Direct Tax Senior Manager (all genders)

Job Description
Are you ready to take on a leadership role in the dynamic field of corporate tax compliance? Join our EMEA Corporation Tax team at J.P. Morgan in Frankfurt, where your expertise will ensure we meet our tax reporting obligations across the region. This role offers great opportunities for career growth and the chance to work with a diverse team of professionals. You'll play a crucial role in managing relationships with key stakeholders, including the German tax authority, and contribute to our global success.
As a Direct Tax Senior Manager - Executive Director in the EMEA Corporation Tax team, you will focus on JPMorgan's German corporate tax compliance obligations. You will manage relationships with key stakeholders, such as the German tax authority, internal and external auditors, and regulators. Your role will also involve supporting local and overseas teams with German tax questions, ensuring our firm meets its tax reporting obligations across EMEA.
Job Responsibilities:• Manage the relationship with the German tax authority, including tax rulings and audits.• Oversee German corporate tax computations, returns, payments, and tax accounting entries in statutory accounts.• Respond to tax-related inquiries from regulators and internal and external auditors.• Analyze the German tax implications of group reorganizations, acquisitions, and disposals.• Articulate tax risks clearly to senior management and other stakeholders.• Advise on the impact of new tax legislation in Germany.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:• Qualified professional with a recognized accounting and/or tax qualification, ideally with a completed German Steuerberater exam.• Strong knowledge of the German corporate tax regime and tax accounting skills, with at least 15 years of experience.• Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and influence others.• Focused on operating within and enhancing the existing tax risk and control framework.• Fluency in English and German.• Excellent research, analytical, and reasoning skills.
• Experience in managing complex tax compliance processes in a multinational environment.• Proven ability to work collaboratively across different teams and regions.• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly.
About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.
Global Finance & Business Management works to strategically manage capital, drive growth and efficiencies, maintain financial reporting and proactively manage risk. By providing information, analysis and recommendations to improve results and drive decisions, teams ensure the company can navigate all types of market conditions while protecting our fortress balance sheet.