Tax Advisor

DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and Michigan's progress for more than a century.

And as Michigan's largest source of renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future.

We're also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.

But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.

When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing.

Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Testing Required : Not Applicable

Hybrid Role : Must be able to come on-site periodically and reside a commutable distance from the assigned work location.

Emergency Response : Yes Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE's emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.

Job Summary

With guidance prepares and reviews tax returns, provisions, work papers involving some complexity and significant cost.

Participates in tax planning / analysis / audit projects under guidance of senior or principal / manager. Researches and advises customer / suppliers at middle management and staff level on tax issues.

Identifies and reports to manager / principal tax savings ideas as they arise in the compliance process. Supports other compliance / planning activities of Manager / Principals as required.

Responsibilities would include those of low to medium potential benefit / cost consistent with status as experienced tax professional.

This is a hybrid role that will require coming onsite to Detroit headquarters 3 days a week*

Key Accountabilities

• Completes returns, provisions, work-papers in a timely, accurate and thorough manner.
• Contributes to successful conclusion of tax projects through application of developing tax research and analytical skills reflecting knowledge of the business as well as tax law and procedure.
• Develops relationships with suppliers / customers / government officials to further tax and business objectives and more efficient accurate compliance process.
• Researches results reflecting thorough analysis of facts and issues expected of a tax professional, presented in concise, thorough, yet understandable manner.
• Implements tax savings ideas improving corporate cash flow or earnings.
• Contributes to tax compliance / accounting process improvements including use of technology to improve performance.
• Pursues external "networking" and professional development.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree with 2 years of experience as a tax professional

Other Qualifications

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Taxation, or MBA, MST
• Experience working for a large corporation or clientele

Other Requirements

• Ability to communicate well with others.
• Proficient verbal, nonverbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Superior interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with suppliers and customers.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Cooperates with peers, leaders, and individual contributors to the team takes initiative to make significant individual contribution to team project goal.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned.

This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

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