Overview
In this role you lead end-to-end German fund tax delivery within the Frankfurt-based German Fund Administration Team. You own tax deliverables for German investment funds (Spezialfonds focus) and coordinate vendor oversight while partnering with product, operations, risk/compliance, legal, and governance on complex tax and regulatory issues. You will shape tax operating models, reporting processes, and controls to meet German market standards, driving accurate tax metrics and client-facing support. This is a chance to influence regulatory compliance, data quality, and process improvements at scale.
Leistungen / Benefits
- competitive compensation
- wellbeing programs
- flexible global resources and tools
- paid leaves
- paid volunteer time
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Plan and steer tax deliverables per fund/segment with deadlines and quality checks
- Lead significant client-facing interactions with various stakeholders
- Coordinate calculation of tax metrics and reporting, validate against fund accounting (HGB)
- Manage vendor deliverables (year end/interim reporting, Feststellungserklärungen, KESt filings) including change control and issue resolution
- Address complex client inquiries; communicate with custodians/KVG, vendors, and internal stakeholders
- Enhance IT support and interfaces for tax/regulatory reporting; ensure data quality, controls, and audit readiness
- Track regulatory/tax changes and assess impacts to update processes and controls
Zentrale Anforderungen
- 7+ years of relevant German tax experience, ideally German CPA (StB/WP) and Big Four background
- Fluency in German and English (spoken and written)
- Deep expertise in Financial Services Tax, Asset Management, German tax law, and German regulatory requirements (InvStG Spezialfonds, daily tax metrics, Feststellungserklärung, KESt filings)
- Knowledge of European Fund Tax Reporting and German regulatory law (AO obligations, § 138 AO)
- Experience with Structured Products and Alternative Investments
- Proven end-to-end client delivery ownership with strong stakeholder management
- Vendor management experience with outsourced tax services (Big Four) and solid SLA/KPI governance
- Strong process & IT affinity (data management, interfaces/portals, CSV/Excel); quality assurance and controls
- Sharp analytical judgment on legislation/regulation changes and impact on fund processes
- Senior-level communication and leadership for mentoring and cross-functional collaboration
- stakeholder management
- leadership
- clear written communication
- InvStG Spezialfonds knowledge
- HGB reconciliations
- tax reporting systems and data interfaces
Senior Vice President, Fund/Client Accounting Manager - Tax Specialist Arbeitgeber: The Bank of New York Mellon
BNY ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern in Frankfurt eine dynamische und unterstützende Arbeitsumgebung bietet. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Innovation und persönliches Wachstum profitieren die Mitarbeiter von wettbewerbsfähigen Vergütungen, flexiblen Ressourcen und umfangreichen Weiterentwicklungsmöglichkeiten. Die Unternehmenskultur fördert Zusammenarbeit und Kreativität, während großzügige Leistungen, einschließlich bezahlter Freistellungen für ehrenamtliche Tätigkeiten, das Wohlbefinden der Mitarbeiter in den Mittelpunkt stellt.
Kontaktdaten:
The Bank of New York Mellon Recruiting-Team
