In this position, you will offer sophisticated tax support for real estate transactions within intricate international multi-tier structures and platforms, while developing and implementing innovative tax strategies. Additionally, you will play a key role in providing continuous tax support for the existing portfolio during the holding phase, emphasizing compliance and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
“Buy& Sell” transactions
- Deliver state-of-the-art tax support for real estate transactions, particularly within complex international multi-tier structures and platforms
- Critically evaluate external tax advisers' findings from tax due diligence.
- Ensure tax-efficient structuring while safeguarding investors' reputational risks.
- Assert secure legal positions during contract negotiations (e.g., SPA, side letters) with external assistance, while also providing pragmatic recommendations in case of disagreements.
- Demonstrate adequate understanding of IRR modeling (post-tax).
- Facilitate effective tax handover to other departments (Accounting, tax advisers of investors, etc.).Tax support of the existing portfolio in the holding phase.
Tax Support for Existing Portfolio in Holding Phase
- Ensure tax compliance with legally required documentation (e.g., TP studies) for investment companies and investors.
- Identify potential tax risks, possibly with external assistance, and coordinate risk mitigation measures, including alignment with Group Centers.
- Monitor tax developments.
- Initiate and execute restructuring measures, ensuring alignment with various stakeholders (investors, Group Centers, etc.)
Key Requirements
- University degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a fully qualified lawyer and/or (German) tax adviser
- 4-7 years of relevant professional experience in a tax advisory firm, tax department, or tax authorities
- Outstanding proficiency in English and German
- Strong knowledge of German national and international tax law, particularly in real estate matters
- Exceptional finance modeling and analytical skills
- Solution-oriented approach to complex tasks and processes
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
Benefits
- Onboarding: A mentor, a buddy program and a global welcome event will help you getting started.
- Learning: A large portfolio of continuous learning opportunities will help you staying relevant in your current role and growing into future workplace demands.
- Working place: An open and international working environment with a diverse and inclusive culture will inspire your everyday work. A working model which balances remote and office based work will give you the flexibility to organize the way you work.
- Benefits: A company pension scheme, well-being initiatives, sports offers and other local benefits will allow you achieving a positive work life balance.
