Senior Tax Controversy Manager (SALT)

Vistra Corporate Services Company; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corporate Services is seeking a seasoned Tax Advisor to lead SALT audits and provide strategic guidance on multistate income and non-income taxes across a broad range of company activities including energy operations and development projects.

The role emphasizes reviewing tax positions, coordinating with internal tax counsel, and delivering high-quality client service to internal teams, management and external authorities.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years Big 4 experience in state income tax and SALT controversy.
• Energy sector experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree; business majors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all SALT tax audits for multiple jurisdictions.
• Manage SALT tax appeals and litigation with oversight of tax counsel.
• Evaluate wide range of corporate activities to identify state income and all non-income tax consequences and advise clients.
• Adept at performing high level assessment of due diligence to determine any key tax concerns.
• Translate complex tax advice into plain language that is actionable for business clients.
• Proficient at tax research and concise written documentation.
• Strong advocate for tax positions in audits, appeals and litigation.
• Knowledgeable of tax procedural rules of controversy.
• Effective at training other tax team members on corporate transactions and assist with integration and implementation by other tax team members.
• Manages multiple projects and prioritizes effectively to achieve maximum business results.

Skills

SALT tax expertise

Big 4 experience

State income tax

Audit and litigation

Tax research

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Accounting/Finance emphasis

Job description

Job Summary

Job Summary Tax advisor for broad range of Company state and local income and non-income activities including SALT impacts of corporate development projects, power plant and retail operations, legal, treasury and commercial initiatives and tax minimization efforts for all type of taxes. Lead SALT tax audit, appeals and litigation advisor for multistate income tax, multistate transaction taxes, state and local property taxes and other miscellaneous taxes with oversight from internal tax counsel. Provides high-quality client service to other tax team members, corporate clients throughout the Company and Company management.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Leads all SALT tax audits for all jurisdictions including state income, franchise, sales and use taxes, property taxes, gross receipts, fuels and excise taxes.
• Manages SALT tax appeals and litigation with oversight of tax counsel.
• Capable of evaluating wide range of potential corporate activities to identify state income and all non-income tax consequences and advise clients
• Adept at performing high level assessment of due diligence to determine any key tax concerns
• Able to translate complex tax advice into plain language that is actionable for business clients
• Proficient at tax research and concise written documentation
• Strong advocate for tax positions in audits, appeals and litigation
• Knowledgeable of tax procedural rules of controversy
• Effective at training other tax team members on corporate transactions that have been executed and assist with integration and implementation by other tax team members
• Manages multiple projects and prioritizes effectively to achieve maximum business results

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, business majors preferred
• Minimum 7-10 years Big 4 accounting, with assignments in state income tax and SALT controversy matters required
• Energy sector experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of in-house legal and tax operations useful
• Interpersonal skills for diplomacy with external auditors, taxing authorities and negotiations

Key Metrics

• Financial results of non-income tax and closure of audits, disputes or appeals and litigation; good standing of legal entities
• Number of audits and disputes closed per year; number of statute of limitations closed per year
• Timeliness, quality and volume of documentation of tax advice provided
• Number of client relationships and feedback from clients and stakeholders
• Business results from projects (dollar amount of tax positions sustained, financial impact of efficient tax structuring, etc.)
• Number of and quality of formal and informal training provided in the normal course on relevant tax topics and current developments
• Creativity in using tax knowledge to yield Company competitive advantage on taxes

Job Family Tax Company Vistra Corporate Services

Company Locations Irving, Texas Texas

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities. Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers' needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers. As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company's sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/. Vistra's hardworking team is committed to its purpose, "lighting up lives, powering a better way forward" and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com.