Director of Tax & Treasury

About the Role

Kikoff’s Director of Tax & Treasury is a newly created role that will lead the company’s global corporate tax and treasury efforts. The position will be responsible for overseeing Kikoff’s tax compliance, planning, structuring and reporting. It will collaborate with stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure the financial health of Kikoff through accurate and timely tax filings, advising on business decisions, and maintaining compliance with federal, state, and international laws and regulations. A smaller portion of the responsibilities are treasury related, and include owning treasury operations, monitoring day cash flows between our customers, partners and banks, and also partnering with our external cash management banks. In this critical position, you will join a late-stage, pre-IPO FinTech company with a fast-paced, high-growth environment while working cross-functionally with our accounting, finance, legal, compliance, operations, marketing and product and engineering teams.

The position will initially be an individual contributor role reporting into our Corporate Controller, but will have the ability to add to the team as needed. The role will be located in our San Francisco office (in office 3 days/week).

The Role

• Serve as a key advisor to the CFO and Corporate Controller, and build Kikoff’s global Tax function
• Work closely with external tax advisors and oversee federal, state and international tax reporting and compliance, including driving tax planning, structuring, tax accounting, reporting and compliance activities
• Provide tax guidance, advice and risk management support for Kikoff’s growth strategy, and manage tax-related requirements for business license applications
• Prepare or review and conclude on analysis of complex issues, including tax accounting issues, with significant impact to Kikoff
• Serve as primary liaison with the IRS and state tax authorities during audits, managing document requests, audit strategy, and resolution
• Partner with accounting team on cash management, and facilitate cash transfers between customers, entities, banks and partners
• Responsible for reviewing and signing off on all quarterly and annual tax accounting for financial and SEC reporting purposes
• Present quarterly updates on tax and treasury compliance, reporting and strategic planning to the Audit Committee
• Implement and oversee all internal SOX controls for corporate taxes and treasury management
• Manage the company’s corporate cash management banking partners, excess cash investment strategy and investment policy
• Partner with internal and external teams on any M&A activity, including due diligence and post-acquisition integration efforts and related tax planning
• Own indirect tax compliance (sales tax), including evaluating the financial, system, and operational considerations for compliance obligations

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in global corporate tax including previous Big 4 Tax and industry experience; some experience with treasury operations expected
• Industry experience at a late-stage or public Fintech, or e-commerce / marketplace / internet company(ies) with high transaction volumes preferred
• A degree in accounting or finance; CPA or equivalent license expected
• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP tax accounting rules and pronouncements
• Strong and effective communications skills, including the ability to synthesize complex tax issues and be able to communicate them clearly and succinctly to all levels
• Outstanding business acumen and action-oriented leader who gets things done
• Energetic team player and relationship builder who inspires trust and confidence