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COMPENSATION: $110,000 FULL-TIME: 40 hours per week LOCATION: Remote   Read this before you apply: This is a remote position.  You must have the discipline, maturity and emotional intelligence to work remotely in this environment.    Kruze Consulting provides Accounting, Bookkeeping, Finance, Human Resources, and Tax services to startups across the nation.  Our client base consists of Seed, Series A, and Series B startups from YC, 500 Startups, StartX and many, many more Venture Funds.   This is an interesting job if:   You love the field of finance and enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-growth, and completely remote organization.    You are an excellent written and verbal communicator and able to support your findings and recommendations with clear arguments and persuasive, fact-based analysis.   You are very detail-oriented and a quality enthusiast. You go the extra mile to make sure your work and others’ work is done with the highest quality standard.   You are not afraid of technology, learning new things, or new ways of doing business.  You are proactive in anticipating and resolving questions and challenges. You are continually learning new skills.   You are a team player and enjoy collaborating with and helping others whenever or wherever needed. You take ownership, initiative, and pride in your work.   JOB REQUIREMENTS - 3+ years in corporation income tax compliance (5+ years preferred) - Exposure to R&D tax credit is a plus   JOB CHARACTERISTICS   - Detail-oriented and thorough; works to ensure things don’t fall through the cracks and follows up to ensure they’re done properly and on time. - Extreme precision, sometimes perfectionistic; strong follow-through to ensure tasks are completed exactly in accordance with quality standards. - Very disciplined, critical thinking about what needs to be done, how to do it perfectly, and how to avoid pitfalls. Makes and checks an execution plan that is followed literally. - Places a high value on “the book,” and/or professional background, which will be followed exactly to protect the company against risk. - Very cautious and conservative; follows a well-established, well-proven plan to ensure success; will generally not act without one. Does the homework before taking action and will find supporting proof to verify. - Driven to achieve operational efficiencies; thinks about what needs to be done and how it can be done as fast as possible while maintaining a high-quality outcome.   RESPONSIBILITIES   CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS ~50% of job - Conduct Zoom/phone call interviews with client personnel (high client interaction position) - Research & answer client questions; consult with Manager when higher level expertise is needed - Educate clients on credit eligibility- Research and assess professional backgrounds as it applies to R&D tax credit eligibility  - Gather and analyze financial statements and tax returns - Strong follow-up to ensure deadlines are met- Construct and maintain R&D tax credit client workflow status   EXECUTING ON FORMS ~40% of job - Create the 6765 with tax software (CCH Axcess) - Create the 8974 (PDF filler) - Review calculations and studies prepared by R&D tax team members - Coordinate with Reports Team to deliver financial input - Coordinate with the Income Tax Team to deliver financial input - Collaborate and follow up with payroll providers to ensure proper tax credit status   ADMINISTRATIVE ~10% of job - Meet with Manager weekly to discuss progress and new assignments - Meet with direct report(s) weekly to review statement of work and discuss project timelines - Perform periodic reviews of direct reports - Research tax law changes impacting the R&D tax credit and implement any necessary changes - Negotiate appropriate pricing - Supervise billing process / ensure completion   About the Firm: Kruze Consulting is a rapidly growing startup that provides Startup Accounting & CFO Consulting services to startups in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and New York.  The firm has 350+ Seed, Series A, and Series B clients. The firm was started 9 years ago, by Vanessa Kruze, CPA and now has 70+ team members. The firm handles all its clients' accounting, Bookkeeping, Finance, Human Resources, and Tax issues.  Kruze utilizes best of breed software tools such as QuickBooks, Gusto, Justworks, Rippling, Expensify, Bill.com, Zoom, Slack, and Brex. The client base is venture capital backed startups and recent graduates from YC, 500 Startups, StartX, and Techstars.   We offer competitive benefits including: Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k, FSA , PTO (10 days), Sick Time Off (9 days) New Client Origination Bonus of 2.5% of first-year client revenue.