Tax Principal Manager

Southern California Edison (SCE); Rosemead (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking a Tax Principal Manager to lead the tax accounting function, ensure accurate monthly close, and oversee regulatory reporting in a highly regulated energy environment. You will drive SOX control oversight and mentor a team of tax professionals to improve processes and efficiency.

The role emphasizes strong ASC 740/980 expertise, cross-functional collaboration with Finance and Operations, and ongoing improvement of core tax processes to support

Qualifications

• Seven or more years supervising a team or managing projects.
• Ten or more years working on tax provisions and financial statement reporting.
• Mastery of ASC 740 and understanding of SOX controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage consolidated tax accounting, monthly close, FIN 48 reserves, and tax disclosures.
• Oversee regulatory filing compliance, including FERC Form 1 and related reporting.
• Lead tax fixed asset systems, book/tax basis differences and depreciation.
• Research and apply ASC guidance to complex transactions.
• Drive tax process improvements and lead a team of tax professionals.

Skills

Team leadership

Tax provisions

Financial statement reporting

ASC 740/ASC 980

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Taxation or Accounting or MBA

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Tax Principal Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead critical tax financial reporting, regulatory reporting, and SOX control overview within a complex, highly regulated business environment. This role is ideal for a technically strong tax accounting professional who thrives in leading a team of tax professionals, with an eye on continuously improving business processes.

The Tax Principal Manager will be responsible for strengthening the tax control environment and improving the efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability of core tax processes. This position offers the opportunity to lead meaningful change, partner across Finance and Operations, and contribute directly to high-quality external and regulatory reporting.

As a Tax Principal Manager, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Manages the consolidated tax accounting function, including monthly tax close, FIN 48 reserves, and quarterly and annual financial statement tax disclosures.
• Oversees regulatory filing compliance, including FERC Form 1, TAMA computations, FERC TO filings, and related regulatory reporting.
• Manages the tax fixed asset system, including book/tax basis differences, tax depreciation, and ASC 980 regulatory balances.
• Research and apply accounting guidance (ASC 740, ASC 980, FIN 48) to new and complex transactions.
• Oversee tax repair, depreciation, and property-related tax processes to ensure compliance with IRS and regulatory requirements.
• Drives continuous improvement in tax processes, systems,
• Leads and develops a team of tax professionals, including performance management, coaching, and mentoring.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience supervising a team of direct reports and/or project management.
• Ten or more years of experience working on tax provisions and financial statement reporting
• Demonstrated mastery of ASC 740 accounting principles as well as a thorough understanding of SOX controls and control processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in either Taxation or Accounting or MBA
• Mastery of ASC 980 with experience in the Utility industry or national public accounting firm advising utility clients
• 15 or more years of accounting for income tax experience with a minimum of 10 years leading and managing others
• CPA license

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• Relocation may apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don\'t just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or [phone] and select option 2.