SUNOTEC is Europe’s market leader in the construction of utility photovoltaic plants. Based in Sofia (Bulgaria) and Munich (Germany), the group currently employs over 1,500 people. With more than 630 solar power plants and over 10 GWp capacity built, SUNOTEC has made a significant contribution to a sustainable and green energy mix in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. SUNOTEC positions itself as an integrated solution provider, covering all services from geology, procurement, engineering and construction services to operations and maintenance and re-powering of plants with a large focus on BESS.

Expanding our team, we are looking for an experienced Tax Manager, Germany. The ideal candidate will be dealing with the tax compliance related to our German operations, providing tax advice from German tax perspective and being the primary contact person with the German tax authorities and external tax consultants.

The position can be based in Germany or in Bulgaria, depending on the personal circumstances of the candidate.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the due tax returns and reporting in Germany of the German and Bulgarian entities from Sunotec Group, such as: corporate tax, VAT, wage tax and construction withholding tax returns;
• Handling the applications for and obtaining the required tax certificates and registrations – German tax residency, application of domestic VAT reverse charge, exemption from construction withholding tax, employees’ tax IDs;
• Close communication with the Sunotec accounting team for the purpose of data analysis, tax related reconciliations, and documents review;
• Participates in tax analysis and planning for the SUNOTEC companies on German tax matters such as permanent establishment monitoring, review of commercial agreements from German tax perspective, acquisition of assets and new investments in the country;
• Performs research of the tax legislation and relevant tax and court practices;
• Supports the Sunotec tax team in analysis of Group value chain transactions for tax purposes in their German part;
• Demonstrates and develops further attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to work relatively independently;
• Willingness to learn new things and develop as in-house tax professional.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Economics, Finance or Taxation;
• Knowledge of the German and international (EU and OECD) tax legislation and guidelines;
• 4-5 years of relevant experience as tax consultant, specialist or similar, in-house or in a consulting firm would be considered an advantage;
• Having a professional license for tax advisors in Germany (Steuerberater) will be considered as a strong advantage;
• Fluent English and German (written & verbal).

What we offer:

• Competitive salary;
• Work in a professional, friendly and dynamic environment;
• Learning opportunities;
• Additional health insurance (Bulgaria);
• Multisport card (Bulgaria);
• Other benefits.

In case your professional qualification corresponds to the above requirements, and you wish to join our growing team, please send us your CV in English or German.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Your documents and personal data will be treated as confidential and will be protected according to Bulgarian Data Protection Legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).