Nelnet is now hiring!

Tax Credit Accountant

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Review of tax equity investment accounting and syndication accounting for external stakeholders.
2. Maintenance of accounting systems including customers, suppliers, ledger and account hierarchies.
3. Accounting liaison for co-investors participating in tax equity syndication.
4. Correspond with internal accounting team with entity structure, cash movements, and book/tax accounting for all revenue streams of Nelnet Renewable Energy.
5. Maintain ownership of general ledger, tax basis, and capital account tracking schedules for tax equity investments.
6. Assist with month end and quarter end reporting, annual plan budgeting, and quarterly forecast for Nelnet Renewable Energy.
7. Peer review appropriate monthly, quarterly, and annual HLBV accounting workbooks.

**Pay Range for this position is - $60,000 - $70,000

EDUCATION: Bachelors Degree required in Accounting or Business Administration.  Certified Public Accountant (CPA)-Preferred

EXPERIENCE: 3+ years of relevant financial reporting and tax compliance and return preparation experience in a public accounting firm. Expertise in partnership taxation and/or renewable energy tax credit investment experience is preferred.

COMPETENCIES – SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:

1. Consistent, High Quality Results:  Establishes credibility and finance leadership by producing timely, accurate and insightful results, consistently.  Earns the respect of others through effective interaction with all teams.
2. Extensive Microsoft Excel experience.  Ability to organize large amounts of data.
3. Efficiency/Accountability:  Allocates time efficiently, focusing on ever-shifting priorities, continually seeks ways to improve individual and team productivity.  Highly accountable and able to manage multiple complex tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.  Effective follow through skills.
4. Energy, Drive, and Motivation:  Embraces challenges enthusiastically, then executes relentlessly. Willingness to expand role and find ways to support members of the accounting, legal, and tax departments.
5. Entrepreneurial: Encounters new business ideas and continuously assesses the proposals.
6. Possesses strong project management and organizational skills.
7. Broad business knowledge (law, accounting, tax, and human resources preferred).
8. Strong experience with structuring transactions and proficient in partnership taxation.
9. Proven ability to work under stress in emergencies, flexibility to handle pressure coming from all directions simultaneously.  Able to work independently.
10. Strong/confident communication style:  Effectively communicates with and engages all levels of the organization from peers to executive management both verbally and in writing.  Displays confidence in expressing opinions and in offering a point of view.  Strong interpersonal skills.