Tax Planning and Research Manager

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About Kraken

As one of the largest and most trusted digital asset platforms globally, we are empowering people to experience the life-changing potential of crypto. Trusted by over 8 million consumer and pro traders, institutions, and authorities worldwide - our unique combination of products, services, and global expertise is helping tip the scales towards mass crypto adoption. But we’re only just getting started. We want to be pioneers in crypto and add value to the everyday lives of billions. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Join us to bring crypto to the world.

About the Role:

The Tax Planning Team at Kraken is charged with managing the firm’s overall tax structure, strategically planning Kraken’s tax structure, and partnering with commercial functions to provide expert tax advice to help guide Kraken’s supercharged growth.  We manage the risks associated with the rapidly changing tax environment surrounding cryptocurrency, and work together with stakeholders to ensure our operating models are tax efficient and compliant.  We are a collaborative team of tax professionals excited by the opportunity to be challenged by a completely new and emerging field of tax law.  We work across numerous functions within Kraken on a regular basis, and work with each other to tackle challenging and technical tax issues quickly in partnership with product, finance, legal, business development, and other functions.  This critical role as the Tax Research & Planning Manager will work closely with Tax Leadership, interact regularly with other tax and finance professionals, and work across other functions here at Kraken.  This role reports to the Head of Tax Planning & Controversy.

What you'll do:

  • Support the Head of Tax Planning & Controversy and collaborate with the Tax planning team to execute projects, processes, and delivering to our Tax function and business partners
  • Work with Tax, Product, and Operations teams on tax planning initiatives across the organization
  • Support the Tax function on interpreting and analyzing new and existing tax guidance and apply to complex and cutting-edge tax matters in the developing cryptocurrency and fintech arena
  • Help develop and build out our tax organization modeling, processes and procedures
  • Drafting technical internal documentation on tax positions and guidance and protocols for internal use and to help guide the tax function
  • Remain current with the latest tax news and proactively identify tax risks and opportunities and communicate opinions to Tax leadership
  • Supporting M&A transactions, product development, regional expansion, and other partnerships

    • Who you are:

  • Strong tax technical knowledge of US corporate income tax (federal) including exposure to financial products and financial services institutions
  • Exposure to international tax regimes, including direct and indirect taxes (e.g., VAT, GST, DST)
  • At least 4 years of experience in income tax planning and hands on experience in implementing tax strategies
  • Exposure to performing quantitative modelling of tax consequences
  • Strong writing skills and experience drafting solid technical tax memoranda
  • Strong verbal skills and comfortable in communicating technical tax matters to non-tax professionals
  • Bachelor’s degree and either CPA or law degree; Masters in Tax or LL.M. preferred
    • We’re powered by people from around the world with their own unique and diverse experiences. We value all Krakenites and their talents, contributions, and perspectives, regardless of their background. 

    As an equal opportunity employer we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws. 

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