Director of Tax

About the role

TerraPower is seeking a Director of Tax to oversee tax filings and provide strategic support for tax incentives and mitigation projects. The role involves leading partnership tax returns, managing R&D tax credits, and supporting tax audits and state/local tax matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead partnership tax returns, GAAP and tax capital account roll forward, ensuring proper income (loss) allocations.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for 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 financial data preparation for tax returns, budgets, forecasts, and financial accounting estimates.
• Perform tax research and write memos to support tax positions.
• Support 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 on trends and changes in tax requirements and their impact on business planning.
• Monitor, evaluate, and analyze emerging tax trends and provide expertise on their impact to the 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 necessary information for reporting purposes.
• Manage external tax advisors and consultants for outsourced tax compliance and advisory services.
• Including preparation of quarterly review tax process, annual audit process, documentation, and associated internal control work.

Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree in Taxation or related field.
• Extensive experience in LLC partnership tax, corporate tax, and state income tax compliance.
• Minimum of 15 years of work experience in an accounting or tax environment, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• CPA license preferred.
• Big 4 and industry tax experience strongly preferred.
• Deep knowledge of federal, state, and local income tax forms, including Form 1065, Form 6765, and various state partnership returns.
• Industry experience in engineering, nuclear, aerospace, and defense preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel; ability to quickly adapt to other Finance and Accounting systems (e.g., Oracle Cloud ERP, Concur).
• Knowledge of Oracle preferred.
• Experience with direct and indirect cost, allowable and unallowable expenses.
• Familiarity with government grants and contracts preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, and accuracy.
• Ability to quickly grasp new information and technologies.
• Experience working in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable working with cross-functional teams and non-accounting professionals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to foster teamwork and collaboration in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• High degree of integrity and trustworthiness, with a commitment to open communication and respect.

Job Functions

• Sitting for extended periods.
• Bending/stooping.
• Grasping/gripping.
• Fine motor control (hands).
• Minimal physical exertion and/or requirements.
• Prolonged repetitive work.
• Visual and audio focused work.
• Stairs.
• Typing/keyboard.
• Standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day.
• Travel required 0-10%.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Life and Disability
• Gender Affirmation Benefits
• Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
• 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities