Tax Manager, HOLY
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Ethical soft drink retailers
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Ethical soft drink retailers
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To become Europe's leading healthier soft drink brand.
Role
Who you are
- You are a hands-on, structured problem-solver who sees tax as a key element to build the business — not to slow it down
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment, bring strong ownership, and communicate clearly with both finance experts and non-finance stakeholders
- You can balance compliance rigor with pragmatic decision-making, and you enjoy improving processes as the company scales
- Excellent communication skills in both German and English are a must
- Degree in tax, finance, law, or comparable qualification (Steuerberater:in is a strong plus)
- 4+ years of relevant tax experience (in-house and/or tax advisory), ideally in a fast-growing B2C/D2C company in Germany
- Strong practical knowledge of the German tax landscape. Familiarity with VAT / indirect tax topics in a European context is a plus
- Experience working with external advisors and auditors; ability to manage timelines and deliver high-quality outputs
- Confidence working with accounting data and systems + solid Excel / Google Sheets skills
- Business-oriented, pragmatic mindset with a clear “get-it-done” attitude
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a pragmatic, business-minded Tax Manager to own our tax topics end-to-end and help us scale across markets with speed and confidence
- The mission as Tax Manager is to translate complex tax requirements into clear, actionable guidance for the business — ensuring compliance, optimizing outcomes, and building scalable processes while enabling bold, high-speed decision-making
- Own day-to-day tax management across the group (e.g. VAT, corporate income tax, trade tax), partnering closely with Accounting and Legal
- Lead VAT / indirect tax topics, including registrations, periodic returns, reconciliations, and improvements to processes and data quality
- Coordinate filings and deadlines with internal stakeholders and external advisors, ensuring accurate and on-time submissions
- Support month-end and year-end close (e.g. tax provisions) with clean, audit-ready documentation
- Be a proactive business partner for cross-functional teams by assessing tax implications of new initiatives, contracts, promotions, and market entries
- Drive scalable tax processes and controls, including documentation standards, templates, and tooling to make tax “self-serve” where appropriate
- Monitor regulatory changes and translate them into practical guidance, training, and process updates for the organization
Application process
- Intro Call: A 30-minute screening with Eric, our Talent Acquisition Manager. You’ll talk about HOLY, the role, your experience, and whether our expectations align
- Hiring Manager Interview: You’ll meet Felix, our CFO, to go deeper on your background, ambitions, and how you’d drive our growth
- Peer interview: You will get to know Zain, our Accounting Lead
- Case study & on-site interview: As soon as you have successfully completed the first interviews, you will receive a case study. In a second meeting at our office, the team will discuss your case study with you and answer questions about our workspace, the HOLY Temple
- Reference calls: At this stage, we’d like to connect with 1–2 former colleagues or managers who have worked closely with you. These conversations help us better understand your working style and strengths from those who know you professionally
- Founder Interview: As a strong cultural fit is important to us, you will have a final meeting with Fredi, one of our HOLY Founders. This gives both you and us the opportunity for a final check
- Job offer and decision: If everything goes well, you will receive an offer, and we are ready to embark on this journey together with you!
- Typically, his process should take around 2-3 weeks
Our take
The soft drinks industry is big business, estimated to reach a value of over $600 billion by 2030. However, many of the biggest brands are full of unhealthy and unethically sourced ingredients that are not in line with the push for more sustainable products. HOLY is a German company that wants to disrupt the soft drink industry with healthier and more ethically sourced alternatives.
HOLY’s two flagship products are its energy drink and iced tea. With sugar and taurine-free ingredients, the products come in powder form, which saves 90% on packaging and significantly decreases the amount of CO2 emissions from manufacture and transport compared to canned drinks.
As with many soft drinks, HOLY’s branding is key. Its vivid designs and online presence increase its appeal for the gaming community, who would typically lean toward large competitors such as Monster Energy. With good funding at its back and a 2026 push into the UK market, HOLY is on the right path to compete with well-established rivals, having sold more than 10 million drinks solely via its online marketplace.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
38% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2023
$12.3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $12.3m
Company benefits
- Join a successful and growing company
- Huge impact and career growth
- Awesome team of colleagues who are ambitious, funny, down-to-earth, and authentic
- Startup culture with flat hierarchies, fast pace, and personal development
- Central office in Berlin Mitte, flexible working hours, and much more
Company HQ
Kollwitzkiez, Berlin, Germany
Leadership
Mathias Horsch
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously the Founder and Chairman at the Asian-European Society Munich, Researching and Teaching Assistant at Technical University of Munich, Strategy Consulting at the EAC International Consulting and CX Strategy & Benchmarking at Amazon
Frederick Jost
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously Grwoth Equity at Eurazeo, Strategy Consulting at Boston Consulting Group, Investment Management at Holtzbrinck Digital, Online Marketing and Investment Relations at Tillhub GmbH
Phillipp Nass
(Co-Founder & CMO)Previously Director of Marketing at Crealytics, NY KnowGO Conference, Business Analyst Intern at Crealytics and Marketing Intern at HappyFresh
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