The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $60 billion in investment and committed capital as of March 1, 2024, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.
We are looking for a resourceful candidate to join our DESRI group based in the firm's office in Hyderabad. The candidate will be part of DESRI's Tax function and will regularly interact with U.S. and Hyderabad-based teams, as well as external parties. D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) develops, acquires, builds, owns, and operates solar and wind renewable energy generation facilities in the U.S.A. DESRI currently owns, operates, or has an exclusivity agreement or signed purchase and sale agreement in place with respect to more than 8.7 GW of solar and wind assets in the U.S. across 70+ projects. DESRI is run by a dynamic team and is headquartered in New York, with offices located in Boston, Denver and Hyderabad (India).
WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:
In this role, you will oversee and manage tax compliance for existing and new renewable projects located across multiple states in the U.S. and corporate entities. You will be required to liaison cross-functionally to help the tax team formulate, analyze, monitor, and implement strategy, compliance, and finance management for direct and indirect taxes. You will also be expected to help the tax team in tax modeling and various forms of accounting, management, and investor reporting, including partnership accounting, hypothetical liquidation at book value (HLBV) modeling, yield tracking, and budget versus actual analysis. Additionally, you will liaise with U.S. and Hyderabad-based deal team members, asset managers, treasury, tax team, external consultants, and tax authorities for various tax related matters. You'll be expected to periodically compute various state taxes, pay state tax authorities and address tax notices. Furthermore, you will work on initiatives related to establishing, standardizing, optimizing and documenting tax processes, workflows, and controls.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
Basic qualifications:
- A Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) degree with 0 to 18 months of experience
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to take initiative with limited direction and guidance
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills and an ability to work independently with limited direction and guidance
Preferred qualifications:
- Prior experience in U.S. taxation
Interested candidates can apply through our website:
https://www.deshawindia.com/recruit/jobs/Adv/Link/TaxAssocOct24
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The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers
Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
