A16zcrypto

A16zcrypto

Tax, Strategy & Operations

New York Office · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$300kDetected 70 days ago
AccountingTaxResearchCommunicationTax ProvisionTransfer Pricing

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role

  • Kalshi has defined a new category: prediction markets.
  • Kalshi allows people to trade on the outcome of any events and turn any question about the future into a financial asset.
  • This range reflects current market data for this role.

Responsibilities

  • Own federal, state, indirect, and international tax matters across Kalshi's entities
  • Oversee federal consolidated and multistate income tax compliance and manage relationships with external tax preparers
  • Take end-to-end ownership of state tax examinations and controversy matters, including response strategy, document production, deadlines, and coordination with outside advisors
  • Develop and maintain Kalshi's positions on federal and state excise and transaction-based taxes, including research, documentation, and monitoring of regulatory developments
  • Own ASC 740 tax provision support and tax-related financial statement disclosures in partnership with Technical Accounting
  • Build and maintain a comprehensive tax calendar covering federal, state, international, and information-reporting obligations
  • Drive tax planning for new products, new markets, international expansion, and entity-structuring decisions
  • Own information reporting, including 1099 processes and customer tax documentation
  • Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and business teams on novel tax questions in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment
  • Determine how the tax function should evolve over time, including what capabilities should remain outsourced and where Kalshi should build internally

Requirements

  • 10-15 years of progressive tax experience in public accounting, industry, or a combination of both
  • Deep corporate income tax expertise with hands-on ASC 740 experience in a PCAOB-audited environment
  • Experience operating in complex, transaction-heavy businesses
  • Experience directing Big 4 or other external advisors and the judgment to challenge recommendations rather than simply defer to them
  • Comfort operating in a highly regulated environment and partnering with Legal when tax issues intersect with regulatory or litigation matters

Nice to have

  • Exposure to excise taxes, transaction-based taxes, and information reporting is strongly preferred
  • International tax experience, including VAT/GST, withholding, or transfer pricing, is a plus
  • Experience preparing a company for an IPO or operating within a public-company tax function is a strong plus

Compensation

  • $200,000 to $300,000 annually plus equity and benefits. This range reflects current market data for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and broad variance in experience levels within each title
  • if your compensation expectations exceed this range, we encourage you to reach out - we're always happy to discuss.

Benefits

  • We are committed to our vision of building something big… but also useful: a product that brings more truth through the power of markets.

Company info

  • Our culture is simple: we hire really talented people, work really hard, and enjoy the climb.
  • OUR CULTURE Meritocracy is at our core, and we value people who take ownership and figure (usually hard) things out.
  • COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • Our culture is simple:
  • We are looking for ambitious and exceptional people to join our (relatively small) team to help us build the next generation of financial markets.
  • As Kalshi scales, we are looking for an experienced tax professional to build and own the tax function across the company.

Equal opportunity

  • Kalshi is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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