Head of Tax Audit & Proceedings (m/f/diverse)

The Lufthansa Group is an aviation group with operations worldwide. It plays a leading role in its European home market. It plays a leading role in its European home market. With 96,677 employees, the Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 35,442m in the financial year 2023. Deutsche Lufthansa AG is organized into the business segments Network Airlines, Point-to-Point Airlines, the Aviation Services segment with the business segments Logistics, MRO and the other companies and Group functions.Is this the challenge you've been waiting for? Then apply quickly!

• Optimization of German tax burden of LH Group
• Self-dependent enforcement of LH Group´s positions on taxes in case of tax audits
• In charge for results of tax audits for the issues direct taxation, VAT, wage taxes, insurance tax, real estate taxes for all major shareholdings in Germany of LH Group

• Worldwide enforcement of developed solutions for LH Group´s measures with regard to national tax administrations
• Give directives to all affiliates regarding tax-audits (code-of-conduct regarding tax-audits, general principles for digital audits-guideline)
• Tax planning calculations and determination of tax provisions and tax contributions following results of tax audits of LH Group
• Preparation of decisions on intervening on higher-ranked administrative level in cases of conflict during an audit and preparation of analysis of chances of success for possible legal actions
• Development and execution of training and information events
• Ensure risk management with regard to identified risks or existing administrative statements following recent or pending tax audits

• University degree [economics, legal] with tax as core area
• Certified Tax Advisor or similar
• Deep knowledge of economic tax doctrine as well as legal methodology to interpret and analyze the tax law
• Minimum of 15 years doing tax business, thereof a minimum of 10 years doing corporate tax law
• Excellent knowledge of corporate tax law, well-grounded knowledge of administrative law, company law, national and international commercial law (HGB, IFRS)
• Very good knowledge of the hierarchical composition and the working procedures of tax administrations
• Strong proximity to the subject
• Strong negotiating / facilitating skills and mediation orientation
• Focus on decision and implementation
• Neutrality and objectivity towards companies / business units in terms of solutions

• Old-age provision / employee retirement
• Free parking
• Lufthansa shares
• Flight privileges
• Canteen (subsidized by employer)
• Jobticket / Subsidized public transport
• Business cell phone / ipad
• Employee events (summer festivals, participation in sports competitions etc)
• Hybrid working possible
• Doctor‘s office