Kairos Power

Kairos Power

Director of Tax

Alameda, CA or Albuquerque, NM · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
ComplianceBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisAccountingForecastingM&ATaxProcurementLeadershipSarbanes-OxleyFinancial ReportingTax ProvisionTransfer PricingInternal Audit

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About the role

  • This role is central to maximizing the value of federal and state tax incentives-including R&D tax credits
  • clean electricity and advanced nuclear investment and production tax credits
  • and other energy, manufacturing, and technology related programs-while ensuring disciplined management of the company's broader tax obligations.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute an enterprise tax strategy that supports business objectives, optimizes tax outcomes, and manages tax risk while maintaining full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Partner with Finance, Strategy, and Business Development to incorporate tax implications, incentive economics, and cash-tax impacts into financial models, budgets, forecasts, and investment decisions.
  • Lead the identification, pursuit, documentation, and monetization of federal and state tax incentives, including but not limited to:
  • Partner closely with engineering, operations, finance, and legal teams to:
  • Manage external advisors supporting incentive studies, filings, credit transferability, monetization, and examinations.
  • Manage income tax provision calculations, financial statement disclosures, and related reporting in coordination with Accounting and external advisors.
  • Support tax planning related to entity structure, state and local taxes, intercompany arrangements, transfer pricing documentation, and future growth.
  • Manage income-tax audits and inquiries and ensure that material tax positions are supported by appropriate analysis, documentation, and risk-management strategies.

Requirements

  • Progressive tax experience in a combination of public accounting and/or in-house tax leadership roles, including experience leading tax functions or significant tax engagements.
  • Deep knowledge of U.S. federal and state tax regimes, including partnership, state and local, and tax-accounting matters.
  • Experience overseeing income, partnership, sales and use, property, and other operational tax compliance, as well as tax provisions, financial statement disclosures, forecasting, audits, and tax-risk management.
  • Experience leading cross-functional tax projects involving technical, operational, financial, and legal teams.
  • Ability to balance strategic planning and executive-level advising with detailed, hands-on execution.
  • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Expert knowledge of U.S. federal and state tax regimes, including partnership, state and local, and tax-accounting matters.
  • Ability to evaluate complex tax positions, identify documentation gaps, and apply professional judgment to assess and communicate tax risk.
  • Ability to communicate complex tax concepts clearly to executives and non-tax stakeholders.
  • Ability to obtain and reconcile information from technical and business stakeholders and resolve tax issues collaboratively with internal teams, external advisors, and governmental agencies.
  • Demonstrated, hands-on experience successfully identifying, securing, and realizing benefits from federal and state tax incentives, including clean energy investment or production tax credits and R&D tax credits, with strong working knowledge of Sections 41 and 174.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, nuclear, or advanced-technology companies, preferred.
  • Experience with investment, refundable, and/or transferable tax credit programs, preferred.
  • Experience with partnership and owner reporting, transfer pricing, international tax matters, or tax-efficient transaction structuring, preferred.
  • Prior involvement in mergers and acquisitions, new ventures, geographic expansion, IPO preparation, or public-company environments, preferred.
  • Experience implementing tax technology or materially improving tax processes and reporting systems, preferred.
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Juris Doctor (JD), or Master of Science in Taxation (MST) strongly preferred.

Compensation

  • Coordinate with auditors and advisors to maintain audit-ready tax processes and support quarterly and annual financial reporting, including tax-related disclosures.

Benefits

  • Establish processes to track and report the financial impact of credits and incentives and confirm that approved benefits are fully realized.

Company info

  • Kairos Power is seeking a Director of Tax to lead the company's tax strategy, compliance, reporting, and incentive monetization activities.
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