German Tax Operations Specialist (f/m/d)
Upvest GmbH· Operations
Hybrid (Berlin)Full-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Tax operations role focusing on German investment taxation processes, regulatory reporting, and customer tax exemptions within Upvest’s Investment API platform.
Responsibilities
- Investment Tax Mechanics & Fund Processing: Daily KEST; Vorabpauschale lifecycle execution under InvStG.
- Digital Dividend & Regulatory Reporting Transformation: MiKaDiv execution; lead data governance, validate ownership timelines, secure UUID transmission paths from BZSt; NEK reporting and exception workflows.
- Customer Tax Exemptions & Account Adjustments: FSAk submission and controls; NV-Bescheinigungen validation and auditing; Loss Pot Management (Verlusttöpfe) and cross-border/marital transfers; Deceased Account Backward Correction (Erbfall) including retroactive corrections; Church Tax Automation (KiStAM) and Halbteilungsgrundsatz for joint accounts.
- Tax Documentation & Core IT Collaboration: Jahressteuerbescheinigung generation; Product Tax Engine Architecture; write technical tax specifications for automated core banking logic.
Qualifications
- Experience with German tax systems related to investments preferred
- Familiarity with InvStG, KEST, Vorabpauschale, MiKaDiv, NV-Bescheinigungen, FSAk, KiStAM, Verlusttöpfe, Erbfall concepts is a plus
- Strong analytical and governance skills
- Ability to collaborate with Product and Tech Engineering teams
Skills
Required:German tax knowledge related to investmentsRegulatory reporting
Benefits
- Best-in-class AI tools allowance
- 30 days annual leave and sports benefits
- Confidential professional coaching
- Remote work flexibility up to 183 days/year abroad
- One-month fully paid sabbatical after 4 years
- Personal development budget
- Hybrid or remote work across Europe
- Competitive salary and equity participation
- Team celebrations
- Inclusion-focused ERGs (Upfem, UpVergent)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Upvest GmbH
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Upvest GmbH is supported by the Pro FIT-Program of Investitionsbank Berlin with the goal to research and develop a prediction tool for blockchain transaction fees. This project was co-financed by the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE).
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