TotalEnergies · 4 hours ago
Senior Manager - Tax Planning
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expTotalEnergies is a major energy company, which produces and markets fuels, natural gas and low-carbon electricity. The Senior Manager - Tax Planning will be responsible for tax planning functions in the US, serving as a tax business partner for various branches, and providing tax advice in support of US and global transactions.
Clean EnergyEnergyRenewable EnergySustainabilityTransportationVenture Capital
No H1B
Responsibilities
Must develop a working relationship with the CFO’s and accounting managers for assigned affiliates and consult with the affiliates on a regular basis regarding the tax implications for various transactions
Requires an ability to lead a project to completion – including new investments in the US
Requires experience and understanding of the complex deferred tax rules for oil & gas companies
Frequent Interaction with a variety of departments and businesses, sometimes outside of US
Typically, there are many ongoing initiatives with multiple deadlines and very short turnaround
Assisting in coordinating with external tax advisors and service providers to deliver needed services in a cost constrained environment
High level analysis of complex business operations and industry specific tax issues for all branch activities, Upstream, Downstream, Petrochemicals, Renewables, trading and shipping, and other specialty chemicals and manufacturing businesses
Leadership regarding international filing requirements and transfer pricing issues impacting the US affiliates
Tax Planning function for TotalEnergies in the US (3 US consolidated tax groups)
Serve as Tax Business Partner for various branches with a focus on E&P and Renewables
Provides tax advice in support of US and global transactions
Monitoring and modeling tax attribute management
Serve as a member of the Tax Leadership Team supporting US tax strategy
Primary contact for tax committees representing the US tax team with the Washington DC office and American Petroleum Institute and General Business Alliance tax committees
Respond to document requests from the IRS and state auditors
Perform analysis and provide documentation of all material uncertain tax positions
Recommend tax mitigation strategies, cost savings, and process improvements
Provide leadership for IRS income tax audits and IDR requests for all US affiliates
Project work as needed
Qualification
Required
Must develop a working relationship with the CFO's and accounting managers for assigned affiliates and consult with the affiliates on a regular basis regarding the tax implications for various transactions
Requires an ability to lead a project to completion – including new investments in the US
Requires experience and understanding of the complex deferred tax rules for oil & gas companies
Frequent Interaction with a variety of departments and businesses, sometimes outside of US
Typically, there are many ongoing initiatives with multiple deadlines and very short turnaround
Assisting in coordinating with external tax advisors and service providers to deliver needed services in a cost constrained environment
High level analysis of complex business operations and industry specific tax issues for all branch activities, Upstream, Downstream, Petrochemicals, Renewables, trading and shipping, and other specialty chemicals and manufacturing businesses
Leadership regarding international filing requirements and transfer pricing issues impacting the US affiliates
Tax Planning function for TotalEnergies in the US (3 US consolidated tax groups)
Serve as Tax Business Partner for various branches with a focus on E&P and Renewables
Provides tax advice in support of US and global transactions
Monitoring and modeling tax attribute management
Serve as a member of the Tax Leadership Team supporting US tax strategy
Primary contact for tax committees representing the US tax team with the Washington DC office and American Petroleum Institute and General Business Alliance tax committees
Respond to document requests from the IRS and state auditors
Perform analysis and provide documentation of all material uncertain tax positions
Recommend tax mitigation strategies, cost savings, and process improvements
Provide leadership for IRS income tax audits and IDR requests for all US affiliates
Project work as needed
BS/BBA in Accounting - Master's Degree in Taxation, JD and/or CPA is preferred
10+ years of US corporate tax experience in a CPA firm (Big 4 experience preferred) and/or major corporation
Project management skills required
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast paced environment
Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate to executive level is critical
Preferred
Master's Degree in Taxation, JD and/or CPA is preferred
Big 4 experience preferred
ASC 740 experience and research experience are preferred
State income and Sales & Use tax experience would be helpful
Partnership tax experience is preferred
Benefits
Generous PTO
Medical, dental & vision care
HSA with company contributions
Health FSA
Commuter benefits or paid parking
401(k) plan with employer match
Pension plan
Life & accident insurances
Generous parental leave
Education assistance
Fitness subsidy
Company
TotalEnergies
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10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-05-30Acquired
2016-09-16Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Antoine Delafargue
Vice President, Distributed Generation
Benoit Savattier
M&A Director - Gas, Renewables and Power branch
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