Tax Planning Senior Manager

AES US • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

The Planning Senior Manager is primarily responsible for activities related to US federal and international tax planning. The role partners with the M&A, business development, finance, and other tax colleagues to lead all aspects of tax due diligence and structuring for new development opportunities, acquisitions, and dispositions.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience; Big 4 accounting firm or large corporate tax department experience preferred.
• Advanced understanding of US federal and/or US international tax rules (i.e. Sub C, NCTI/Subpart F, etc.).
• Excellent planning, research, and technical writing skills, as well as general knowledge of ASC 740.
• Flexibility and agility; comfortable working with evolving priorities to achieve strategic objectives.
• Creative and analytical mindset; enjoy complex problem solving to optimize the balance between business, finance and tax priorities.
• Business and customer centric orientation; excellent stakeholder engagement capabilities that embraces a fulsome understanding of the business environment.
• Demonstrated ability for high performance across multiple projects, with multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment.

Nice To Haves

• BS Accounting/CPA/MST or LLM strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for tax analysis of business initiatives from a tax perspective, including the evaluation of potential tax consequences, transaction structuring alternatives, and financial modeling.
• Work closely with M&A, finance and business development teams to provide high quality tax support for M&A and business driven transactions including application of unique industry specific rules.
• Develop and implement tax planning strategies, including the development of initial tax planning ideas, research of technical tax issues, and review of implementing documents.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and impact assessment.
• Collaborate with the tax accounting and tax compliance teams about tax risks and opportunities.
• Liaise with internal non-tax counterparties and external advisors.
• Review tax analysis for various transaction step plans and support U.S. tax compliance requirements related to business/tax transactions.

Benefits

• AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion.
• Respecting all backgrounds, differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the communities in which we live and work.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and/or expression, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.
• E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's I-9 to confirm work authorization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior