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Individual Return Workpapers (CCH Axcess)

Manager · Tax Preparation Support · Hybrid · Cologne

€42–€53/ hour About €380–€570 a month. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Agri-business in greenhouse growing · 1,001–5,000 employeesCL-24773 · based in Seattle
Where
Hybrid · Cologne
Format
Task bundle
Time needed
8–12 h a month
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Manager · 7-12 years
When you work
Weekday evenings
Language
English and Germanbusiness level

The company is already looking at 2 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.

4 professionals have asked about this task1,445 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This Agri-business in greenhouse growing (1,001–5,000 employees) is looking for a manager Tax Preparation Support for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 8–12 h a month. Collects source documents and prepares workpapers for review.

A named list of recurring items keeps the month predictable for both sides. It is an agri-business, so the calendar follows the growing season.

The team sits in Cologne. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected.

What you deliver

  • Prepare workpapers for 12 individual returns from client documents, with open questions listed for the preparer.
  • A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week
  • A month-end summary with hours used against the cap
  • The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result

What a month looks like

  • Week 1: intake call and a list of what is due this month
  • Weeks 2 and 3: items completed in short sessions
  • Week 4: month-end summary and the list for next month

Duration: 12 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included.

Tools

CCH AxcessLacerteExcel

Who fits

  • 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Tax Preparation Support, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Business-level German as well as English: the documents and part of the team work in German
  • Comfortable working in CCH Axcess, Lacerte and Excel
  • A professional qualification is required for any sign-off; the company keeps the final signature, you prepare and review.
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Has worked with a distributed team across time zones
  • Used to short written handovers

Not included

  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so
  • A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in EUR after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexManager Tax Preparation Support
Experience
7-12 years in finance & accounting
Tools
CCH Axcess, Lacerte, Excel
Offers
10 hours a month, weekday evenings
Rate
€48 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, €48 an hour, is above the median manager Tax Preparation Support rate in Germany (€45). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Tax Preparation Support jobs in Germany · Tax Preparation Support rates in Germany · Finance & Accounting jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-24773 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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