Tax Specialist (Healthcare Industry)
Munich, Germany | Full-Time | Circa €70,000+

I'm currently seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Tax Specialist to join the finance team of a leading healthcare organization renowned for its patient-centered approach and premium hospitality standards. Based in Munich, this full-time position supports a growing network of specialized clinics operating across Germany.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure full tax compliance across all entities, with a focus on healthcare-specific tax regulations.
• Prepare and review tax filings, declarations, and supporting documentation in coordination with external advisors.
• Support tax audits and act as a liaison with tax authorities and external tax consultants.
• Drive continuous improvement of tax processes.
• Collaborate closely with finance, legal, and operational teams.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of German tax law; experience in the healthcare sector is essential.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a tax-focused role.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Fluency in German and English is required.

For more details, please reach out: ana.sarjveladze@phippscameron.com

I’m currently looking for a Group Finance Controller for a permanent position based in Northern Germany.

Our client is an international manufacturer in the automotive industry, employing around 1,000 people worldwide. The company has recently expanded into innovative areas such as e-mobility.

To support its continued growth, the company is now seeking a Group Finance Controller to join its team.

Salary: €130,000 – €140,000 (approx.) 

Responsibilities: 

• Actively contribute to the design and further development of controlling to support and prepare strategic decisions and operational improvement measures
• Conduct regular evaluations and comments on business and financial performance on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Continuous improvement of group-wide forecasting and budget planning processes
• Optimization of the existing reporting landscape
• Support in the implementation of new systems and processes in controlling.

Requirements:

• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken)
• Completed relevant degree or comparable training
• Several years of professional experience in a similar position with an international focus
• Extensive knowledge of setting up and maintaining cost accounting and preliminary costing
• Knowledge of inventory valuation and rolling liquidity planning

Please reach out directly, or send your CV or recommendations to:
ana.sarjveladze@phippscameron.com

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for independently processing accounts receivable accounting.
• With a clear focus on standards, you handle inquiries and complaints from receivable holders and service recipients, compiling the appropriate documents to find solutions.
• You delve into accounting data and documents to uncover discrepancies and discrepancies and clarify all issues through your research.
• In close collaboration with receivable holders, payers, and specialist departments, you find solutions and coordinate them efficiently.
• You are responsible for maintaining open items, triggering reminders and their follow-up, and ensuring that changes to receivables are updated in the system.
• You independently make well-founded decisions regarding further actions, respond flexibly to the situation, and escalate quickly and competently if necessary.
• You create regular, meaningful evaluations and statistics that serve as a valuable information and decision-making basis for management.
• With your in-depth analyses and reports, you provide management and the board with precise data that serve as the basis for far-reaching decisions. You will also have:

Requirements:

• Successfully completed commercial training (e.g., tax clerk, industrial clerk) and ideally further qualification in finance
• Several years of operational professional experience in accounting
• Good MS Office skills, especially Excel
• Good DATEV knowledge, SAP knowledge desirable
• Experience with factoring and/or credit insurance desirable
• Knowledge of German tax law
• Fluent German and good English skills
• Independent and self-reliant working style
• Team-oriented thinking and acting in an international context
• Strong communication and assertiveness
• Analytical skills and a strong affinity for numbers

Interim Head of Finance (Automotive, PE-Backed Business)

Location: Germany (Hybrid)
Rate: €1,200 - €1,500 per day

I’m seeking a highly experienced Interim Head of Finance to lead financial operations in a PE-backed automotive business. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive financial performance, optimize cash management, and contribute to the long-term success of the company. You will work closely with the company owner and key stakeholders, including banks, financing partners, and a global finance team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee cash management at the project level
• Collaborate with banks and financing partners to optimize funding and financial strategies
• Lead financial planning and develop financial models for effective control and decision-making
• Drive restructuring and turnaround initiatives for distressed company situations, delivering measurable improvements
• Apply deep industry expertise in the automotive or testing industry to enhance financial performance

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience as an Interim Head of Finance, Finance Director in a PE-backed business
• Extensive background in the automotive industry (or closely related sectors)
• Track record of successful restructuring and turnaround projects

Feel free to send your CV and reach out to me for more details at: ana.sarjveladze@phippscameron.com

Our Client is a highly entrepreneurial Specialist Services business that has recently expanded through acquisition and organic growth. They have now received further support and investment from a Private Equity Fund to help with more rapid expansion. In order to achieve this they now require a hands-on yet strategic CFO who can help the business to achieve success on this next stage of its journey.

Reporting to the CEO and working with a strong leadership team, including an M&A Director, you will manage a small but capable team and be responsible for all areas of Finance with a particular focus upon:

• Ensuring that the business is prepared for M&A processes and that new acquisitions are integrated successfully into the Group
• Develop and enhance Monthly management and internal reporting for insightful decision making
• Help manage costs and look for synergies and efficiencies as the group expands and integrates
• Ensure strong cash-management in a leveraged environment and build strong Treasury management and cash-pooling

Key Requirements for the role:

• Essential: Prior experience of Private Equity and leverage environment
• Essential: Exposure to M&A and be able to demonstrate effective integration of acquisitions
• Essential: fluent in Italian
• Desirable: Services experience ideally within Financial Services or related
• Desirable: Evidence of operating within an entrepreneurial and fast growth environment.