Tax Tech Team

Black Ore; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Platinum, 100% Employer-paid medical,

Dental and vision insurance

HSA and FSA

401K and Roth 401k

Parental Leave

Unlimited PTO

Relocation support to NYC

Job summary

Black Ore is seeking a Technical Tax Specialist to join our Information Architecture team and serve as a tax domain expert for the design of AI-driven tax software. In this role, you will collaborate with CPA’s, architects, engineers, and AI experts to deliver the next generation of AI-enabled innovation for financial services.

This role sits at the intersection of tax practice, information architecture, and AI-enabled software design.

Qualifications

• CPA with minimum 2 years of experience in public accounting or tax technology.
• Experience supporting end-to-end tax preparation including workpapers and fiduciary returns.
• Ability to translate regulatory logic into implementable software artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Translate tax rules and accounting concepts into structured data models and rules.
• Research complex tax guidance to define requirements and workflows for automation.
• Explain regulatory logic to technical stakeholders in clear terms.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate model delivery and artifacts.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Regulatory reasoning

Communication

Collaboration

AI tooling

Education

CPA certificate

Public accounting experience

Tools

SQL

Relational databases

Python

JavaScript

Job description

Black Ore is building the leading AI platform designed to accelerate financial services. The company's flagship offering, Tax Autopilot, leverages proprietary AI agents to automate tax preparation and compliance, helping CPA & tax firms overcome the talent shortage and accelerate growth for their practice.

Founded in 2022, we launched with $60 million in early stage funding from some of the world's leading investors including a16z, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Trust Ventures and leading tech founders/angel investors including Jason Gardner (Founder and CEO of Marqeta), Max Levchin (Founder of Paypal and affirm), Tom Glocer (Former CEO of Thomson Reuters), Gokul Rajaram, and Mark Britto (EVP, CPO, PayPal).

Our team has an incredibly ambitious vision to completely transform the way businesses and consumers interact in financial services. We’re looking to hire strong team members to grow the team. Some of the traits we look for are:

• Owner Mentality - Desire to take initiative, identify problems, and implement solutions
• Mission Driven - Passion for building AI/ML solutions that reimagine how businesses and consumers operate
• Intellectually Curious - Excitement going deep for building detailed understanding of the function, role, customer, and problem space
• Team Oriented - Ability to collaborate respectfully and put the team above the self

The Role

Black Ore is seeking a Technical Tax Specialist to join our Information Architecture team and serve as a tax domain expert for the design of AI-driven tax software. In this role, you will collaborate with CPA’s, architects, engineers, and AI experts to deliver the next generation of AI-enabled innovation for financial services.

This role sits at the intersection of tax practice, information architecture, and AI-enabled software design. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled tax professional with strong analytical capabilities and the ability to formalize complex tax concepts into implementation-ready software artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Translate tax rules, regulatory guidance, and accounting concepts into structured data models, business rules, and computational logic
• Research complex tax and regulatory guidance from authoritative sources to define requirements, taxonomies, rule sets, and integration workflows for tax automation
• Explain complex tax and accounting concepts to non-CPA technical stakeholders
• Use AI automation tools to accelerate delivery of models and implementation artifacts

Professional Qualifications

• CPA with minimum of 2 years of experience in public accounting or tax technology
• Experience supporting end-to-end tax preparation, including preparation of workpapers, review and filing of 1040, 1065, and fiduciary returns
• Passion for AI-driven tax workflow improvement

Communication & Analytical Skills

• Exceptional analytical reasoning and conceptual clarity
• Ability to explain complex regulatory logic in structured, precise terms
• Ability to collaborate effectively with architects, engineers, and product stakeholders

Technical Requirements

• Familiarity with SQL, relational databases, and structured data concepts
• Understanding of object-oriented design principles
• Ability to express business rules and validation logic using Python, JavaScript, or similar technology
• Experience using AI-assisted automation tools for research, execution, or workflow automation

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity based compensation
• Best-in-Class health benefits
  • Platinum, 100% Employer-paid medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Additional Health programs (e.g., One Medical, Talkspace, Kindbody)
• 401K, Roth 401k and other employer sponsored investment benefits
• Parental Leave
• Unlimited PTO
• Relocation support to NYC (as needed)

Voluntary Self-Identification

As set forth in Black Ore's Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.