Director of Tax

The role

The Director of Tax will lead tax strategy, compliance, reporting, and incentive monetization. This person will serve as a senior advisor to integrate tax considerations into business decisions and build the tax function for scale.

What you will do

• Develop and execute an enterprise tax strategy
• Advise senior leadership on tax implications of business decisions
• Partner with Finance, Strategy, and Business Development on financial models
• Lead identification and monetization of federal and state tax incentives
• Manage income, partnership, and financial reporting
• Oversee sales, use, and indirect tax compliance
• Manage real and personal property tax filings and payments
• Establish scalable tax policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Support IPO-readiness planning
• Build, develop, and mentor an internal tax team

Required qualifications

• Progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or in-house tax leadership roles
• Hands-on experience identifying and realizing federal and state tax incentives
• Strong working knowledge of Sections 41 and 174
• Deep knowledge of U.S. federal and state tax regimes
• Experience overseeing income, partnership, sales and use, property, and operational tax compliance
• Experience leading cross-functional tax projects

Nice to have

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

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k)
• Pre-tax health insurance
• Dependent care benefits
• Commuter benefits (FSA)

Before you apply

• Must be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information
• Foreign nationals not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list require an export control license

About the company

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company. Its mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR).