Tax Manager, Compliance and Planning

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES ITC Compliance & Oversight

• Own end-to-end ITC compliance across Pivot’s project lifecycle, from early development through placed-in-service and post-PIS audit readiness.
• Interpret and apply IRS guidance, Treasury regulations, Notices, FAQs, and other sub-regulatory guidance related to the ITC, including Sections 48 and 48E.
• Monitor and assess ongoing regulatory developments (e.g., domestic content, prevailing wage & apprenticeship, FEOC, continuity requirements) and advise internal stakeholders on compliance impacts.
• Serve as the primary internal point of contact for ITC compliance questions across Accounting, Development, Delivery, Procurement, Asset Management, and Finance.
• Review, evaluate, and coordinate project documentation to ensure a project satisfies federal laws and U.S. Treasury and IRS guidance and regulatory requirements (including Beginning of Construction consideration.

• Review and educate the internal team on capitalization policies and cost allocation methodologies.
• Review and validate project-level eligible basis calculations.
• Confirm cost segregation methodology and supporting documentation.
• Provide formal internal certification of ITC qualification.

• With the assistance of external tax advisors, oversee the preparation and filing of all federal and state corporate income tax returns.
• Manage multi-stateindirect tax compliance, including sales and use tax, property tax, and state nexus monitoring.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors to ensure the timely completion of annual reporting cycles.
• Advise on tax equity structures, such as partnership flips and transferability structures.
• Partner with project finance, legal, and development teams to optimize project economics and tax basis.

• Coordinate quarterly and annualtax provision processunder ASC 740 and US GAAP.
• Manage complex partnership income allocationsand capital account maintenance.
• Provide support in preparing Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value (HLBV) calculations for tax equity partnerships.

• Establish standardized pre-Close and pre-Commercial Operation Date tax compliance review procedures.
• Formalize a process related to post-placed in service assets that ensures continued ITC compliance and mitigates recapture risk through early identification and escalation of risks.
• Collaborate with Development, Procurement, Legal, and Rev Ops to close compliance gaps early in the lifecycle.
• Partner with the internal ITC working group to refine SOPs and controls.
• Support external financial statement audit processes and any IRS audit by coordinating and delivering all required documentation and support as it relates to ITC compliance or eligibility, and address any follow-up questions as appropriate.

• Minimum 5–8+ years of experience in tax credit compliance accounting, tax compliance and planning, or project finance within renewable energy, infrastructure, or public accounting.
• Background in tax return preparation and/or preparation or auditing of complex tax provision calculations.
• Strong working knowledge of federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) structures.
• Experience with tax equity or transferable tax credit transactions.
• Direct experience with ITC adders (domestic content, PWA, energy community, low-income).
• Familiarity with cost segregation and eligible basis determinations.
• Understanding of prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance under the IRA.
• High attention to detail and strong internal control orientation.

• CPA designation
• Experience in a solar and storage IPP environment
• "Big 4" or national accounting firm background.

$140,000 - $180,000 a year

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