Senior Analyst, Tax Planning

Clearway Energy Group; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 116,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus based on performance

Job summary

Clearway Energy Group is looking for a Senior Analyst to support tax planning activities including federal and state income tax and transaction diligence. This hybrid role is preferred for our Scottsdale office and requires 4+ years of experience in tax compliance or planning.

The candidate should possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel, and a background in partnership tax. Opportunities exist for learning tools such as Power BI and Alteryx.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience.
• 2 to 3 years of federal and state tax compliance or tax planning experience.
• Partnership (Sub K) tax experience.

Responsibilities

• Calculate tax basis and transaction-related impacts.
• Prepare memos and presentations for diligence and transactions.
• Review financial models related to taxes and incentives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Tax compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Tax Planning, the Senior Analyst will be responsible for supporting the Senior Manager for all tax planning activities, including US federal and state income tax, transaction tax return support, cash tax optimization, credits and incentives, and transaction diligence.

This is a hybrid role with a preferred location of our Scottsdale office. If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume.

What You'll Be Doing

• Calculate tax basis, 704(b) capital accounts, and transaction-related impacts while explaining the impacts for tax compliance.
• Preparation of memos and presentations to document diligence and transactions.
• Review of financial models, including cash taxes, partnership capital accounts, and credit & incentives related items.
• Assist with tax research for unique tax fact patterns.
• Collaborate closely with Accounting, Business Development, and Portfolio Finance to support transactions and ensure tax modeling accuracy.
• Drive process‑change to optimize tax planning and enhance efficiency.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Education, Taxation, Business/Administration, or similar.
• 4+ years of professional experience.
• 2 to 3 years of federal and state tax compliance or tax planning experience with a public accounting firm or large corporate tax department.
• Partnership (Sub K) tax experience.
• Desire to learn data translation using Power BI, Alteryx, and Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross‑functionally and explain tax‑related items to non‑tax audiences.
• Proven organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent efforts and provide high‑quality deliverables accurately and on time.
• Strong analytical and Excel modeling skills, with proficiency in PowerPoint.

What Would Be Nice

• Experience with tax analytic tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, and AI‑related applications.
• Industry experience in energy, private equity, or real estate.

Clearway will not sponsor non‑immigrant visas for this position (H‑1B, TN, E‑3, etc.). #LI-Hybrid

The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, relevant and demonstrated experience, education, training and certifications, and other factors permitted by law. This role is eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, subject to personal and company performance goals.

Salary Range Across all U.S. Locations: $99,000 — $116,500 USD.

Clearway Energy Group is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience & expertise. We intentionally foster a culture of inclusion that empowers our employees to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities & protected veterans to join the team. Clearway is a proud promoter of employment opportunities for our Military & Veterans.

Notice to Applicants: Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws, ordinances, and regulations for all applicants and employees. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to apply and compete for employment opportunities for which they are qualified. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

All official communication regarding this position will come only from an email address ending with @clearwayenergy.com. If you receive outreach from any other email address claiming to represent Clearway Energy, please do not respond, as it is fraudulent.

Notice to California Applicants: Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws, ordinances and regulations for all applicants and employees.