Principal Tax Attorney

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America's largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!

We are seeking a Principal Tax Attorney to work on NextEra's Federal Tax Planning & Policy team. NextEra has the largest team of tax attorneys in Florida and one of the largest teams of tax attorneys of any public company. This role will focus on the negotiation and structuring of NextEra's financing structures, including tax equity partnerships and other joint ventures, tax credit transfer deals, and securities offerings. This role will also involve reviewing and commenting on tax aspects of financial models for various transactions NextEra participates in.

Professional Experience:

• Strong transactional tax background with experience working on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and reorganizations.
• Significant experience working with the rules in Subchapter K and Subchapter C and structuring complex transactions, including preparing steps plans laying out economic and tax aspects of transactions.
• Reviewing and revising transaction documentation, including drafting of economic and tax provisions of purchase and sale agreements and LLC/partnership agreements.
• Research and drafting of legal memoranda or opinions analyzing federal income tax law issues.
• Serving as a primary tax adviser to business clients, including by explaining technical tax issues in layman's terms.
• Energy industry experience is a plus, but not required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the Tax department of an AmLaw 100 law firm or the Washington National Tax or M&A group of a Big 4 public accounting firm.
• Tax LLM

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs

Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.