Tax clerk COMPANY OVERVIEW Industry: Professional Services Tax Advisory, Auditing, Legal Counsel, Digitalisation Consulting for peer firms Employees: 20 Core business: End-to-end tax compliance & planning, bookkeeping, payroll, year-end accounts, audits, legal advice COMPANY CULTURE & EVP Values: Quality Future-orientation & digital mindset Trust & reliability Openness & knowledge-sharing Sustainability Work style: Family-like atmosphere, open-door policy, very flat hierarchy, strong team exchange, high employee retention, deep client relationships Benefits & perks: Tax-free voucher card Flexible working hours Company smartphone Home-office equipment Recovery allowance Kindergarten subsidy Birthday gift Regular team events Structured career development (e.g., path from tax clerk to partner) Selling points: Highly digitalised firm exciting client mix stable long-term mandate portfolio future-proof set-up rural location near Cologne (easy commute quality of life) genuine impact & visibility due to small expert team ROLE DETAILS Steuerfachangestellter (m/f/d) Openings: 1 Location: Lindlar (51789) Remote / on-site: Primarily on-site with 1 2 days home-office per week ( 20-40 %) Travel: None RESPONSIBILITIES Full-cycle bookkeeping (Finanzbuchhaltung) Payroll processing (Lohn- & Gehaltsbuchhaltung) Preparation of annual financial statements Handling of tax assessments & correspondence with authorities Independent, trustworthy management of an assigned client portfolio with support from colleagues & partners REQUIREMENTS Must-have skills & tech: DATEV incl. DATEV Unternehmen online & digital booking MS 365 with solid Excel Experience preparing financial statements Affinity for digital processes & tools Language: German C1; no other languages required Experience: 2 years in a comparable tax environment Education: Completed vocational training as Steuerfachangestellte (university degree not required) Personality: Excellent communication, client-facing confidence, numerical accuracy, structured & reliable working style, IT-affinity, trustworthiness, stability Nice-to-have: Additional digitalisation expertise, further DATEV modules COMPENSATION Salary range: 45 000 60 000 gross p.a. Bonus/variable: none TEAM & REPORTING Direct colleagues: 3 8 depending on focus area Reports to: Firm partners / owners and cooperates closely with clients & tax authorities Cross-site collaboration: Regular exchange with colleagues & partners in Cologne office HIRING PROCESS Step 1 Phone screening Step 2 In-person interview Step 3 Optional trial workday Fast decision and offer CONTRACT SPECIFICS Type: Permanent (unbefristet) Hours: 40 h/week full-time part-time possible from 30 h/week (e.g., 32 h/80 %) Probation: 6 months Vacation: 30 days special leave for personal events GOALS & KPIs Accurate, timely and autonomous handling of assigned client mandates High quality of financial statements & tax filings Client satisfaction & retention