Job
- Level
- Senior
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Job Field
- Product
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this job, you will leverage your expertise in German accounting and tax processes to define product requirements and facilitate collaboration with tax advisors.
Your role in the team
- Bring deep expertise in German accounting and tax rules, standards, and day-to-day accounting practices.
- Help product teams understand how Steuerberater work in practice, including their workflows, pain points, vocabulary, tools, and expectations.
- Contribute to the definition of product requirements for accounting- and tax-related features.
- Review product designs, specifications, and user flows to ensure they are accounting-relevant and compliant with German accounting and tax practices.
- Support the Product Director and Product Managers in prioritizing accounting-related product opportunities.
- Act as an internal reference point for questions related to German accounting and tax, Steuerberater workflows, and accounting software usage.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to clarify edge cases and ensure implementation choices are aligned with accounting reality.
- Work with tax advisor partners to gather feedback, validate product directions, and identify improvement opportunities.
- Help structure internal knowledge around German accounting and tax processes, tools, and best practices.
- Support go-to-market, customer success, and operations teams when accounting expertise is needed.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- You have worked as a tax advisor or in a senior accounting or tax role in Germany.
- You have strong knowledge of German accounting and tax processes, obligations, and professional practices.
- You understand how tax advisory firms operate and how Steuerberater work with SME clients.
- You have ideally worked at, or closely with, one of our tax advisor partners in Germany.
- You are comfortable translating complex accounting and tax topics into clear product and business language.
- You can work effectively with Product Managers, Engineers, Designers, and senior stakeholders.
- You speak perfect German and very good English.
- You are ideally based in the Berlin area.
Experience
- You have experience with German accounting software such as DATEV, Addison, Agenda, Simba, or similar tools.
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What we offer
- Job located in Berlin, Germany with possibility of remote working days.
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About Your Employer
Shine Germany GmbH
Shine Germany GmbH, based in Berlin, offers digital financial and administrative software for small businesses and freelancers. The company is registered as a limited liability company in the commercial register and focuses on technical services and banking-related solutions.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Banking, Finance, Insurance
Principal Product Specialist, German Accounting
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
