Tax Analyst

Requisition ID:  85835 

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and dependable electricity to over 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy!

Position Specific Description

We are looking for a dynamic Tax Analyst with an interest in accounting data and working in a capital-intensive environment to join our Tax Fixed Assets team. The individual in this role must have the ability to understand business requirements and translate those into delivering solutions that meet the business needs. The Tax team at NextEra Energy is responsible for supplying information to support the compliance, planning and forecast functions of the tax organization. Our tax group focuses on ensuring accurate, complete and timely information is provided and readily available to support the company’s compliance and strategic goals. The effective use of technology, products, data management, and analytics is key to the success of the fixed asset team. On a day to day basis we are involved in meeting business needs by providing detailed fixed asset information from both a historic and forecast view. Our ideal candidate should be highly motivated and have a continuous improvement mindset with a natural drive to take ownership of deliverables, and excited to work with a tax team that delivers beyond managment expectations. 

Role Specific Responsbilities

• Collaborate with team on deliverables and management directives 
• Maintain and monitor assigned tax workpapers required on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis including but not limited to Fixed Asset related accounts including costs, depreciation, transfers, gain/loss on disposal, and asset retirement obligations
• Provide reports and analysis as needed for compliance, tax accounting, forecast and tax planning needs
• Work cross functionally with all areas of the tax organization to support the account reconciliation process by providing fixed asset roll-forward and balance sheet account reconciliations
• Eager to develop a technical expertise for fixed asset accounting
• Identify and implement improvements to existing processes through use of technology and innovation
• Ability to quickly establish priorities and meet all assigned deadlines related provision, compliance, and regulatory processes
• Work cross functionally with other departments regarding income statement, balance sheet and income tax expense accounts and reconciling variances
• Identify and implement improvements to existing processes through use of technology and innovation
• Effective communication within tax organization to ensure efficient process for meeting business requirements

 
Must Have Skills

• Prior experience in managing projects
• Prior experience in accounting 
• Ability to understand business requirements and transform them into solutions that deliver timely and accurate results
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and data analysis skills.
• Skilled in using Microsoft office tools: MS Excel, Power Query, Power Point, Word.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written

Desired Skills

• Prior experience with financial accounting and tax processes and systems such as SAP ECC, SAP BW, PowerPlan, BNA, CorpTax, ONESOURCE Tax Provision, etc.
• Knowledge of Energy & Utilities domain and processes.
• Exposure to automation and process automation tools such as RPA, Alteryx, Power Automate etc.
• Exceptional analytical, communication and technical skills
• Strong experience with technology and automation
• Experience in Public Accounting or with large corporate processes related to accounting.