Tax/Accounting

Seed Labs; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Performance bonus

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development stipend

Workspace allowance for hybrid work

Job summary

Seed Labs is building a Tax Planning & Analysis team to own the tax operations powering billions in private market volume. You’ll scale K-1 preparation, fund-level tax planning, and investor tax reporting in a hybrid, high-growth environment.

You’ll work across SPVs, funds, and investments, partnering with engineers to create scalable tax engines and automation. The role demands hands-on K-1 experience and strong modeling in Excel/Sheets.

Qualifications

• Filed at least 2 years worth of 1065s/K1s for SPVs, venture funds, or similar investment structures.
• Strong understanding of K-1 preparation, Schedules K-1/K-2/K-3, and pass-through entity taxation.
• Proficiency with industry-standard tax software and Excel/Sheets for complex modeling.

Responsibilities

• Manage K-1 preparation and distribution for SPVs, funds, and other investment vehicles on the platform.
• Support fund-level tax planning including entity structuring, allocation methodologies, and distribution waterfalls.
• Coordinate with external tax preparers and auditors to ensure timely and accurate filings.
• Build and maintain tax models for new fund structures and investment types.
• Analyze the tax implications of deal structures (SAFEs, convertible notes, equity rounds) for both fund-level and investor-level reporting.
• Improve internal processes and tooling for tax operations — automate where possible, document everything.
• Respond to investor tax inquiries and support investor relations during tax season.
• Monitor changes in tax law (partnership taxation, carried interest rules, QSBS) and assess impact.

Skills

K-1 preparation

Pass-through taxation

Tax modeling

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Tax software

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

We're building out a Tax Planning & Analysis team to own the tax operations powering billions in private market volume. You'll work across K-1 preparation, fund-level tax planning, and investor tax reporting.

Most firms treat tax as a cost center — a liability to be managed. We think that, done well, tax is a strategic moat. You'll be working at the edge of what's possible with technology to lead this capability within Seed Labs: scaling tax strategy to hundreds of thousands of K-1s, not a few dozen.

If you're at a legacy fund administrator, you'll see the same services you offer today scaled faster than anyone else in the market.

If you're at a "tech-enabled" fund administrator that's really a services firm underneath, you'll get to build a genuinely scalable tax engine. Where exceptions pile up, you'll work closely with engineers to turn those exceptions into scalable strategies.

If you're at an investment firm or a tax practice handling a handful of K-1s, you'll switch between bespoke one-off cases for large clients and folding those insights into more returns than you've worked across before.

What You'll Do

• - Manage K-1 preparation and distribution for SPVs, funds, and other investment vehicles on the platform
• - Support fund-level tax planning including entity structuring, allocation methodologies, and distribution waterfalls
• - Coordinate with external tax preparers and auditors to ensure timely and accurate filings
• - Build and maintain tax models for new fund structures and investment types
• - Analyze the tax implications of deal structures (SAFEs, convertible notes, equity rounds) for both fund-level and investor-level reporting
• - Improve internal processes and tooling for tax operations — automate where possible, document everything
• - Respond to investor tax inquiries and support investor relations during tax season
• - Monitor changes in tax law (partnership taxation, carried interest rules, Qualified Small Business Stock) and assess impact

What We're Looking For

• - Experience: has personally filed at least 2 years worth of 1065s/K1s for SPVs, venture funds, or similar investment structures
• - Strong understanding of K-1 preparation, Schedules K-1/K-2/K-3, and pass-through entity taxation
• - Proficiency: comfort using industry-standard tax software and Excel/Google Sheets for complex modeling
• - Articulate: Ability to explain tax concepts clearly to non-tax stakeholders (investors, operations, legal)

Nice to Have

• - Experience at a Big 4 or mid-tier accounting firm in a partnership tax or financial services tax group
• - Familiarity with QSBS (Section 1202), carried interest (Section 1061), and opportunity zone tax benefits
• - Experience with fund administration platforms or tax automation tools
• - Background in venture capital, private equity, or alternative investments

Compensation

$115K–$150K base salary, plus equity and a performance bonus. Exact compensation will depend on experience and location.

Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k); generous PTO; parental leave; professional development stipend; and a workspace allowance for hybrid employees.