Requisition ID:  87154  NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today! Position Specific DescriptionWe are seeking a Principal Tax Attorney to work on NextEra’s Federal Tax Planning &amp; Policy team. NextEra has the largest team of tax attorneys in Florida and one of the largest teams of tax attorneys of any public company. This role will focus on the negotiation and structuring of NextEra’s financing structures, including tax equity partnerships and other joint ventures, tax credit transfer deals, and securities offerings. This role will also involve reviewing and commenting on tax aspects of financial models for various transactions NextEra participates in. Professional Experience<ul><li>Strong transactional tax background with experience working on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and reorganizations.</li><li>Significant experience working with the rules in Subchapter K and Subchapter C and structuring complex transactions, including preparing steps plans laying out economic and tax aspects of transactions.</li><li>Reviewing and revising transaction documentation, including drafting of economic and tax provisions of purchase and sale agreements and LLC/partnership agreements.</li><li>Research and drafting of legal memoranda or opinions analyzing federal income tax law issues.</li><li>Serving as a primary tax adviser to business clients, including by explaining technical tax issues in layman’s terms.</li><li>Energy industry experience is a plus, but not required.</li></ul> Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Experience working in the Tax department of an AmLaw 100 law firm or the Washington National Tax or M&amp;A group of a Big 4 public accounting firm </li><li>Tax LLM</li></ul><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Overview</h2></div><div>Employees in this job drive value by providing support to the organization with respect to the tax aspects of pending acquisitions, dispositions, financings, reorganizations, restructurings, and joint ventures, with a view to optimize taxes. </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><ul><li>Serve as the US federal income tax single point of accountability for assigned projects and identify state income tax and non-income tax issues</li><li>Support various worldwide tax projects, including analyzing relevant tax law for tax planning transactions; working with foreign and domestic tax advisors to understand relevant tax rules; partnering with multiple business units to understand both domestic and foreign tax implications; and preparing and/or reviewing financial models to illustrate the tax consequences of various alternatives</li><li>Communicate complex technical tax issues to management and internal stakeholders</li><li>Draft and review tax provisions</li><li>Prepare technical tax memoranda </li><li>Performs other job-related duties as assigned</li></ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree</li><li>Juris Doctorate</li><li>Experience: 3+ years</li><li>Member in Good Standing of State Bar</li></ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>LLM - Master of Laws</li></ul></div></div></div> NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a> to learn more. Employee Group:  Exempt Employee Type:  Full Time Job Category:  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs Organization:  NextEra Energy Resources, LLC  Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.  NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</a>, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status. NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our <a href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">policy</a> for more information.

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power &amp; Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf Power Company, which serves more than 460,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world&rsquo;s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&amp;P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune&rsquo;s 2019 list of &ldquo;World&rsquo;s Most Admired Companies&rdquo; and ranked among the top 25 on Fortune&rsquo;s 2018 list of companies that &ldquo;Change the World.&rdquo;

Principal Tax Attorney

Requisition ID:&nbsp; 87154&nbsp;&nbsp;NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!&nbsp;Position Specific DescriptionWe are seeking a Principal Tax Attorney to work on NextEra’s Federal Tax Planning &amp; Policy team. NextEra has the largest team of tax attorneys in Florida and one of the largest teams of tax attorneys of any public company. This role will focus on the negotiation and structuring of NextEra’s financing structures, including tax equity partnerships and other joint ventures, tax credit transfer deals, and securities offerings. This role will also involve reviewing and commenting on tax aspects of financial models for various transactions NextEra participates in.&nbsp;Professional Experience<ul><li>Strong transactional tax background with experience working on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and reorganizations.</li><li>Significant experience working with the rules in Subchapter K and Subchapter C and structuring complex transactions, including preparing steps plans laying out economic and tax aspects of transactions.</li><li>Reviewing and revising transaction documentation, including drafting of economic and tax provisions of purchase and sale agreements and LLC/partnership agreements.</li><li>Research and drafting of legal memoranda or opinions analyzing federal income tax law issues.</li><li>Serving as a primary tax adviser to business clients, including by explaining technical tax issues in layman’s terms.</li><li>Energy industry experience is a plus, but not required.</li></ul>&nbsp;Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Experience working in the Tax department of an AmLaw 100 law firm or the Washington National Tax or M&amp;A group of a Big 4 public accounting firm&nbsp;</li><li>Tax LLM</li></ul><div><div><div><h2>Job Overview</h2></div><div>Employees in this job drive value by providing support to the organization with respect to the tax aspects of pending acquisitions, dispositions, financings, reorganizations, restructurings, and joint ventures, with a view to optimize taxes. </div></div><div><div><h2>Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><ul><li>Serve as the US federal income tax single point of accountability for assigned projects and identify state income tax and non-income tax issues</li><li>Support various worldwide tax projects, including analyzing relevant tax law for tax planning transactions; working with foreign and domestic tax advisors to understand relevant tax rules; partnering with multiple business units to understand both domestic and foreign tax implications; and preparing and/or reviewing financial models to illustrate the tax consequences of various alternatives</li><li>Communicate complex technical tax issues to management and internal stakeholders</li><li>Draft and review tax provisions</li><li>Prepare technical tax memoranda&nbsp;</li><li>Performs other job-related duties as assigned</li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2>Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree</li><li>Juris Doctorate</li><li>Experience: 3+ years</li><li>Member in Good Standing of State Bar</li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>LLM - Master of Laws</li></ul></div></div></div>&nbsp;NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a> to learn more.&nbsp;Employee Group: &nbsp;Exempt Employee Type:&nbsp;&nbsp;Full Time Job Category: &nbsp;Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs Organization: &nbsp;NextEra Energy Resources, LLC&nbsp; Relocation Provided: &nbsp;Yes, if applicable&nbsp;NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.&nbsp;&nbsp;NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com">recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</a>, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.&nbsp;NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.&nbsp;NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our <a href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D">policy</a> for more information.&nbsp;

Principal Tax Attorney

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