Transfer Pricing Manager - Big 4 Stuttgart

Change Recruitment Group are working exclusively with their Big 4 client in Germany to assist them recruit a Transfer Pricing Manager for their offices in Stuttgart.

LOCATION:

Germany is a location that is rich in history and with several vibrant cities to choose from, breath-taking scenery, intriguing culture and of course a strong and well developed economy. Stuttgart is spread across a variety of hills, many of which are vineyards, valleys and parks which is unusual for a German city and often a source of surprise to visitors who primarily associate the city with its industrial reputation as the ‘cradle of the automobile’. Although the city centre was heavily damaged during World War II, many historic building have been reconstructed and the city boasts some fine pieces of modern post-war architecture. Stuttgart is known for its rich cultural heritage and is also home to one of Germany’s most prestigious symphony orchestras. There are many regular events that take place in Stuttgart including:

· The world-famous annual ‘Volksfest’, originally a traditional agricultural fair which now also hosts beer tents and a French village and is second in size only to the Oktoberfest in Munich. There is also a spring festival on the same grounds in April each year
· With more than 3.6 million visitors in 2007 and more than 200 stands, Stuttgart’s Christmas market is the largest and one of the oldest and most beautiful traditional markets in Europe
· The Summer Festival is usually held in early August and has shows, music, children’s entertainment and local cuisine
· The Lantern Festival in Killesberg park held in early July is famous for its firework display and fairground attractions
· The Wine Festival is held in late August / early September and vintages are sold at this event
Stuttgart is also one of the most multi-cultural cities in Germany with 40% of the population being of international background and it ranks as one of the safest cities in Germany.

Economic stability is a stable consistency throughout Germany, particularly in Stuttgart as it is known for its high-tech industry. Some of the most prominent companies include Daimler AG, Porsche, Bosch, Celesio, Hewlett-Packard and IBM - all of whom have their world or European headquarters in Stuttgart. Stuttgart has the highest general standard of prosperity of any city in Germany. The automobile and motorcycle being invented in Stuttgart and as a result it is considered by many to be the starting point of the worldwide automotive industry and it is sometimes referred to as “The cradle of the automobile”. Mercedes-Benz and Porsche both have their headquarters in Stuttgart. The region currently has Germany’s highest density of scientific, academic and research organisations and no other region in Germany registers so many patents and designs as Stuttgart. The Stuttgart Stock Exchange is also the second largest in Germany after Frankfurt.

Germany as a whole has a social market economy with a highly skilled labour force, a large capital stock, low level of corruption and a high level of innovation. It has the largest and most powerful national economy in Europe, the fourth largest by nominal GDP in the world and the fifth largest by PPP. The official average national unemployment rate in April 2014 was 6.8%. Germany has one of the highest labour productivity levels in the world, according to OECD.

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