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WPP

Integrated global marketing and communications services

Head of Tax Germany

Tax AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDüsseldorf, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Several years of senior experience in German tax law, including corporate, trade, indirect taxes, transfer pricing, and compliance, in a complex international corporate environment.
  • Demonstrated success in tax transformations, target operating models, corporate simplification, and restructurings.
  • Experience working with German tax authorities, leading complex tax audits, and building governance and tax-control systems.
  • Experience building and expanding teams and leading employees through change.
  • Strong stakeholder-management experience across Global Tax, CFOs, GBS, and external advisors, with the ability to translate complex tax issues into pragmatic business guidance.
  • Successful completion of the German tax advisor examination, a legal or finance background, or experience at a Big Four firm or in an in-house senior role.
  • Business-fluent German and English.
  • Experience with HGB/IFRS, ERP and tax systems such as Dynamics 365, Lucanet, Impero, and DATEV, and finance transformation projects.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and lead the German Tax Target Operating Model and build a high-performing tax function.
  • Lead the tax transformation in Germany and integrate it into the Finance Target Operating Model (FTOM).
  • Support M&A transactions, restructurings, and simplification of corporate and operational structures.
  • Lead and develop the German tax team, including organizational design and succession planning.
  • Own tax compliance, tax returns, and reporting, including corporate income, trade, indirect taxes, and transfer pricing.
  • Lead tax audits and develop the Tax Control Framework to actively minimize tax risks.
  • Advise local management, agency CFOs, and Finance Directors on complex tax matters.
  • Work closely with Global Tax, Legal, GBS, and external advisors, and represent local market needs globally.
  • Identify efficiency opportunities, reduce duplicated work, and manage external service providers.
  • Translate complex tax topics clearly and practically for leaders without a tax background.

Desired Qualifications

  • Ideally, bring industry knowledge from media, advertising, technology, the creative industries, or professional services.

About the Company

WPP

Integrated global marketing and communications services

WPP provides integrated marketing and communications services worldwide, combining creativity with data and technology. It offers branding, digital marketing, media planning, market research, public relations, and business transformation, delivering campaigns and programs that help clients build brands, engage audiences, and achieve business goals. The company operates at scale through a network of specialist agencies and partners, enabling cross-disciplinary work and global execution. It differentiates itself by offering end-to-end, integrated solutions, a strong focus on sustainability and responsible business practices, and thought leadership such as publications like the Atticus Journal. WPP’s goal is to be a strategic partner that drives client growth and positive social impact by blending creativity, technology, and data to navigate a rapidly changing market.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2015

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