Tax & Finance Operations Intern (m/w/d) - Startup

Taxforce is building Germany's leading tax advisory firm, AI-powered and highly automated yet personal, starting with healthcare professionals. As a Tax & Finance Intern, you will work in the middle of operational and advisory tax work, supporting tax advisors externally and handling internal controlling and bookkeeping along the entire value chain, while helping to turn manual work into automation. The company is a small, ambitious team in Berlin, backed by €5M from Tenet VC. Office policy: 5 days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

Finance & Controlling: Take ownership of invoicing and support funds and cashflow management; Support the monthly internal bookkeeping and financial close; Build and maintain reporting and controlling analyses over time; Tax Operations: Prepare ongoing financial accounting (receipt capture, booking, account reconciliation); Prepare annual financial statement packages and business analyses; Provide simple input on tax returns and pre-filings (income tax, business taxes) at draft level; Support digital mail and tax assessment processing through deadline control and smart document classification; Structured client communication (document requests, follow-ups); Maintain client master data and support deadline control; Tech & Automation: Test and document internal tools and workflows; Contribute to automating recurring tasks (e.g. document classification, data extraction, integrations); Data preparation and simple analyses

Requirements

Drive & ambition: motivated to work in a young team and thrive in fast-paced startup environments; Relevant studies: studying business administration, economics, law, tax or a related field, ideally with a focus on or strong interest in tax, accounting or finance; First practical experience: hands-on experience through internships or working student roles (ideally in Tax, Accounting, Finance or Consulting); Care & accuracy: works carefully and precisely; Structured & independent: organises well, prioritises between tasks and gets things done without needing everything spelled out; Tech-savvy: comfortable using AI tools, can implement small automations, and learns new tools and skills on the go; Collaborative: team player who shares knowledge; German language skills required, as customers mostly speak German

Benefits

Learn from an experienced team with direct feedback and mentoring from day one; Ownership from day one and real responsibility across tax, finance, and operations; Front-row seat to AI in the real world; Steep learning curve working on real clients and real numbers; Strong, supportive team environment with a high level of trust; Fair salary, flexible hours around your studies, and an office near Boxhagener Platz