At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.As part of our Finance team, based across Munich, Madrid, and Cape Town, you, our Tax Accountant, will report to the Director, Finance Europe. In this role, you will take ownership of tax compliance and advisory matters across the region, working closely with internal stakeholders, external advisors, and tax authorities.Main responsibilities<ul><li>Coordinate with external tax advisors and internal teams to prepare accurate corporate income and turnover tax returns in line with local regulations</li><li>Prepare for and support tax audits, acting as a key contact for auditors, tax advisors, and tax authorities</li><li>Ensure national tax compliance by implementing, maintaining, and monitoring the tax compliance management system</li><li>Advise on complex, cross-functional projects with tax implications, including risk assessment related to permanent establishments</li><li>Support the preparation and implementation of transfer pricing documentation in close collaboration with group experts and assist during transfer pricing audits</li><li>Coordinate international tax matters, with a strong focus on VAT and support for internal Sales teams</li><li>Identify and implement tax optimization and savings opportunities across the group</li><li>Manage liquidity planning, advance tax payments, and related account reconciliations</li><li>Calculate and present tax provisions in accordance with applicable accounting standards</li><li>Monitor tax law developments across EMEA and proactively advise the business on potential impacts</li></ul>QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE<ul><li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in tax law or a related discipline</li><li>Professional tax qualification (e.g. German Tax Consultant)</li><li>Several years of experience in tax consulting, ideally with a Big Four firm or in-house within a multinational environment</li><li>Strong expertise in corporate tax, international taxation, and VAT</li><li>Solid knowledge of EMEA tax regulations</li><li>In-depth understanding of HGB and US GAAP</li><li>Experience with cross-border and foreign trade tax matters</li><li>Exposure to controlling, budgeting, reporting, or auditing is a plus</li><li>Advanced user of MS Excel and SAP</li></ul>COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE<ul><li>High level of reliability, ownership, and a structured, proactive working style</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities</li><li>Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex tax topics into clear, business-friendly language</li><li>Positive, solution-oriented mindset</li><li>Continuous curiosity and motivation to learn and develop</li></ul>LANGUAGES<ul><li>Fluency/full proficiency in English and German</li><li>Other languages will be an advantage.</li></ul>WHAT WE OFFER  <ul><li>The atmosphere: A modern work environment, brimming with positive energy, healthy growth, and diverse teams</li><li>Additional benefits: Attractive salary package, including company benefits such as subsidies and more </li><li>Balance: Hybrid work (working from home/at the office), flexible hours, and vacation days, as well as days off for special occasions </li><li>Prospects: Individual professional development programs, training, and workshops </li><li>Opportunities to influence the way we work: The freedom to contribute your own ideas and play a key role in shaping the future of our company </li><li>Sustainability: Efforts include our zero waste office program, systematic recycling, bee keeping, planting trees and regular beach clean-ups</li><li>Our rationale: Solar energy as a sustai</li></ul>#CanadianSolar

Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally.
 

 With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years.
 

 Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements.
 

 In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research.
 

 Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/.
 

 Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.

Tax Accountant

At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.As part of our Finance team, based across Munich, Madrid, and Cape Town, you, our Tax Accountant, will report to the Director, Finance Europe. In this role, you will take ownership of tax compliance and advisory matters across the region, working closely with internal stakeholders, external advisors, and tax authorities.Main responsibilities<ul><li>Coordinate with external tax advisors and internal teams to prepare accurate corporate income and turnover tax returns in line with local regulations</li><li>Prepare for and support tax audits, acting as a key contact for auditors, tax advisors, and tax authorities</li><li>Ensure national tax compliance by implementing, maintaining, and monitoring the tax compliance management system</li><li>Advise on complex, cross-functional projects with tax implications, including risk assessment related to permanent establishments</li><li>Support the preparation and implementation of transfer pricing documentation in close collaboration with group experts and assist during transfer pricing audits</li><li>Coordinate international tax matters, with a strong focus on VAT and support for internal Sales teams</li><li>Identify and implement tax optimization and savings opportunities across the group</li><li>Manage liquidity planning, advance tax payments, and related account reconciliations</li><li>Calculate and present tax provisions in accordance with applicable accounting standards</li><li>Monitor tax law developments across EMEA and proactively advise the business on potential impacts</li></ul>QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE<ul><li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in tax law or a related discipline</li><li>Professional tax qualification (e.g. German Tax Consultant)</li><li>Several years of experience in tax consulting, ideally with a Big Four firm or in-house within a multinational environment</li><li>Strong expertise in corporate tax, international taxation, and VAT</li><li>Solid knowledge of EMEA tax regulations</li><li>In-depth understanding of HGB and US GAAP</li><li>Experience with cross-border and foreign trade tax matters</li><li>Exposure to controlling, budgeting, reporting, or auditing is a plus</li><li>Advanced user of MS Excel and SAP</li></ul>COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE<ul><li>High level of reliability, ownership, and a structured, proactive working style</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities</li><li>Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex tax topics into clear, business-friendly language</li><li>Positive, solution-oriented mindset</li><li>Continuous curiosity and motivation to learn and develop</li></ul>LANGUAGES<ul><li>Fluency/full proficiency in English and German</li><li>Other languages will be an advantage.</li></ul>WHAT WE OFFER  <ul><li>The atmosphere: A modern work environment, brimming with positive energy, healthy growth, and diverse teams</li><li>Additional benefits: Attractive salary package, including company benefits such as subsidies and more </li><li>Balance: Hybrid work (working from home/at the office), flexible hours, and vacation days, as well as days off for special occasions </li><li>Prospects: Individual professional development programs, training, and workshops </li><li>Opportunities to influence the way we work: The freedom to contribute your own ideas and play a key role in shaping the future of our company </li><li>Sustainability: Efforts include our zero waste office program, systematic recycling, bee keeping, planting trees and regular beach clean-ups</li><li>Our rationale: Solar energy as a sustai</li></ul>#CanadianSolar

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