Attorney in Atlanta, GA

In-House

Atlanta, GA

Attorney in Atlanta, GA

Non-practicing Attorney

Min 3 yrs required

No

Job Title: Tax Senior - Sustainability, Climate & Equity - Renewable Energy

Job Responsibilities:
As a Tax Senior in the Sustainability, Climate and Equity: Renewable Energy practice, the primary responsibilities include advising clients on tax issues related to renewable energy projects. This involves working with a dedicated team focused on renewable energy and sustainability, collaborating with colleagues across various departments such as Tax, Advisory, Consulting, and Audit and Assurance. The role requires ensuring the accurate and timely completion of deliverables, monitoring current and proposed tax legislation and regulations, and implementing client outreach strategies. Specific duties include:

- Supporting renewable energy client engagements and participating in targeting new clients.
- Delivering value to clients by identifying opportunities and advising on benefits and eligibility for various tax credits such as:
- IRC section 48 Investment Tax Credit
- IRC section 45 Production Tax Credit
- IRC section 45Q Carbon Capture Tax Credit
- IRC section 45V Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit
- Preparing tax returns and providing advisory services related to the modeling and structuring of renewable energy tax equity structures, including partnership flip, sale-leaseback, and pass-through lease.
- Maintaining and developing strong internal and client relationships.
- Demonstrating sound judgment and a quality-first mentality for evaluating eligibility for various fact patterns.
- Developing processes and materials to perform benefit calculations in collaboration with colleagues in other technical specialties.
- Collaborating with member firms to execute work streams such as valuation studies, tax equity modeling, and life cycle assessment studies.
- Identifying potential issues, proposing solutions to leadership, and implementing process improvement strategies.
- Ensuring accurate and timely delivery of engagement deliverables, which may include presentation decks, executive summaries, credit calculations, completed tax forms, supporting files, memoranda, and IRS audit responses.
- Monitoring legislative and regulatory tax developments and presenting potential opportunities to assist clients.
- Providing support with various internal initiatives and special tax-related projects.

Education and Experience Information:
Required qualifications for the Tax Senior position include:

- A Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, law, business administration, economics, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a related field.
- Ability to perform job responsibilities within a hybrid work model requiring co-location in person 2-3 days per week.
- Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work and clients served.
- Demonstrated analytical and research skills, along with effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven leadership skills demonstrating strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and proactively develop internal and external working relationships.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
- Excellent research, writing, presentation, and communication skills.
- One of the following active accreditations obtained, in process, or willing and able to obtain:
- Licensed CPA in the state of practice/primary office if eligible to sit for the CPA.
- If not CPA eligible: Licensed attorney, Enrolled Agent, or certifications such as Chartered Financial Advisor (CFA) or Certified Financial Planner (CFP).

Preferred qualifications include:

- An advanced degree such as a Masters of Tax, JD, and/or LLM.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple, competing priorities.
- Experience working in a virtual and/or global environment.
- A passion for leveraging technology and exploring new technology solutions.
- Previous experience with a Big 4 or large CPA or law firm.

Salary Information:
The wage range for the Tax Senior role takes into account various factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate is $66,570 to $151,580. Compensation decisions are based on the facts and circumstances of each case, and it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Additionally, candidates may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the program's rules, where an award, if any, depends on various factors including individual and organizational performance.