About NovaSource

NovaSource Power Services is the new service partner for renewables asset owners ready to fuel smart growth. As an O&M-focused company with 20 years of operating experience, NovaSource has the global reach and strategic capabilities to achieve our clients’ renewables goals around the world.

To serve our clients, we invest into our people. On hire, we assess each employee’s experience and expertise, then mentor them to grow engaging and satisfying careers.

Our turn-key services optimize each step of our clients’ project lifecycles — from commissioning to decommissioning and everything in between. Our approach delivers creates success for our clients, stability for our teams, and enables us to build a world-class culture of excellence. And that’s how we empower a renewable world.

Tax Manager

Summary of Role

The Tax Manager is responsible for managing the US and international tax compliance processes including the accurate preparation and filing of the company’s, state, federal and international tax forms. The Tax Manager will ensure compliance with state federal and international tax law through a series of systems and system controls that are designed to ensure accurate, timely reporting. The Tax Manager will also prepare a tax provision for the financial statements, including any return-to-provision adjustments and an effective tax rate computation to support the company’s annual audit process. The ideal candidate will have good analytical skills, strong communication skills and general business acumen. They will also need to be a self-starter and be pro-active in discovering issues, shaping solutions and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual income and indirect tax returns for Company's US and international operations
• Assist in the ongoing analysis of US federal/state and international tax compliance, including research and documentation of tax nexus and permanent establishment
• Prepare tax provision and related tax accounts for financial reporting for US and international operations and coordinate review by external service providers.
• Find and implement opportunities for process improvement in company tax procedures.
• Monitor and keep abreast on changes in tax laws, rules and/or regulations and assist with determining tax impact based on Company profile.
• Conduct tax research and document tax matters, as requested.
• Coordinate timing and inputs for overall return calendar with external tax advisors
• Work with third party tax advisors to proactively review potential exposures related to corporate income tax, sales tax, property tax, withholding tax and value-added tax matters in foreign jurisdictions.
• Assist with the implementation of any strategic tax planning for US federal/state and international tax jurisdictions
• Manage and facilitate IRS income tax audits: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc.
• Assist external advisors with tax due diligence, tax structuring and tax modelling on various strategic corporate opportunities.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, ideally with a CPA
• 5 years of proven experience with technical strengths in tax
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to effectively communicate with Management at all levels.
• Strong systems and reporting user. Able to understand buildup of numbers and extract relevant data.
• Highly analytical, with strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of US GAAP
• Fluent in English
• Self-starter - willing to work independently and pro-actively.

Bonus Skills and Experience

• Experience in solar power / renewable energy industry considered an asset.
• Experience in a multi-country environment

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

• Reports to CFO
• This is an FTE position.
• Location: Chandler, AZ (Corporate HQ) or Austin, TX (Corporate Office)
• Applicants must be flexible and willing to render overtime as business requires.