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SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

The Indirect Tax Process Improvement Lead is responsible for optimizing and enhancing U.S. indirect tax processes, systems, and controls across SOLV Energy's utility-scale solar EPC operations and O&M services business. This role partners with tax, finance, IT, procurement, and project teams to drive efficiency, ensure compliance with U.S. tax regulations, and support scalable growth across a multi-state project portfolio.
The role plays a critical part in strengthening SOX controls, improving tax treatment across large-scale capital projects, and enabling accurate and efficient tax handling throughout the lifecycle of solar construction projects-from procurement through project closeout.
This role is fully remote. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Lead initiatives to improve end-to-end indirect tax processes across solar EPC operations, including sales & use tax and property tax

• Standardizeprocesses across projects, states, and business units to support scalable growth

• Identifyinefficiencies in procurement-to-pay, job costing, and tax accrual processes and implement streamlined solutions

• Develop andmaintainSOPs and process documentation aligned with SOX requirements

• Partner with IT to implement andoptimizetax technology solutions (e.g., Vertex, Avalara,etc.) within ERP environments

• Support ERP implementations and enhancementsimpactingproject accounting, procurement, and tax

• Automate tax determinationsand reporting processes for high-volume construction transactions

• Developintegration between procurement systems, fixed asset systems, and tax engines

• Design, implement, andmaintainSOX controls over indirect tax processes, including documentation, testing support, and remediation

• Ensure compliance with multi-state sales & use tax requirements, particularly in construction-heavyjurisdictions

• Reduce risk through improved taxability determination, exemption handling, and contractor/vendor compliance

• Partner with procurement and project teams to ensure proper tax treatment of solar equipment (modules, inverters, trackers), materials, and construction services

• Address complex taxability issues related to construction contracts, includinglump-sumvs. time-and-material contracts and contractorversus ownertax responsibilities

• Improve processes for use tax accruals on untaxed purchases

• Support tax treatment of inventory, work-in-progress, and capitalized assets throughout the project lifecycle

• Ensure consistent tax handling across multiple concurrent projects in differentjurisdictions

• Enhance processes for tracking and reporting solar assets for property tax purposes acrossjurisdictions

• Ensure alignment between fixed asset records and property tax reporting for utility-scale solar projects

• Identifyopportunities to reduce property tax exposure through improved asset classification and data accuracy

• Improve quality and accessibility of tax data across procurement, project accounting, and fixed asset systems

• Develop reporting and dashboards to support compliance, accruals, and audit readiness

• Act as a key liaison between tax, finance, IT, procurement, and project management teams

• Provide training on indirect tax requirements, processes, and systems to project and procurement stakeholders

• Manage relationships with external tax advisors, compliance providers, and technology vendors

• Track and report on key milestones, risks, and performance metrics to leadership

• Support indirect tax process integrations foracquiredbusinesses

• Develop tax matrices and automation tools for internal use by the teamor throughout the business

• Establish standard work documentation to develop repeatable processes

• Design training materials to support tax-related changes to business processes

• Support data collection and reconciliations for tax audit responses

• Perform taxability research and analysis as requested

• Prepare technical memos and documentation as needed

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field

• 7+ years of experience in U.S. indirect tax (sales & use tax and/or property tax), tax technology, or process improvement

• Strong understanding of multi-state sales & use tax, particularly in construction orservicesenvironments

• Experience designing and implementing SOX controls and supporting SOX audits

• Experience in EPC, construction, energy, or other project-based industries

• Experience with ERP systems supporting procurement and project accounting

• Proventrack recordof leading process improvement and cross-functional projects

• CPA or other relevant certification

• Experience in renewable energy, solar, or infrastructure projects

• Experience with tax engines (Vertex, Avalara,etc.)

• Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement certification

• Deep understanding of indirect tax in construction and EPC environments

• Process optimization and systems thinking

• Strong project management and organizational skills

• Knowledge of SOX compliance and internal controls

• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Superior attention to detail

• Exceptional communication skills with ability to explain tax technical concepts to the business

• Reduction in manual tax processes across project lifecycle

• Improved accuracy and consistency of tax treatment across multi-state solar projects

• Effective implementation and sustainability of SOX-compliant controls

• Increased automation of tax determination andindirecttaxcomputations

• Scalable tax processes supporting rapid project growth

• Team collaboration and provision of support to indirect tax team

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company's 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$96,545.00 - $118,268.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

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