NextEra Energy Resources · 6 months ago
Sr Tax Counsel
Juno Beach, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expNextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, and they are seeking a Sr. Tax Counsel to join their State Tax Planning team. The role involves providing tax support for various transactions, optimizing tax treatment, and effectively communicating complex tax issues to management and stakeholders.
EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable EnergySolar
Responsibilities
Drive value by providing tax support (e.g., due diligence, structuring, and modelling) to deal teams and business units throughout the organization with respect to renewable energy projects and pending acquisitions, dispositions, financings, reorganizations, restructurings, and joint ventures, with the goal of optimizing tax treatment
Serve as the state income tax single point of contact and accountability and be able to identify federal income tax and non-income tax issues to be addressed by applicable SME
Support various multifunctional tax projects, including analyzing relevant tax law for tax planning transactions, working with internal and external tax advisors to understand relevant tax rules, partnering with multiple business units to understand both federal and state tax implications, and preparing and/or reviewing financial models to illustrate the tax consequences of various alternatives
Effectively communicate complex technical tax issues to management and internal stakeholders, including the broader finance business unit
Draft and review tax provisions in deal documents
Prepare technical tax memoranda
Manage all aspects of various worldwide tax projects, including analyzing relevant tax law for tax planning transactions; working with foreign and domestic tax advisors to understand relevant tax rules; partnering with multiple business units to understand both domestic and foreign tax implications; and reviewing financial models to illustrate the tax consequences of various alternatives
Work with Governmental Affairs, Investor Relations, and Communications to promote the Company's legislative priorities and assist with communications
Communicate complex technical tax issues to Senior Management and internal/external stakeholders
Negotiate, draft and review tax provisions in deal documents
Prepare and review technical tax memoranda
Manage and develop team members
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Juris Doctorate
Experience: 8+ years
Member in Good Standing of State Bar
Strong state income tax planning background with experience executing income tax base, filing group, and apportionment strategies to reduce cash taxes and create income statement benefits
Experience with state controversy matters such as resolving administrative audits and appeals and obtaining ruling requests
Transactional tax background (focused on acquisitions, dispositions, financings, reorganizations, restructurings, and joint ventures) and (i) working with the rules in Subchapter K, Subchapter C, and the consolidated return regulations; (ii) structuring and documenting complex M&A transactions; (iii) preparing tax memoranda, opinions, and ruling requests; (iv) reviewing transaction documents and drafting tax provisions contained therein; (v) developing, reviewing and commenting on the tax aspects of financial models; and (vi) supporting critical business operations and various projects/workstreams
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, including the ability to coordinate effectively with various subject matter specialists and proactively support the business
8+ years of experience preferred working on state tax issues at a Fortune 500, AmLaw 100 law firm or in the Washington National Tax office of a 'Big 4' public accounting firm
Preferred
LLM - Master of Laws
Energy industry experience preferred, but not required
Benefits
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.
Company
NextEra Energy Resources
Nextera Energy Resources specializes in offering wind, solar, energy, nuclear and retail services.
10001+ employees
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Jim Shandalov
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Steve Birndorf
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