Sr Tax Counsel

Join our innovative team as a Sr. Tax Counsel, providing tax support to deal teams and business units, optimizing tax treatment, and communicating complex technical tax issues to management and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• 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.
• Energy industry experience preferred, but not required.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Juris Doctorate
• Experience: 8+ years
• Member in Good Standing of State Bar
• LLM - Master of Laws

Benefits

• NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.