Tax Manager, Private Equity and Venture Capital

A Career with Point72’s Tax Team

Point72’s Tax team oversees tax compliance for 30+ funds, 75+ private equity and management companies, high net worth individuals, and tax-exempt organizations. We conduct tax research and manage all tax-related projects with external counsel, public accounting firms, and within Point72. The Tax team coordinates with Big Four accounting firms to prepare and review partnership, corporate, individual, international, and state returns.

We are constantly improving our processes and learning opportunities are virtually unlimited as we manage a complex tax structure across multiple businesses.

What you’ll do

The Point72 Tax team is seeking a highly motivated individual with demonstrated experience in venture capital and other investment transactions to support the Firm’s private investment platforms. Specifically, you will:

• Assist the Private Equity and Venture Capital Tax Lead with managing all aspects of the tax compliance process
• Assist with tax due diligence and structuring review with respect to new transactions, primarily in the private equity and venture capital business lines
• Prepare and/or review tax workpapers, with a focus on designing and implementing an automated process
• Provide tax expertise and research to address day-to-day issues effectively and quickly for PE and VC funds and related management companies
• Work with a team with a “roll up your sleeves and get the work done” mentality and bring a sense of urgency and attention to detail to requests and projects
• Design and implement automated processes to aid in the preparation and review of tax workpapers, supporting schedules, and forms, primarily through the use of Point72’s existing internal proprietary tax technology, but also through the build-out and/or integration of new systems

What’s required

The ideal candidate will have strong partnership tax technical skills and an insatiable sense of intellectual curiosity. Specifically, you will need:

• 6-8 years of work experience in U.S. taxation, with a focus on partnerships
• Experience with private equity, venture capital, or asset management
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or related field
• Strong desire for automation and advancing technology
• CPA license
• Heavy tax compliance experience with a focus on private equity and venture capital entities
• Strong technical grasp of partnership taxation
• Experience with transactional due diligence and/or related consulting projects
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

We take care of our people

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. We want you to concentrate on success and leave the rest to us. When you work here, we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Volunteer opportunities
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.