Tax Manager - Germany Tax Lead (m/f/d)

Who we are:

Aptar is a global leader in drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies. We use insights, design, engineering and science to create innovative packaging technologies that build brand value for our customers and make a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of people around the world.

Every day, Aptar creates “a-ha moments” for its customers and their consumers and patients by continually bringing innovations to market that convert non-dispensing packaging into breakthrough product-dispensing systems, including those that give people more effective ways to put on their favorite fragrance, kids the opportunity to pour ketchup without making a mess and patients connected technologies that help them more easily adhere to treatment.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Aptar achieved FY2024 sales of $3.6 billion. We have manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and South America and over 13,000 dedicated employees in some 20 countries.

Ready for your new challenge as Tax Manager – Germany Tax Lead (m/f/d)?

• Full ownership of tax matters across six German legal entities
• Ensure compliance with German CIT, VAT, WHT, and Pillar II regulations
• Lead tax audits and support statutory audit processes
• Oversee tax reporting and maintain SOX tax controls
• Handle withholding tax and non-routine tax issues
• Implement new tax rules and processes across Germany
• Collaborate with EMEA Tax Manager on transfer pricing matters
• Maintain and review local TP documentation annually
• Support new intercompany flows and cross-border transactions
• Review intercompany contracts and tax-related invoices
• Oversee monthly VAT filings and coordinate with external advisors
• Develop and implement a Tax Compliance Framework to mitigate risks

Your profile:

• University degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Extensive, relevant experience in German tax compliance and advisory (Gained in Big 4, reputable consultancy, in-house, or tax authorities)
• Strong expertise in: German Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Value Added Tax (VAT) Withholding Tax (WHT) International tax principles
• Fluent in German and English
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset

Your new employer:

• World market leader of innovative solutions for dosing systems, seals and active packaging for Pharma, Beauty and Closures
• 14 000 employees - 57 locations - 20 countries

Your benefits:

• Professional development and career planning
• Flexible working time, part time home office possibilities and 30 days holiday
• Employee profit-sharing
• We offer flexibility: this role can be carried out from home or at one of our German sites
• Special financial benefits such as company fitness, employee discounts, retirement provisions, canteen meals
• Frequent company events
• “We act local – and think global“

Be You. Be Aptar