Tax Accountant (m/w/d)

About the company

GOBAO is a leading provider of e-bike drive system solutions, dedicated to accelerating the transition of two-wheel mobility toward sustainable energy.

Founded in Shenzhen in 2002, GOBAO has more than 20 years of experience in the electric two-wheeler industry. The company evolved from becoming a global leader in electric two-wheeler controllers to developing complete e-bike drive systems, including motors, batteries, displays, software, connectivity solutions, and after-sales service support. Since launching its P-Series e-bike drive systems, GOBAO has expanded rapidly into international markets and established its presence across Europe and Asia.

Your tasks

• Accounts Receivable Management: Responsible for the full process management of accounts receivable of the Germany subsidiary, coordinating the tracking of overdue accounts and risk control to improve the level of capital recovery.
• Annual Budgeting: Assist the finance manager in preparing the annual financial budget for the Germany subsidiary; sort out various budget data including revenue, costs and expenses in combination with local fiscal and tax policies, business plans and operational objectives.
• Inventory Management: Responsible for the management of inventory to ensure consistency between book records and physical inventory; organize regular stock counts and follow up on the disposal of inventory overage and shortage variances.
• VAT Declaration and Risk Control: Coordinate the monthly provisional declaration and formal declaration of VAT for the Germany entity; conduct in-depth research on the tax system of Germany, optimize the declaration process, establish a tax-related risk prevention mechanism, and achieve zero overdue tax declarations.
• Tax Type Validity and Fund Control: Establish a tax type ledger and declaration early warning system for Germany to monitor the time limits for tax filing and tax payment; review tax payment instructions to ensure compliant and accurate payment of tax-related funds.
• External agent liaison and audit response: Liaise with tax authorities in Germany and fiscal and tax agent institutions; coordinate audit, final settlement and payment of corporate income tax, and tax-related verification work; take the lead in responding to tax inspections and audits, organize tax-related materials, and respond to tax inquiries.
• Localized implementation of the Group's systems: Promote the implementation of the Group's unified fiscal and tax systems in accordance with Germany's regulations; continuously track changes in local fiscal and tax policies, feed back policy differences, and support the iterative optimization of the Group's global fiscal and tax system.

Requirements

• Major: Accounting, business administration, business economics or other related majors; familiarity with Germany's accounting standards and tax laws, and holding relevant accountant qualifications is preferred.
• Experience: Have work experience in finance and taxation at accounting firms, multinational groups or local enterprises in Germany, and be familiar with the declaration and compliance management of VAT and corporate income tax in Germany.
• Competencies: Clear and meticulous thinking, capable of independently overseeing all tax, accounting-related work experience; proactively identify and resolve finance and taxation risks, and be willing to undertake special tasks.
• Communication and Coordination: Capable of using English as a working language, strong sense of responsibility, adept at cross-team collaboration across domestic and overseas teams, and able to efficiently liaise with government authorities and third-party external institutions.
• Qualities: Have a good sense of teamwork, strong execution ability, adapt to the pace of the Group's global fiscal and taxation work, and achieve the annual fiscal and taxation objectives.
• Experience in DATEV; Oracle experience is preferred.

What we offer

• Work in one of the fastest-growing segments of sustainable mobility.
• Join a global company with over 20 years of experience in electric two-wheelers.
• Be part of an international team connecting Europe and Asia.
• Contribute to the future of e-bike technology and smart mobility.