Senior Tax Controversy Manager (SALT)

About the role

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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.

About the role

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 #LI-Hybrid #LI-ND1 Job Family Tax Company Vistra Corporate Services Company Locations Irving, Texas Texas We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication.

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