Senior Tax Accountant – Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)

Description

• Assisting in structuring and documenting intercompany transactions to ensure proper tax treatment.
• Maintaining and monitoring a detailed tax compliance calendar across jurisdictions to ensure timely and accurate filings.
• Use tax issues on job sites
• Interview with human resources representative via Teams (web conference).
• Analyzing capital investments to determine eligibility for bonus depreciation, property tax abatements, and other cost-saving tax strategies.
• Collaborating with legal, finance, engineering, and operations to ensure tax risks and opportunities are proactively managed throughout the project lifecycle
• Working closely with project managers and procurement teams to apply for construction-related exemptions and monitoring state/local filing requirements.
• Interview with applicable department manager and human resources via Teams.
• Supporting audits by maintaining complete documentation and responding to inquiries from state and local tax authorities.
• Developing and documenting internal controls and tax accounting policies, ensuring compliance with GAAP and ASC 740 where applicable.
• Managing tax compliance, reporting, and the preparation & filing of sales & use tax, property tax, and corporate income tax returns for multiple business entities operating across multiple states and local jurisdictions where specific construction projects/manufacturing operations are located.
• Researching, identifying, and pursuing tax incentives and exemptions, including:

Requirements

• Understanding of renewable energy financing structures, such as tax equity, PPAs, and lease-back arrangements
• Advanced Excel, data analysis, and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines in a project-driven environment.
• Familiarity with federal energy incentives (ITC/PTC) and state-level manufacturing/construction abatements.
• Tax software (i.e., Vertex, Avalara, CCH, ONESOURCE)
• Strong knowledge of:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to build and maintain effective internal and external relationships and explain complex tax issues clearly.
• Master’s degree in taxation or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of experience managing multi-entity tax reporting and multi-state tax filings, ideally in renewable energy, construction, or manufacturing industries.
• CPA license or working toward certification.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Experience with construction-specific tax matters, including:
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or taxation.
• Sales tax exemption processes, nexus determination, and project-based tax filings.
• ERP systems (i.e., SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics)

Benefits

• Production Tax Credits (PTC)
• State and local tax (SALT) compliance and incentives related to capital-intensive industries.
• Potential additional interview with senior level manger via Teams or in-person.
• Sales tax exemptions for construction materials and manufacturing equipment.
• Investment Tax Credits (ITC)
• Green energy and infrastructure-related incentives.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance