Banking Specialist - German Taxes

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Providing excellent business processes as a service, the Operational Tax Team in Berlin and Düsseldorf is supporting its customers in operational tax matters. With Avaloq’s state-of-the-art banking software and smart reliable processes, the Tax Team aims to provide efficient value add services in a constantly changing tax environment. Your responsibilities will include monitoring, planning, and executing daily activities related to tax reportings in accordance with the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) agreed with clients.

• Providing various German tax services, e.g., tax statements production, TaxBox and/or Church tax activities
• Regulatory reporting to various regulatory or tax bodies in Germany
• Supporting the team improving the functionalities of Avaloq’s core banking platform and the related processes to increase efficiency and reduce operational risks
• Collaboration in projects to implement legal requirements and as part of the introduction of new technical functionalities
• Test execution of regressions and extensions of the corresponding subject areas
• Target-orientated communication with customers and internal interface partners

• Degree in economics with a focus on taxes or training as a bank clerk or comparable training
• Experience in the back office of a bank and in dealing with tax-related banking issues
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Analytical mindset and confident handling of MS Office
• Resilience and the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced, and complex environment
• Structured and careful way of working, paired with a quick grasp of the situation
• Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken

It would be a real bonus if you have: 

• Experience in cross-operational processes, e.g., Income, Securities or Corporate Actions
• Practical user knowledge of the Avaloq core banking system
• Know-how about process optimization methods

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.  

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