International Tax Consultant
Own and grow the tax structure behind a cross border ecommerce group: US, UK and Canada first, alongside our German and EU setup.
Apply for this positionPet Printed is an established Shopify ecommerce brand selling personalized pet products across 9 markets. We operate as a German GmbH with local subsidiaries in the markets we serve, among them our US entity, and we are actively building that structure out further. Print on demand means our goods are produced and shipped in the market they are sold in, so our tax picture is genuinely cross border: sales tax, VAT and permanent establishment questions in several countries at once.
We are looking for an experienced freelance tax consultant to take ownership of that structure with us: advising us as we expand, keeping registrations in order, and handling questions from tax authorities. This is an advisory role, not a filing job. Our German tax firm and our external VAT and sales tax compliance providers stay in place. You are the person who sees the whole picture across them and tells us what to do.
You work directly with the founder team, we decide quickly, and we use AI tools throughout the business. We are looking for a long term collaboration.
What you will do
- Advise us on the tax structure of our group as we expand, and own its further build out: entities, flows of goods, intercompany setup and where the risks sit.
- Help us decide where a local subsidiary makes sense as we enter new markets, and get new entities tax ready: registrations, intercompany flows between the German parent and the local company, and the documentation that has to sit behind them.
- Lead on the US, UK and Canadian side: sales tax nexus and registrations, UK VAT and Canadian GST/HST, marketplace and platform rules, and what changes as volume grows.
- Keep our tax registrations current across markets, and drive new ones when we enter a market or change a supply chain.
- Handle questions and audits from tax authorities: prepare our answers and work with our German tax firm and compliance providers where local representation is required.
- Review our ecommerce and dropshipping flows for VAT and sales tax treatment, and flag what needs fixing before it becomes a problem.
- Be reachable for ad hoc questions from the founder team and give a clear recommendation, not a list of options.
What you bring
- Years of hands on experience in international tax, with a clear focus on the US, UK and Canada.
- Experience with group structures that span countries: foreign subsidiaries, permanent establishment risk, and intercompany flows between a parent company and its local entities.
- Solid command of German and EU tax matters as well: One Stop Shop, VAT rules across member states, and how they interact with the markets above.
- Real experience with ecommerce and dropshipping business models, including chain transactions and cross border flows of goods.
- Able to take responsibility: you own topics end to end and drive registrations and authority correspondence to a close.
- Clear, direct written communication in English and reliable availability for ad hoc questions.
Nice to have
- A professional qualification such as US CPA or EA, UK CTA or ACA, or German Steuerberater.
- Experience with a German parent company and its local subsidiaries abroad, including intercompany pricing and documentation.
- Experience with print on demand or other models where production sits in the destination market.
- Familiarity with VAT and sales tax compliance platforms.
Key facts
- Start: as soon as possible.
- Commitment: freelance and ongoing, on demand — continuous advisory support plus project peaks around registrations and structural work.
- Location: fully remote, your time zone and region do not matter.
- Hourly rate: 60 to 100 USD, depending on experience.
- Scope: advisory and structure. Filing and local representation stay with our tax firm and compliance providers.
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