Tax Fixed Asset Manager

At Atmos Energy, we enjoy an employee-focused culture with rewarding work, competitive pay, work-life balance, inclusion and diversity, and excellent benefits.
Atmos Energy offers benefit eligibility on the first day of employment and they include:

Company-Provided Benefits

• Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan (Matching and Fixed Annual Company Contribution)
• Annual Bonus Opportunity
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Basic Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) Company Contribution with HDHP
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• LifeLock Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Training
• Linked-In Learning

Voluntary Benefits

• Retirement Savings Plan
• MedicalInsurance and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee/Dependent Life Insurance
• Employee/Dependent Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Healthcare, Dependent Care and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts

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THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

Fixed Asset Tax Calculations:
1. Apply advanced knowledge of IRS regulations, including MACRS, bonus depreciation and tax expensing rules, to fixed asset calculations.
2. Manage the tax fixed asset lifecycle, including acquisitions, disposals, retirements and depreciation, to ensure accurate fixed asset tax reporting.
3. Ensure accurate and timely preparation of various fixed asset calculations that follow all relevant tax codes to support the federal and state tax provision and compliances, as well as regulatory reporting and budgetary needs.

Tax Balance Sheet Management:
4. Oversee and maintain the tax fixed asset balance sheet, ensuring that all entries are properly accounted for, reconciled, and in compliance with federal and state tax regulations.
5. Manage deferred tax assets and liabilities related to fixed assets and analyze the impact of changes in tax laws on the company's fixed asset portfolio.

Software Expertise:
6. Utilize and manage fixed asset tax software platforms to track, report, and optimize fixed asset data.
7. Ensure that all tax software is configured correctly and aligned with company-specific needs and industry requirements.
8. Train and support tax staff in the use of tax fixed asset software, ensuring accurate data input and usage.

Compliance and Regulations:
9. Stay up to date with evolving tax laws, regulations, and policies that impact tangible assets, specifically as they pertain to utility industry.
10. Collaborate with internal users and external auditors, ensuring tax fixed asset schedules align with IRS and Treasury regulations and meet auditing requirements.
11. Assist in responding to IRS audits and inquiries related to fixed asset taxation.

Process Improvement:
12. Identify opportunities to improve fixed asset tax processes and implement efficient workflows to streamline tax reporting.
13. Lead or participate in cross-departmental projects related to fixed assets, including system implementations, upgrades, or data migrations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Experience Level:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field with five years' experience in fixed asset tax accounting, with a strong focus on the utility industry is highly preferred. Advanced degree in related field or CPA is preferred but not required.

Proven experience working with tax fixed asset management software solutions. Strong understanding of IRS, Treasury regulations, and other tax codes, including depreciation and cost recovery rules.

Preferred experience working in a regulated utility environment. Apply industry-specific knowledge of utility tax codes and depreciation methods, including the implications of property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) for regulated entities. Familiarity with FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) accounting standards.

Communication Skills:
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to elaborate tax fixed assets issues to team members, colleagues from other departments, and auditors or other third parties.

Numeric Skills:
Requires the ability to perform algebraic, trigonometric, and geometric operations and/or moderately complex statistical and/or accounting methods.

Computer Skills:
Advanced skills with Excel, proficiency with Tax Fixed Asset depreciation applications, ERP systems and variance data tools. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy.

Physical Demands:
Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Work Conditions:
Works in an office environment.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.