Head of Tax

Position Overview

• Location Type: Onsite
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Voleon is a technology company applying state-of-the-art machine-learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. With over a decade of leadership in the industry, they've become a multibillion-dollar asset manager with ambitious future goals. The company fosters a collaborative environment with experts in machine learning, technology, and finance, drawing talent from diverse backgrounds. Voleon offers competitive compensation, benefits, technology talks, a modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

Responsibilities

• Strategy Leader, Advisory and Planning:
  • Evaluate current tax processes at the firm and related to potential new businesses.
  • Propose overall tax strategies to senior leaders and build out those strategies and their corresponding processes and controls.
  • Assess tax risks, identify cost-saving opportunities, and demonstrate good judgment in counseling and structuring.
• Tax Advice:
  • Deliver tax advice on key issues (e.g., Section 174 and self-employment tax) to cross-functional teams including legal, finance, fund accounting, operations, investor relations, business strategy, and senior leaders.
  • Actively participate in the tax planning of new products, trading new jurisdictions, and an expanded corporate and employee footprint.
• Oversee Relationships with External Advisors:
  • Oversee Voleon’s relationships with external tax advisors and relevant tax authorities.
• Tax Research:
  • Conduct research on complex tax issues impacting Voleon’s funds and management companies, including nuances of Subchapter K and partnership taxation, employment tax, and regulations in both US and international jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Not specified

Application Instructions

• Not specified

Company Information

• Company: Voleon
• Industry: Technology (Machine Learning in Finance)
• Description: A multibillion-dollar asset manager applying state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance.