Head of Tax Information Reporting

Overview

This role builds and runs a global tax information reporting function covering the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), the EU DAC8 directive, the amended Common Reporting Standard (CRS 2.0), FATCA, and US Form 1099-DA.

Work is focused heavily on data: extracting the correct user, transaction, and balance data from the platform, reconciling it, and producing accurate filings. The position owns the relationship with the reporting vendor, the data specification that feeds the vendor, and the quality checks that determine whether a file can be submitted.

Reporting scope includes annual reporting across the EU, Brazil, and other CARF jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end reporting cycle for every entity in scope for:
  • CARF
  • DAC8
  • CRS 2.0
  • FATCA
  • 1099-DA
• Manage the full workflow for each cycle:
  • population definition
  • self-certification coverage
  • data extraction and reconciliation
  • file production, QA, filing
  • corrections
  • responses to tax authority queries
• Define and own the data specification that feeds the tax platform vendor, including:
  • which users, transactions, and balances are reportable
  • how data is aggregated by user and jurisdiction
  • reconciliation approach to the ledger
• Partner with Product and Data Engineering to build and test the data pipeline
• Build and operate the QA framework, including:
  • reconciling each file to source data
  • validating files against the OECD XML schema and local variants
  • performing sample tests for self-certification reasonableness checks
  • running cross-entity consistency checks for users holding accounts with more than one entity
  • ensuring no files are released without passing QA
• Manage the tax platform vendor:
  • contract scope
  • delivery calendar
  • test cycles
  • output validation
  • issue resolution
  • annual renewal decisions
• Set group reporting policy and interpret applicable regimes, including technical judgment with support from Legal and external tax advisers for topics such as:
  • reportable crypto-assets
  • transfers to unhosted wallets
  • staking and reward income
  • retail payment thresholds
  • residency tie-breakers
  • TIN rules
• Own the global tax self-certification design for onboarding:
  • validation rules
  • refresh triggers
  • backlog remediation program for existing users
  • coordinate with Compliance and Product
• Define the process for restricting undocumented accounts under DAC8 and CARF:
  • reason codes
  • customer communications
  • ensure restrictions are applied automatically in Product and monitored by the central team
• Maintain an entity-by-entity readiness tracker covering:
  • domestic enactment
  • registration
  • self-certification coverage
  • deadlines
• Reporting cadence:
  • weekly to the CCO
  • monthly to the CARF steering committee
• Lead hands-on execution and team building:
  • build a small senior team
  • scale through vendor support and outside advisers
  • coordinate with and train local compliance and entity leads
• Support independent testing and oversight:
  • Compliance Monitoring, Risk, and Internal Audit
• Support tax authority examinations with complete, reproducible records

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in tax information reporting, tax operations, or regulatory data reporting at a global exchange, broker, bank, fintech, or digital asset platform
• At least 3 years leading a team
• Hands-on experience in a global, distributed digital asset business, including:
  • working with exchange or wallet transaction data
  • experience across multiple legal entities
  • working with users spread across many jurisdictions
• Strong data skills, including the ability to:
  • write SQL
  • define data specifications for engineers
  • reconcile large transaction datasets to a ledger
  • identify discrepancies when numbers do not tie
  • build or run data quality controls on reporting output
• Working knowledge of CARF, DAC8, CRS, and FATCA, including:
  • due diligence rules
  • self-certification requirements
  • reportable transaction categories
  • XML schemas used for exchange
• Direct CARF or DAC8 implementation experience is strongly preferred due to live DAC8 obligations and upcoming CARF reporting
• Experience managing a tax reporting vendor or reporting platform, including:
  • scoping
  • testing
  • holding the vendor to a delivery calendar
• Experience building a function from a small base, including:
  • writing policy
  • designing controls
  • hiring the team
  • running the first cycle
• Ability to explain data and tax issues clearly to:
  • executives
  • engineers
  • local compliance officers
• Ability to run a steering committee and exercise judgment on escalation
• Comfortable working across US, EU, and Asia time zones
• A track record of meeting hard filing deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience producing US Form 1099-DA or 1099-B, including backup withholding or Qualified Intermediary reporting
• Experience with the DAC8 60-day account restriction process (or equivalent undocumented account remediation at scale)
• Familiarity with GDPR requirements for sharing customer data with tax authorities, including data protection impact assessments
• Python (or similar) scripting for data validation
• Experience with data warehouse tools such as Databricks
• Experience working inside a Three Lines Model, including support for second-line monitoring and Internal Audit
• CPA, chartered tax adviser, or equivalent
• Degree in data science, computer science, or accounting

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Learning & development programs and education subsidy
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
• Various team-building programs and company events

Location

Remote available, with a strong preference for the US or EU.

Some travel to offices is required.