Head of Tax Structure & Planning, GoStudent
2-3 days a week in office
Tailor-made digital 1:1 tutoring platform
Be an early applicant
Tailor-made digital 1:1 tutoring platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build the number one global school.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or equivalent certification preferred
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in tax accounting or related fields
- Strong knowledge of EU and country specific tax laws and regulations
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in accounting software
- Strong communication skills in English and German, both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
What the job involves
- Join us as the Head of Tax Structure,Planning and Compliance at GoStudent, where you will play a crucial role in recommending alternative tax treatments to alleviate or reduce the company's tax burden, handle tax accounting and reporting, and optimise VAT, CIT, and Commercial Tax for the group’s legal entities, contracts and GoToMarket strategies
- You will play a crucial role in preparing and maintaining tax records, returns, reports, and other related materials, ensuring compliance with current tax legislation and practices
- Develop and execute tax planning strategies aligned with the company's overall financial goals
- Monitor and assess the impact of new and existing tax laws on the company’s operations and financials
- Review the group’s legal entity structure, contract setups and flow of goods to identify and optimise VAT, CIT, and Commercial Tax
- Analyse service and cash flow arrangements to ensure tax efficiency and compliance
- Work closely with legal and financial teams to restructure entities and contracts as necessary
- Continuously seek new ways of working to make tax processes run smoother and faster
- Execute new and alternative ideas and approaches to enhance tax function efficiency
- Lead initiatives to automate and streamline tax processes using the company’s existing tech stack
- Provide technical accounting guidance and support on complex transactions
- Stay updated with the latest accounting standards and updates to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Collaborate with the finance team to address technical accounting issues
- Look for ways to minimise the organisation’s tax liability through effective tax planning
- Prepare, maintain, and analyse corporate tax documents to ensure accuracy and compliance
Our take
Education has seen a whirlwind of change, from remote classrooms to increased academic ambitions, and there is a big opportunity to transform how students learn by expanding access to quality education. GoStudent is a leading K12 online tutoring marketplace aiming to facilitate this transformation.
It focuses on one-to-one tutoring, letting students and their parents pick tutors for general support or exam preparation. Tutors are tested, vetted and interviewed before they can join the platform.
The company is growing quickly. It now operates in 23 markets, including numerous countries in Latin America and Europe. It was valued at 3.2B in 2023, making it the highest-valued EdTech scale-up in Europe and putting it ahead of competitors such as Tomorrow and CoachHub. With over 23,000 tutors and 11M utilising the platform, it is now one of the biggest startups to come out of Vienna.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
53% female employees
-18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Aug 2023
$47.5m
LATE VC
Jan 2022
$340m
SERIES D
Total funding: $689.8m
Company values
- Change-makers: We believe in giving our work meaning. At GoStudent, no matter what your position is, you’ll always use your talent to help children unlock their full potential
- Customer centrics: We place our students, talents and tutors at the heart of our services and products, and we constantly work to provide them with the best experience possible
- Informally open: We have a flat structure with little hierarchy and give the same value to everyone's input, regardless of seniority or role
- Fun-loving: Last but not least, we like to have fun while working even though we take our jobs very seriously
Company HQ
Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Vienna
Articles
Leadership
Felix Ohswald
(Co-Founder & CEO)BA in Mathematics at Cambridge and a Masters in Quantitative Finance in Zürich. Worked at BCG as a Visiting Associate and was a Founding Member of the Edtech Founders Club.
Gregor Müller
(Co-Founder & COO)Graduated from the university of St. Gallen with a B.A. in Business Administration.
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