Indirect Tax Process Improvement Lead

🕒 June 3

🌵 Arizona, California, +2 more states – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote 🏄 California – Remote ⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🦌 Connecticut – Remote

💵 $96.5k - $118.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💰 Tax

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SOLV Energy

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501 - 1000 employees

SOLV Energy is a renewable energy solutions provider for utility solar, energy storage, and high voltage projects in North America. Our passionate teams work seamlessly to drive innovation and deliver performance from build to operations, with safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are here for the long haul, developing lasting relationships with our customers, investing in our communities, and offering opportunities for our employees to build meaningful careers in better energy.

📋 Description

• Lead initiatives to improve end-to-end indirect tax processes across solar EPC operations, including sales & use tax and property tax • Standardize processes across projects, states, and business units to support scalable growth • Identify inefficiencies in procurement-to-pay, job costing, and tax accrual processes and implement streamlined solutions • Develop and maintain SOPs and process documentation aligned with SOX requirements • Partner with IT to implement and optimize tax technology solutions (e.g., Vertex, Avalara, etc.) within ERP environments • Support ERP implementations and enhancements impacting project accounting, procurement, and tax • Automate tax determinations and reporting processes for high-volume construction transactions • Develop integration between procurement systems, fixed asset systems, and tax engines • Design, implement, and maintain SOX controls over indirect tax processes, including documentation, testing support, and remediation • Ensure compliance with multi-state sales & use tax requirements, particularly in construction-heavy jurisdictions • Reduce risk through improved taxability determination, exemption handling, and contractor/vendor compliance • Partner with procurement and project teams to ensure proper tax treatment of solar equipment (modules, inverters, trackers), materials, and construction services • Address complex taxability issues related to construction contracts, including lump-sum vs. time-and-material contracts and contractor versus owner tax responsibilities • Improve processes for use tax accruals on untaxed purchases • Support tax treatment of inventory, work-in-progress, and capitalized assets throughout the project lifecycle • Ensure consistent tax handling across multiple concurrent projects in different jurisdictions • Enhance processes for tracking and reporting solar assets for property tax purposes across jurisdictions • Ensure alignment between fixed asset records and property tax reporting for utility-scale solar projects • Identify opportunities to reduce property tax exposure through improved asset classification and data accuracy • Improve quality and accessibility of tax data across procurement, project accounting, and fixed asset systems • Develop reporting and dashboards to support compliance, accruals, and audit readiness • Act as a key liaison between tax, finance, IT, procurement, and project management teams • Provide training on indirect tax requirements, processes, and systems to project and procurement stakeholders • Manage relationships with external tax advisors, compliance providers, and technology vendors • Track and report on key milestones, risks, and performance metrics to leadership • Support indirect tax process integrations for acquired businesses​ • Develop tax matrices and automation tools for internal use by the team or throughout the business • Establish standard work documentation to develop repeatable processes • Design training materials to support tax-related changes to business processes • Support data collection and reconciliations for tax audit responses • Perform taxability research and analysis as requested • Prepare technical memos and documentation as needed

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field • 7+ years of experience in U.S. indirect tax (sales & use tax and/or property tax), tax technology, or process improvement • Strong understanding of multi-state sales & use tax, particularly in construction or services environments • Experience designing and implementing SOX controls and supporting SOX audits • Experience in EPC, construction, energy, or other project-based industries • Experience with ERP systems supporting procurement and project accounting • Proven track record of leading process improvement and cross-functional projects • CPA or other relevant certification • Experience in renewable energy, solar, or infrastructure projects • Experience with tax engines (Vertex, Avalara, etc.) • Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement certification • Deep understanding of indirect tax in construction and EPC environments • Process optimization and systems thinking • Strong project management and organizational skills • Knowledge of SOX compliance and internal controls • Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities • Superior attention to detail • Exceptional communication skills with ability to explain tax technical concepts to the business.

🏖️ Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. • Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.