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Job Summary

Legal tax advisor for broad range of Company activities including corporate development projects, power plant and retail operations advice, legal, treasury and commercial initiatives and tax minimization efforts for all type of taxes
Tax audit, appeals and litigation advisor for federal and multistate income tax, multistate transaction taxes, state and local property taxes and other miscellaneous taxes
Provides high quality client service to other tax team members, corporate clients throughout the Company and Company management, with a focus on process improvements to capture tax savings where possible

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Capable of evaluating wide range of potential corporate activities to identify federal, state and local tax consequences and advise clientsAdept at performing high level assessment of due diligence to determine any key tax concernsAble to translate complex tax advice into plain language that is actionable for business clientsProficient at tax research and concise written documentationStrong advocate for tax positions in audits, appeals and litigationKnowledgeable of tax procedural rules of controversyCapable of selecting and interfacing with outside counsel and other tax consulting advisors as neededEffective at training other tax team members on corporate transactions that have been executed and assist with integration and implementation by other tax team membersManages multiple projects and prioritizes effectively to achieve maximum business resultsSelf-starter who is highly effective in managing a team and project deadlines

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

J.D. (with Tax coursework), LLM optional, from well recognized legal and tax legal programsExperience gained through college degree programs and/or certification in business majorsMinimum 8–10-year major law firm or Big 4 accounting, with assignments in corporate income tax and mergers and acquisitions strongly preferredEnergy sector experience highly preferredKnowledge of in house legal and tax operations highly preferred

Key Metrics

Timeliness, quality and volume of documentation of tax advice providedNumber of client relationships and feedback from clients and stakeholdersBusiness results from projects (dollar amount of tax positions sustained, financial impact of efficient tax structuring, etc.)Number of and quality of formal and informal training provided in the normal course on relevant tax topics and current developmentsCreativity in using tax knowledge to yield Company competitive advantage on taxesFeedback from team on role as trusted team member

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Job Family

Tax

Company

Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations

Irving, Texas

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