Vice President, Tax
Houston, TX
Finance, Accounting & Revenue Management – Tax /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Brief Description of Sunnova
Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) is an industry-leading adaptive energy services company focused on making clean energy more accessible, reliable, and affordable for homeowners and businesses.
At Sunnova, we embrace diverse perspectives, vibrant creativity and forward-thinkers who share our zeal for a sustainable future. A career with us means pushing beyond traditional limits, exploring new horizons, collaborating with like-minded peers, and transforming the energy industry for the better.
If you're excited about being a part of the fastest-growing segment of the energy industry, we encourage you to apply!
Vice President Tax Position
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Tax & Financial Operations and Chief Risk Officer, this tax leadership position will be responsible for the enterprise-wide leadership and drive Sunnova global tax strategy including tax compliance, tax provision and tax planning. This person will work closely with Sunnova’s functional leadership in accounting, finance, legal and project teams to support the overall financial objectives of the organization. Ideal candidates will have exceptional financial and business acumen, a tax leader with experience in renewable energy and will bring commercial judgment, creativity, and proven leadership to a growing tax team.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead tax strategy, assessing the tax impact of strategic initiatives, and driving tax decision-making that improves shareholder value
- Manage and develop tax leadership members globally, encouraging collaborative team atmosphere and with cross functional teams in Finance
- Provide active support to tax equity structures, advising leadership in strategic decision making with products and jurisdictions new entrants, mergers and acquisitions restructuring and providing tax guidance to ensure business budget and planning accounts for tax assumptions and considerations
- Oversee all aspects of quarterly and annual financial reporting for income tax and manage worldwide GGAP tax provision, tax reserves (ASC 740 and ASC 450)
- Provide strategic and execution guidance on transfer pricing and its policies and related documents as required in all jurisdictions where Sunnova operates
- Lead automation and digital transformation for the Tax department
- Serve as a leader in building, maintaining, and leveraging close working relationships with internal partners, including executive management, financial reporting, accounting, treasury, legal, HR and business operations
- Implement and execute tax policies covering all tax matters including employment tax, global tax audits and tax assumptions as required to be incorporated in project assumptions
- Lead legal entity rationalization, tax equity buy-out and application of consolidated return regulations
- Manage all external tax advisors and vendors relationships
- Own related process narratives and internal controls ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
- Represent the Tax function on internal committees supporting new products and jurisdictions launch
- Serve on external tax committees supporting the renewable industry
- Implement and sustain “best practices” for internal controls for tax provisions
Minimum Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting or Tax related discipline, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance, economics or a related field
- CPA or JD
- 15+ years’ experience with tax planning, research, and compliance
- 6 years of highly specialized subject matter experience
- 5+ years’ managing multiple, direct reports
- 4+ years of public accounting experience
- Experience with M&A due diligence and integration, structuring transactions, including financing transactions and tax equity is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in accounting or taxation, LLM or comparable advanced degree
- Previous experience in energy, and, residential solar
- Deep knowledge of ASC 740 is highly desirable
- Prior tax controversy experience
- Strong experience in Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code and hypothetical liquidation at book value (“HLBV”)
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Positive, self-motivated leader and can-do personality – growth mindset essential
- Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills to convey complex matters with simplicity and clarity to non-experts across the organization
- Ability to manage multiple projects while working under pressure and with
- time constraints
- Ethical team player; always maintains the highest degree of integrity
Work Conditions
- Open-office environment
- Overtime may be required during busy compliance times
- Estimated travel time is less than 1%
Benefits
- Sunnova offers a generous employee reward package that includes:
- Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, healthcare flexible spending account, and 401(k) with employer match.
- Competitive compensation & annual bonus
- Paid time off, including 10 holidays and Paid Parental Leave
- Cell phone allowance for many roles
- Free access to onsite fitness center in Houston and/or discounted fitness memberships through health provider
- Complimentary garage parking in Houston
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
We appreciate the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), and we are looking to hire real people. If you use AI for any part of the job application process, we highly encourage that you review any AI generated content to ensure your personality and unique capabilities are highlighted. We reserve the right to disqualify candidates that we reasonably believe solely relied on AI generated content in the application process.
If you are selected for a position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.
