at RWE Renewables America, LLC in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
RWE Clean Energy, LLC
Functional area: Finance / Controlling
Remuneration: Exempt
The Manager, Tax Provision will help the Tax department achieve its true performance potential by utilizing tax technology & delivering process improvements while also assisting the broader tax team with meeting its financial reporting and compliance requirements. This position acts as the department's liaison with Financial Reporting and will be pivotal in ramping up the department's use of tax provision software.
Responsibilities:
Oversee and implement tax provision software solutions with assistance from an outside firm
Assist/Lead in preparing quarterly tax provisions
Prepare income tax work-papers including calculating book to tax adjustments, depreciation, andapportionment
Prepare and/or review both federal and state income tax returns
Manage the day-to-day governance of tax data
Responsible for ongoing maintenance of tax software tools and processes.
Translate tax requirements to ERP and software system/functional requirements; work with internal teams and developers to implement, test, and deliver solutions
Manage tax department's relationship with core financial (SAP) systems.
Create process documentation and drive process improvements
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required, degree focus in (Tax, Finance, Accounting, General Business), Masters preferred
CPA preferred
Minimum of 8 years' experience in public accounting and/or private industry working in tax.
Experience with Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Income Tax compliance (OIT) or similar software
Proficiency in using technology to maximize tax function effectiveness
Experience with corporate taxation, consolidations and partnerships preferred
Strong income tax provision background
ERP experience, including SAP or similar
Experience with process design and/or improvement, preferred
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, required
Ability to work with cross functional teams and proactively seek solutions or suggest improvement
Strong leadership, project management, organizational and time management skills, ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and work on multiple ongoing projects
Strong conceptual and critical thinking skills and ability to utilize creative and innovative approaches in problem solving
A strong interest in technology and its use in business processes
Challenges the status quo
Self-Motivated, business savvy, and a team player
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to successfully work independently or within a group environment
Excellent communication and business writing skills
Must be able to translate complex tax issues for non-tax business partners
Ability to successfully interact with professionals at all levels
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we're making all that energy green. This decade alone we're investing 50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 - ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.
Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 - with some of the world's largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We're also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
We look forward to meeting you! Apply today.ad code87118
Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Xing
