Tax Lead (Crypto)

About the role

We are seeking a Tax Lead (Crypto) to join our growing tax team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in crypto tax, accounting, or fund operations who is ready to take ownership of digital asset tax compliance and operational workflows within a high-scale investment fund environment.

Responsibilities

• Support review of U.S. federal and state tax compliance for funds holding crypto-related investments
• Reconcile digital asset transactions across wallets, exchanges, custodians, and internal systems to support tax reporting accuracy
• Analyze crypto transactions with tax reporting implications, including staking rewards, token swaps, NFTs, stablecoins, and internal transfers
• Support tax basis tracking and maintain transaction-level workpapers and supporting documentation
• Identify and resolve transaction discrepancies, missing activity, and reporting exceptions
• Support tax-related operational work tied to fund accounting and digital asset reporting workflows
• Conduct evaluation and testing of proprietary systems to support reporting accuracy and scalability
• Identify and implement process improvements to optimize crypto tax workflows
• Help mentor and support Associates and Senior Associates by reviewing work, providing feedback, assisting with workflow management, and supporting onboarding and training on tax processes and systems
• Contribute to documentation and operational processes as the crypto tax function scales

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of relevant tax experience and/or public accounting, private industry accounting, or consulting/professional services experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Working knowledge of federal and state tax concepts and reporting requirements
• Experience working with crypto transactions, wallets, exchanges, and digital asset reporting workflows
• Familiarity with crypto-related tax reporting concepts, including staking, SAFTs, warrants, token transfers, liquidity activity, and digital asset basis tracking
• Experience researching and analyzing complex tax and transaction issues
• Ability to identify issues, investigate discrepancies, and propose solutions independently
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort learning and working within evolving systems and tools

Qualifications

• CPA certification, Attorney (admitted to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction), or Internal Revenue Service Enrolled Agent (“EA”) (or the equivalent of one of these designations)

Skills

• Strong foundation in crypto tax, accounting, or fund operations
• Highly organized and proactive
• Comfortable navigating complex crypto transaction activity in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

We support our employees in their lives both inside and outside of work. See additional details on our benefits here.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified at this time.

Schedule

This position is fully remote for anyone in the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Belltower Funds is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.