Job Summary
Directly reporting to the Tax Manager, the Senior Tax Analyst will work with our dynamic team in providing support in areas
of income taxes for the organization and its subsidiaries and serving as a bridge between accounting and tax teams , helping
to manage tax risks and keeping the company compliant with federal, state and local tax regulations. The right person will
bring their tax experience, top‐notch communication and collaboration skills to work with a complex and ever‐evolving
group of organizations to ensure compliance and effective application of tax rules. This role is expected to evolve with the
growth of the company as more expansion is projected in the short to mid‐term. The successful candidate will be one who
takes interest in and ownership of the federal, state and local tax compliance, manages the relationship with external tax
and legal consultants, has a willingness to learn and do whatever is necessary to get the job done in an accurate and timely
manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Managing and tracking income tax payments from quarterly installment estimates, extensions and annual tax returns
- for various partnership funds
- Managing the fiscal and investor tax compliance calendar. Coordinating the income tax compliance calendar with the
- external service provider.
- Managing communications from federal and state tax authorities. Tracking, documenting and responding to federal
- and state tax notices for income taxes.
- Coordinating annual nexus reviews for income tax.
- Willing to read and understand Flow of Funds and other legal documents.
- Building relationships with colleagues in Accounting, Structured Finance, FP&A, Asset Management, to understand business financial performance, transactions executed and any other significant operating activity within the company and the funds under management.
- Other duties as may be required or requested.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- CPA preferred but related industry experience acceptable (preferred 3‐5 years income tax experience).
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate tax concepts to those without tax expertise.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure in a dynamic organizational structure.
- Ability to steer and coordinate multiple operations while delivering high quality results.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changes.
- Skillful in developing and building successful internal and external relationships.
- Strong technological aptitude to learn and leverage technological solutions for communication, analysis, and efficient workflows. Excel experience required.
- We look for attitude, aptitude, work ethic and self‐awareness as key attributes in our candidates. We hire people who others want to be around, learn quickly, have the grit to work through the inevitable roadblocks and the capacity and desire to produce a lot of great results for our customers. Self‐awareness is the trickiest and most important of these. It is key to understand what is unique about you – where you will be excellent and where you will underproduce without support from elsewhere.
Skills Required
- CPA
- 3-5 years income tax experience
- Excel experience
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Ability to coordinate multiple operations and deliver high-quality results
- Willingness to read and understand Flow of Funds and legal documents
- Strong ability to build internal and external relationships
- Technological aptitude to learn and leverage communication and analysis tools
What We Do
Standard Solar is powering the nation’s energy transformation – channeling its project development capabilities, financial strength and technical expertise to deliver the benefits of solar, as well as solar + storage, to businesses, institutions, farms, governments, communities and utilities. Building on 16 years of sustainable growth and in-house and tax equity investment capital, Standard Solar is a national leader in the development, funding and long-term ownership and operation of commercial and community solar assets. Recognized as an established financial partner with immediate, deep resources, the company owns and operates more than 160 megawatts of solar across the United States. Standard Solar is based in Rockville, Md. Learn more at standardsolar.com and Twitter: @StandardSolar.



