Founders Associate Intern (m/w/d) - Early-Stage Startup

Das ist der Job

We are building Germany's leading Tax Advisory firm.

Darum lohnt es sich

We’re a small, highly ambitious team in Berlin, backed by €5M from Tenet VC and founded by alumni of Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Bain & Company and the former Klarna Head of Engineering.

We offer a high-ownership environment, direct feedback and mentoring, a collaborative team, and competitive salary all from our office near Boxhagener Platz.

Tasks As a Founders Associate Intern, you'll work directly with the founding team across the operational core of Taxforce, with a focus on M&A and operations, you’ll work directly with the founding team.

Requirements Drive & ambition: You’re motivated to go the extra mile and thrive in fast-paced startup environments First practical experience: You’ve gained hands-on experience through internships or working student roles (ideally in Consulting, IB or Tech) Strong academic background: You’re studying at or have graduated from a well-regarded university or business school Analytical mindset: You are able to think logically, break down complex problems and prioritise between multiple tasks on your plate Tech-savvy: You’re comfortable using AI tools and can implement small automations yourself and you have no problem with learning new tools and skills on the go Entrepreneurial mindset: You’re excited about building something from scratch and comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration Collaborational: You are a team player.

Working together as a team and sharing knowledge comes naturally to you German language skills: We are a fast growing start-up with a diverse team.

Benefits Work directly with experienced founders: Learn first-hand from a team with backgrounds in Goldman Sachs, Harvard Business School, Bain & Company and high-growth tech companies Ownership from day one: Take on real responsibility early and help shape how Taxforce is built across sales, operations, and product Front-row seat to AI in the real world: See how AI is applied to transform a traditional industry and actively contribute to building an AI-driven product Hands-on venture building: Get deep exposure to building a company from scratch — from go-to-market to operations to product development Steep learning curve: Work on real problems, ship quickly, and build skills that prepare you to start your own company Strong team environment: Join an ambitious, supportive team with direct feedback and a high level of trust and ownership Office Policy: 5 days a week in the office, because we feel that is crucial to enable speed, learning, and compounding interests when working next to each other.

Taxforce was founded based on a simple observation: Many business owners want a tax advisor who acts as a true sparring partner: proactive, responsive, and strategic. What they often get instead is a service provider: booking receipts and filing tax returns, with little real advisory. We’re building the alternative.

Founded in 2025, Taxforce rethinks tax advisory from the ground up: AI-powered and highly automated, yet personal. We're starting with healthcare professionals, a complex and underserved segment we're building Taxforce specifically for, growing both organically and through M&A, with the ambition to expand into many more industries over time.

This is a €40B market in Germany alone, with processes that have barely changed in decades. AI is now enabling a fundamental shift and there are no playbooks yet. We’re writing them. You’ll work directly with the founders, take on real responsibility from day one, and see how AI transforms a real-world industry.

Join early and help us redefine tax advisory.

Exemplary taks include**:** Deal sourcing: Build and maintain a pipeline of potential acquisition targets, from initial research and screening to first outreach Post-merger integration: Support the onboarding and integration of newly acquired practices, from process documentation to cross-firm coordination Process building and automation: Identify manual, fragmented workflows and help fix them at the root, building AI-first automations and getting into the tools yourself to make it happen.

Reporting and controlling: Help build and maintain the reporting and financial planning infrastructure that keeps Taxforce running. Investor relations: Support the preparation of investor updates, board materials and internal documentation as we scale. Getting things done.

Run recurring processes, close operational gaps and take care of the things that simply need to get done, and automate it as you go. However, our customers do mostly speak German. Hence we require German language skills.