German speaking Senior Business Analyst (German Taxes)

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst (German Tax) to join our team in Zurich, taking a leading role in the design and delivery of German tax solutions on the Avaloq core banking platform.

In this role, you will drive requirement engineering and functional solution design for complex tax topics, with a strong focus on Avaloq Tax Engine concepts, reporting, and German tax regulations. You will work closely with developers, QA, and other analysts, and actively coach junior colleagues.

Your key tasks

• Lead requirement engineering and functional analysis for German tax topics in Avaloq
• Translate regulatory requirements into clear specifications and scalable solutions
• Act as Avaloq expert for Tax Engine business concepts, reporting, and tax-relevant data flows
• Cover German tax domains such as capital gains, loss pots, onshore/offshore reporting, MiKaDiv, KESt Anmeldung, NEK, etc.
• Define business architecture and target-state solution designs for new implementations
• Support testing and validation of implemented tax solutions
• Coach and mentor junior Business Analysts
• Contribute to consulting, implementation, and pre-sales activities

• University degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in Finance, Business Informatics, IT, Law, or a comparable field
• Several years of experience as a Business Analyst / Functional Consultant in banking or financial services
• Strong hands-on Avaloq experience is mandatory, especially in the tax area (Avaloq Tax Engine, reporting concepts, tax-relevant data structures and flows)
• Deep understanding of German taxation in banking, including capital gains taxation and reporting obligations
• Ability to create clear functional specifications and drive solution design independently
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to understand complex end-to-end processes
• Technical confidence to work with data, analyze results, and validate implementations (SQL skills strongly preferred)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluent German (spoken and written) is mandatory

It would be a real bonus if you have

• Experience with international tax regimes and regulatory frameworks such as FATCA, CRS, QI
• Strong knowledge of securities and investment products (equities, bonds, funds, derivatives) and their tax implications
• Experience defining target business architectures and solution roadmaps for complex banking platforms
• Avaloq certification (ACP) or proven track record delivering Avaloq tax solutions in production

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.