Tax Analyst

Requisition ID:  70588 

NextEra Energy is the world's largest producer of wind and solar energy. With operations in nearly all 50 states and four provinces in Canada, our nearly 15,000 employees are committed to finding innovative, industry-leading solutions to provide safe, reliable and affordable clean energy to millions of customers throughout North America. Florida Power & Light Company is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. NextEra Energy Transmission, LLC (NEET) is the leading competitive transmission company in North America. We develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain transmission assets across the continent. We operate through our regional subsidiaries to integrate renewable energy and strengthen the electric grid.

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Position Specific Description

The Tax  team at NextEra Energy is responsible for supplying  information to support the compliance, planning and forecast functions of the tax organization. The team 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.

We are looking for a dynamic professional with an interest in accounting data and working in a capital-intensive environment.  The individual must have the ability to understand business requirements and translate those into delivering solutions that meet the business needs. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated and have a continuous improvement mindset with a natural drive to take ownership of the deliverables.

• Excited to work with Tax team that delivers beyond management expectations
• Ready to 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