Mission

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Tax professional with experience in Canada and U.S. partnership taxation and tax equity structures to play a key role in the Financial Reporting & Control team. In order to assist Neoen´s long term growth and operational strategy in North America, you will have the opportunity to gain invaluable exposure across all aspects of the tax & accounting function, as well as work alongside senior members of the team. The ideal candidate must be a team player with a willingness to learn and develop their knowledge. Prior experience in tax or accounting role is essential but the right attitude, self-motivation, ambition & show of commitment is more important.

Based in Toronto, you will report to the Canada/North America Financial Controller. The role will focus on tax matters across the Group’s North American entities in Canada and the United States, including tax compliance, coordination with external advisors, tax credit matters, and support on related financial, treasury, accounting, budgeting, and corporate activities. The description of this position´s main responsibilities as follows:

Key aspects of the role

• Review monthly and annual tax returns prepared by external advisors and ensure timely filing and accuracy.
• Coordinate tax compliance, tax reporting support and investor tax deliverables.
• Review and monitor U.S. tax equity partnership structures.
• Support monthly close and reporting processes for tax-relevant items.
• Enhance processes and procedures on an ongoing basis to ensure a strong control environment.
• Report to management on daily/monthly requirements and responding to queries in a timely manner.
• Take responsibility and ownership of tasks.
• Support other departments across the company.
• Assist in audit preparation.
• Ad-hoc tasks.

Taxes & U.S. Tax Equity Partnerships

• Ensure proper control over Canada and USA monthly and annual tax returns prepared by local external accountants.
• Prepare and review the annual current and deferred income tax calculations, including the preparation of related forecasts.
• Review and monitor U.S. tax equity partnership structures, including allocations, capital accounts, investor waterfalls, flip mechanics and compliance with LLC / partnership agreements.
• Coordinate U.S. partnership tax compliance, including investor reporting packages and support files for external tax advisors and auditors.
• Review eligibility, calculation and compliance for clean energy tax credits (ITC / 45Y / 48E), including prevailing wage & apprenticeship, domestic content, energy community and recapture monitoring.
• Support accounting and reporting for tax equity arrangements under U.S. GAAP, including HLBV / equity method considerations, and reconcile to IFRS group reporting.
• Assist and liaise with external tax advisors on ad hoc projects such as tax planning and process optimization.

Financial procedures and statutory compliance

• Apply finance, accounting, taxes, payments, and administrative procedures, in line with local requirements and Group procedures.
• Coordinate financial information between local business team, group consolidation team and external accounting team. Supervise the work of the latter.
• Support finance team during the accounting month-end close analyzing financial reports including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow, etc.
• Enhance the accuracy of the annual financial statements.
• Assist in audit preparation and compliance reports to government entities
• Prepare audit files and liaising with external auditors (“Big 4”) to ensure completion of all statutory obligations.

Profil

The candidate will need the following skills and experience to succeed in this role:

• Hold a degree in accountancy, finance, tax or a related field, with 4-5 years' work experience in tax, audit, accounting, or similar roles. Ideally you will have experience in a big 4 company.
• Ideally experience reviewing U.S. partnership tax compliance, including investor reporting packages and coordination with external tax advisors.
• Canada and U.S. GAAP knowledge, including HLBV / tax equity accounting is a plus.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and time management skills.
• High attention to detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Reliable, results oriented, autonomous, rigorous and analytical.
• Flexible and adaptable personality with ability to handle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Good sense of humor and enjoy working in an international and multicultural environment.

A propos de Neoen

Créée en 2008, et détenue depuis avril 2024 par Brookfield, Neoen est l’un des principaux producteurs indépendants d’énergie exclusivement renouvelable. Son savoir-faire dans les domaines du solaire, de l’éolien terrestre et du stockage lui permet d’accélérer la transition énergétique des pays dans lesquels Neoen produit une énergie verte, locale et compétitive. Société en forte croissance, Neoen a quadruplé ses capacités en opération ou en construction en six ans : celles-ci s’élèvent désormais à 8,3 GW. Neoen a pour ambition de déployer 10 GW additionnels d’ici 2030.
Neoen opère près de 200 actifs répartis sur trois continents. Parmi ses réalisations les plus emblématiques, elle compte : Western Downs Green Power Hub en Australie, qui comprend la plus grande centrale solaire du pays (460 MWc) ainsi que Western Downs Battery (212 MW / 424 MWh) ; Collie Battery (219 MW / 877 MWh), l’une des plus grandes centrales de stockage au monde ; Cestas, le plus puissant parc solaire de France (300 MWc) ; et Mutkalampi, le plus grand parc éolien de Finlande (404 MW). Pour en savoir plus : www.neoen.com

Nous valorisons la diversité

Nos projets sont complexes et bénéficient donc vivement de la pluralité des origines, des points de vue et des compétences. Nous encourageons toutes les candidatures, notamment celles de personnes en situation de handicap, dès lors qu’elles partagent nos valeurs et souhaitent, à nos côtés, accélérer la transition énergétique.

Julie Duchesne

DRH Groupe