Director of Tax

Summary: The Director of Tax will oversee all aspects of the company’s tax strategy, compliance, planning, and reporting for Seattle based fast growing energy technology company. This individual will be a key advisor to senior leadership and will ensure the company meets its tax obligations and building out of the tax department. Key Responsibilities: Develop and execute tax strategies that support business objectives while minimizing risk and maximizing available tax incentives and credits. Build, lead, and scale the organization's tax function, including establishing processes, identifying resource needs, and hiring and developing future tax team members as the company grows. Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on tax planning, partnership structuring, regulatory developments, and emerging tax risks. Lead all aspects of partnership taxation, including oversight of partnership tax returns, tax capital accounts, partner allocations, basis calculations, and related compliance requirements. Direct partnership tax reporting activities, ensuring accurate income and loss allocations, maintenance of LLC member capital accounts, and reconciliation between tax filings and underlying financial records. Provide technical leadership on complex partnership tax matters, entity structuring, transactions, and tax planning initiatives. Create and implement a long-term vision for the tax function, establishing scalable processes, controls, and governance frameworks to support organizational growth. Lead and manage all aspects of federal, state, local, and international tax compliance. Oversee the preparation, review, and filing of business entity tax returns, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely compliance. Provide leadership over tax accounting and financial statement reporting, including quarterly and annual tax provisions, tax-related disclosures, and GAAP compliance. Oversee the collection, analysis, and preparation of financial information required for tax returns, tax provisions, forecasts, budgets, and accounting estimates. Manage tax incentive programs, including research and development credits and other available federal, state, and local tax benefits. Conduct and oversee technical tax research and prepare memoranda supporting tax positions, transactions, and business initiatives. Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and proactively evaluate their impact on the organization. Lead federal, state, and local tax audits and examinations, ensuring efficient resolution and risk mitigation. Oversee state and local tax (SALT) matters, including compliance, nexus evaluations, exemption certificate management, and multi-state workforce considerations. Partner closely with Finance, Legal, Human Resources, and Operations leaders to support compliance requirements, entity structuring, business growth initiatives, and tax planning opportunities. Manage external tax advisors, consultants, and service providers while evaluating opportunities to insource capabilities as the tax team expands. Lead tax-related projects involving organizational restructuring, business expansion, financing activities, process improvements, and strategic transactions. Establish and maintain strong internal controls, documentation standards, and governance practices related to tax reporting and compliance activities. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CPA required and national public accounting experience required. Public and private company experience preferred. Minimum 15 years of broad tax experience: federal, state, and partnership tax required. Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to assess business and tax impacts. Demonstrated success in managing audits, risk, and tax planning in a multinational environment. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Location: Remote - must be able to travel every other month to Seattle, WA HQ. $250,000 to $265,00 base salary range dependent on experience level. Annual bonus target based on profitability and performance. Benefits: Paid Medical, dental, vision 401K match, PTO, and paid holidays.