Tax Manager - VAT and Tax Reporting (m/f/d)

About the Job 

As the Tax Manager at Allianz Technology, you will hold central ownership of VAT matters across our international IT group, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment with global tax standards. You will be responsible for defining and continuously improving group-wide VAT standards and processes, assessing complex VAT topics related to digital business models, and supporting local entities in VAT compliance and audits. Additionally, you will oversee tax reporting under local GAAP and IFRS, manage GloBE/Pillar II coordination, and take end-to-end responsibility for Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR). Your role will involve close collaboration with Group Tax, Finance, Controlling, and Accounting during the close process, and you will provide tax support for strategic projects and international reorganizations.

What you do

• Participation in handling inquiries from IT teams regarding sales and payroll tax issues arising from ongoing business operations.
• Central ownership of VAT matters across the international IT group, defining and improving group-wide VAT standards and processes.
• Ensure accurate and high-quality tax reporting under local GAAP and IFRS, analyzing tax metrics and collaborating with Group Tax, Finance, Controlling, and Accounting during the close process.
• Support in responding to inquiries from ongoing audits concerning VAT and payroll tax.
• Coordinate international tax data collection, review GloBE effective tax rates, manage external advisors, and provide strategic tax advice to management.
• Assist with tax-related tasks for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• End-to-end responsibility for group-wide Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR).
• Monitor international tax developments with a focus on digitalization.
• Optimization, automation, and standardization of processes and procedures between IT business and the tax department.

What you bring

• Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Law, or a comparable field, preferably with a focus on taxation.
• Several years of senior-level experience in an international group, tax advisory, or the IT sector.
• Strong expertise in VAT (especially digital services), tax reporting, GloBE/Pillar II, and CbCR.
• Proven experience in managing international stakeholders and decentralized structures.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and tax/reporting tools.
• Strategic mindset, high level of ownership, and strong communication skills.
• An understanding of and practical experience with the German tax system would be an advantage.
• Fluent in English and German is a must.
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.

 What we offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

90220 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent

About Allianz Technology

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centers, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.