Tax Manager - Tax Accounting - (US-CA-San Diego - 92199)

Compensation: $86K - $130K / Year
Minimum Education: Masters
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: christine/position
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Description Primary Purpose:
Tax Managers will be assigned to oversee specific functional or business activities. In general, these managers will:

- Maintain primary responsibility for the completion of all tax returns within the U.S.
- Initiate, plan, lead, develop, approve and execute compliance policies for the company's taxes and ensure that all filing requirements are completed on a timely and accurate basis for the regulated and unregulated businesses
- Supervise the Principal Tax Advisors, Senior Tax Advisors, Tax Advisors and Administrative Associates
- Manage the tax audits of the Company and its subsidiaries
- Provide tax planning opportunities & advice to the business units and maintain the visibility of Tax Services within the Sempra Energy family of companies
Provide high-level research
- Make decisions pursuant to experience and knowledge

Responsibilities:
 Manage the completion of the tax returns for the company and all its subsidiaries, including partnerships, exempt organizations, trusts, pension plans and limited liability companies.
 Manage the completion of estimated and tax return tax payments for all entities and manage the allocation of tax liabilities to all entities on a stand-alone basis.
 Identify, quantify and communicate tax planning strategies for all entities, including researching and developing the most tax efficient action plan and/or ownership structure.
 Analyze and quantify the impact to the Company of current and proposed tax legislation.
 Coordinate and review the Company's responses to auditor's information data requests and notice of proposed adjustments to ensure accuracy and completeness.
 Manage the preparation and review of arguments related to protested audit adjustments and support the Director of Tax/VP-Corporate Tax in managing the appeals conferences and in the negotiation of settlement agreements.
 Develop studies and standards to determine filing and compliance responsibilities created by activities of the Company and its subsidiaries.
 Manage the completion of any financial statement tax disclosures.
 Manage the tax input for the financial plans for all entities and projects.
 Be "at the table" during planning meetings and develop & maintain business contacts within the Company.
 Supervise the Principal Tax Advisors, Senior Tax Advisors Tax Advisors and Administrative Associates, and be a mentor in their professional development.
 Perform administrative & supervisory tasks such as performance reviews, coaching and guidance, recruiting, etc.

Skills / Competencies:
 Extensive knowledge of tax law and regulations
 Strong interpersonal/communications skills
 Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and tax accounting methods
 Well Developed research skills for determining applicability of laws, regulations and court cases
 Understanding of regulatory and utility ratemaking concepts and their interrelationship with tax
 Ability to develop creative, defensible, advantageous tax results within the boundaries of tax laws
 Excellent organizational and leadership attributes
 Ability to delegate and balance competing workloads
 Proficiency in computer software applications including Microsoft Excel and Word

Requirements:
 Bachelor's degree in Tax, Accounting or Business Administration required or equivalent experience
 Masters degree in Tax or Accounting and/or CPA license preferred
 8 - 10+ years experience in a large CPA firm/corporate tax department required