Manager, Tax Reporting

aes; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation is seeking a Clean Energy Tax Manager of Reporting and Analytics to lead the US federal and state income tax compliance for its Clean Energy portfolio. The role partners with cross-functional teams to analyze data, support tax planning, and assist in transactions affecting the company and its owners.

The ideal candidate will drive ASC740 processes, forecast and budget, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with tax professionals across the ownership structure.

Qualifications

• Curiosity to learn and apply evolving tax concepts with a business-first mindset.
• Strong partnership tax technical and compliance expertise, with interest in tax planning and transactions.
• Experience with 704(c) / 743 adjustments is a plus.
• Strong management skills to ensure timely federal/state compliance.
• Experience managing outsourced providers and in-house teams is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management for investor needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage preparation and review of US federal/state tax compliance for Clean Energy business with ASC740.
• Support tax planning and transactions, analyzing data for optimized cash taxes.
• Assist quarterly forecasting, budgeting, and incentives support for the Clean Energy portfolio.
• Oversee review of tax models and documentation in federal/state areas.
• Mentor and develop junior team members within the US Business Tax Team.

Skills

Tax compliance

Data analytics

M&A experience

Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company with a team of 8,300 employees across 12 countries.

AES has been ranked #1 by BloombergNEF in renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricity for millions of people worldwide.

We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work™ rankings across the markets where we operate. AES was also named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices.

Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoring global leadership in advancing the electric power industry.

If you're ready to be part of a company that's not just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you. We're not just building a more sustainable future , we're powering it.

The Clean Energy Tax Manager of Reporting and Analytics role brings together US federal and state compliance and tax planning analytics for its operational and growth portfolio. The ideal candidate is seeking a dynamic professional opportunity at the crossroads of tax compliance, data analytics and transaction support.

The position is primarily responsible for the management and review of the US federal and state income tax compliance for the Clean Energy renewable energy development and operational businesses. This role will actively engage in and support analyzing data that is of significant importance to the business and its owners. The position also supports tax planning and business transactions, applying both federal and state tax technical and income tax accounting. Successful candidates will demonstrate an ability to think critically, take initiative, and work exceptionally well with tax and non-tax colleagues at all levels within the organization and with its owners.

The position reports to the Senior Manager, US Tax Reporting & Analytics and will partner closely with other tax professionals of its owners.

Primary Position Responsibilities:

• Manage the preparation and review of the Clean Energy US federal and state tax compliance process, provide quarterly information for investors and manage other information in accordance with ASC740.
• Assist with technical research and quantitative analysis for business and tax planning projects that optimize financial and cash taxes on existing and prospective company investments and consider effects on the business and its owners.
• Support the quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting process, state and local clean energy grants and incentives, disallowed business interest, valuation allowance, outside basis, and uncertain tax positions of the Clean Energy business provided to its investors.
• Support transaction review and documentation processes, including various federal, state and local tax areas, including the review of financial models.
• Supervise and support the development of one direct report and serve as a mentor to more junior talent across the US Business Tax Team.

Qualifications of Ideal Candidates:

• A driven curiosity to learn and apply rapidly evolving and complex tax technical concepts with a business first mindset.
• Strong partnership tax technical and compliance expertise, and interest to further develop, through supporting M&A and renewable investment transactions in close partnership with business and tax peers, state tax exposure a plus.
• Experience with maintaining partner tax capital accounts, taxable income, outside tax basis and adjustments such as section 704(c) section 743, a plus.
• Strong management skills necessary to assure that all federal and state compliance is accurate and timely flied.
• Experience managing an outsource compliance provider and in-house team a plus.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skill necessary to assure that investor needs are met in a timely and accurate manner.
• Comfort coordinating and managing across tax teams in a shared knowledge environment, leveraging in-house tax expertise and influencing the quality and timing of inputs required from internal partners.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgement over complex issues in a fast-paced environment; comfort working with multiple simultaneous scenarios to drive optimized financial and cash tax outcomes.
• Exceptional communication skills; comfort articulating complex tax issues to management and non-tax audiences with minimal preparation.
• Experience reviewing M&A financial models; familiarity with tax equity Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value (HLBV) computations and with advanced Excel skills.