Tax Counsel at Vistra

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.Job SummaryLegal tax advisor for broad range of Company state and local income and non-income activities including SALT impacts of corporate development projects power plant and retail operations legal treasury and commercial initiatives and tax minimization efforts for all type of taxes.SALT tax audit appeals and litigation advisor for 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.Tax audit appeals and litigation advisor for federal and multistate income tax multistate transaction taxes state and local property taxes and other miscellaneous taxesProvides high quality client service to other tax team members corporate clients throughout the Company and Company managementJob DescriptionKey AccountabilitiesCapable of evaluating wide range of potential corporate activities to identify state income and all non-income 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 resultsEducation Experience & Skill RequirementsJ.D. (with Tax coursework) LLM preferred from well-recognized legal and tax legal programsBachelors degree business majors preferredMinimum 4-5 years major law firm or Big 4 accounting with assignments in state income tax and SALT matters requiredEnergy sector experience strongly preferredKnowledge of in-house legal and tax operations usefulKey MetricsTimeliness 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#LI-ND1#LI-HybridJob FamilyTaxCompanyVistra Corporate Services CompanyLocationsIrving TexasTexasWe are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations Great People Teamwork Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you then apply today!If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries please apply via the internal career site. It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment including in selection for job opportunities without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy national origin age disability genetic information military service protected veteran status or any other consideration protected by federal state or local laws.If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation please email usmake a request. Key Skills Eclipse,HR Administration,Fabrication,Core Banking,Entry Level Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1