Manager, Indirect Tax

LU Service Corp.

Merrick, NY, US, 11566 Newburgh, NY, US, 12550 Hewlett, NY, US, 11557 Sea Cliff, NY, US, 11579-1926 Massena, NY, US, 13662

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

The Manager, Indirect Tax (East Region) will be responsible for performing various tasks in the management and oversight of indirect tax compliance as it relates to New York American Water, including property taxes, sales and use tax, gross receipts tax, special fuels tax, heavy vehicle, and any other indirect tax obligations. They will support business transactions and assist the Director in providing timely advisory services to the East Region. In addition, will also assist the Director in audit defense activities and support the team keeping the business up to date with the latest developments in indirect tax law. They will be responsible for assisting in the timely provision of information to support decisions by key stakeholders such as Financial Reporting and Regulatory and other Governmental Bodies. Lastly, they will support any other ad hoc indirect tax issues that may arise.

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Accountabilities

Manage all property taxes for the state of New York, including but not limited to local, county, school, city and village taxes. Including annual forms of list, accruals, payments, reconciliations as well as regulatory accounting overlay. Work with legal in filing tax protests where appropriate, filing abatements etc. Activity includes monitoring changes in tax law and working with ORTS - office of real tax services. Calculate/Prepare the economic obsolescence filing.
Accrue, pay and file all special fuel and heavy vehicle taxes related to AWNY.
Maintain & reconcile, accrue & pay, and file all gross receipts and sales & use taxes as they pertain to the state of NY. Handle all aspects of sales and use tax applicability including tax exempt certificates.
Remain current on all applicable New York State indirect tax statutes.

Education and Experience

6+ years of tax experience
Knowledge of the applicable federal, state and municipal tax laws/regulations with regards to property, sales & use taxes, gross receipts tax, fuel, heavy vehicle, excise and exempt organization taxes
Expertise - advanced/well-developed skills and knowledge within a specific professional discipline involving the integration of theory and principles with organizational practices and precedents
University - Bachelor degree or equivalent

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.