Senior Manager, Sales & Use Tax

RWE; Chicago (IL); Remote; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr Manager for Sales & Use Tax to join their dynamic team. This remote position involves coordinating various tax responsibilities, including federal and state income taxes, and acting as a liaison with external auditors and tax consultants. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in tax research and accounting principles, with a focus on continuous improvement. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a company committed to sustainability and innovation in the clean energy sector, making a significant impact on the future of energy.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax experience with strong accounting knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and compile all taxes for RWE Clean Energy Businesses.
• Assist in preparing monthly federal and state income tax provisions.

Skills

Tax Research

Accounting Principles

Communication Skills

Process Improvement

Excel

OneSource OIT

PeopleSoft

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

MBA/CPA/MT

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

OneSource OSA

Power Plan Provision

Job description

We are seeking a Sr Manager, Sales & Use Tax, to join our growing and dynamic team. You will coordinate, review, and compile all RWE Clean Energy Businesses taxes, including federal and state income taxes, state annual reports and registrations, gross receipts taxes, sales taxes, and personal property taxes. You will also assist in preparing monthly federal and state income tax provisions.

The Sr Manager, Sales & Use Tax acts as liaison with and provides guidance and responses to the parent company, RWE Clean Energy Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, tax auditors, outside tax consultants, and CPA firms as required. You must keep current with all state and federal filing requirements, including changes in the tax law and rate changes in both existing and new jurisdictions.

Responsibilities:

• Support ASC 740 accounting for income taxes, computing monthly federal and state income tax provisions, and preparing journal entries; responsible for analyzing all tax-related accounts.
• Responsible for tax research related to indirect taxes. Research sales tax exemptions and issue exemption certificates. Identify and implement process/system improvements.
• Respond and act as liaison with tax consultants, internal auditors, the company’s independent external auditors, the IRS, and state auditors, as required.
• Perform various ad hoc analyses/reports & support operations as required.
• Assist with completing and filing monthly, quarterly, and annual sales tax, gross receipts tax, and personal property tax returns.
• Prepare proforma federal 1120 returns and various state income and franchise tax workpapers. Support and review tax returns co-sourced (prepared by) various external accounting. Assist with quarterly estimated payments and extensions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of tax experience with a solid understanding of general accounting preferred.
• MBA/CPA/MT desirable but not required.

Job Skills:

• Ability to produce accurate and detailed work under pressure and on time.
• Strives for continuous job process improvements.
• Must be able to present information verbally and in written form clearly and precisely.
• Knowledgeable in the area of book-to-tax differences and filing of corporate federal & state income tax returns.
• Proficient office computer skills, such as Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Competency in OneSource OIT and OneSource OSA preferred.
• Knowledge of the PeopleSoft system and Power Plan Provision preferred.

This position is fully remote.

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.

About the company

RWE AG is a German multinational energy company headquartered in Essen.