freenow is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.
We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work.
ABOUT FREENOW:
We are Freenow, the European taxi app with the broadest multi-mobility offering, available in 9 markets and over 180 cities. Our app gives millions of passengers the freedom to move with a wide choice of services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds and public transport.Headquartered in Hamburg and led by our CEO Thomas Zimmermann, we are on a mission to make urban mobility more efficient, sustainable and inclusive.Since July 2025 we have been part of Lyft, a global mobility platform connecting riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. Together we are building a more caring and connected world, creating new opportunities for innovation, growth and impact.
