Director of Tax

Location: Bellevue,Washington,United States

TITLE:               Director of Tax

LOCATION:       Bellevue, WA - onsite

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Director of Tax

This leadership role will be responsible for overseeing the Company's tax filing requirements, including federal and state income tax returns, as well as providing strategic support for tax incentives and tax mitigation projects. The Director will also lead tax research and special project work, ensuring compliance with all applicable tax laws. The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced expertise in US partnership taxation, GAAP accounting consolidated and international tax returns, and multi-state tax concepts.

Responsibilities:

•         Lead the management of partnership tax returns, LLC members' GAAP and tax capital account roll forward, ensuring proper income (loss) allocations.

•         Provide strategic leadership and oversight partnership tax reporting, including reviewing and reconciling amounts between tax returns and source data.

•         Direct R&D tax credit and expenses, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting

•         Oversee the accumulation, analysis, and processing of financial data in preparation for tax returns, budgets, forecasts, and financial accounting estimates related to tax.

•         Perform tax research and write memos to support tax positions.

•         Support the tax team on all tax audits, ensuring efficient resolution.

•         Support state and local tax (SALT) matters, including SALT compliance and operations, exemption certifications, and matters related to remote workers across multiple states, ensuring compliance with multi-state tax laws.

•         Provide guidance and review for financial statement reporting related to taxes.

•         Support tax strategies and advise leadership of trends and changes in tax requirements and impact on business planning

•         Monitor, evaluate and analyze emerging tax trends and provide expertise on impact to organization

•         Stay updated on federal, state, and international tax law changes, maintaining a high level of knowledge in the tax field.

•         Work cross departmentally with entities on tax opportunities and compliance, finance on budgeting and forecasting, legal on entity set-up and compliance, and other departments to gather the necessary information for reporting purposes

•         Manage external tax advisors and consultants for outsourced tax compliance and advisory services.

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