
Tax Specialist - Federal Income Tax
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The Tax Specialist prepares components of federal income tax provisions and tax return calculations for a complex group of legal entities. The role supports quarterly and annual provision processes, analyzes financial data and transactions for tax treatment, and assists with tax return positions and controversy matters. It requires federal tax knowledge, relevant experience, and a team-first approach; large multistate corporate tax experience is preferred, while a CPA and master’s in tax are a plus.
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Irving, Texas
Full time
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Job Summary
This direct entry exempt position requires a working knowledge of federal income tax concepts, practices, and procedures and specialized knowledge of income tax laws; successful candidate will be a self-starter with a team-first attitude and a passion for process improvements.
Job Description
•Preparing various components of the ASC 740 federal income tax provision and tax return calculations for a complex group of legal entities
•Supporting the overall management of the quarterly and annual income tax provision process, including responding to questions and inquiries from the financial statement auditors and coordination with external provider under co-source arrangement
•Analyzing financial statements and other financial data, specifically as they relate to federal tax compliance, provision, and tax planning
•Preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations for applicable income tax accounts
•Assisting in the identification and documenting of federal tax return positions
•Analyzing complex accounting transactions to ensure appropriate tax treatment
•Assisting the federal tax controversy team in responding to information document requests and analyzing data for Uncertain Tax Position purposes
•Maintaining internal project trackers and planning documents to ensure federal income tax deadlines are successfully met
•Providing outstanding client service through responsiveness to questions and requests by the business units, including interaction with staff and departments throughout the organization
•Experienced gained through college degree programs and or certifications in Accounting, or related field.
•3 to 5+ years relevant experience and Big 4 accounting firm experience
•Basic knowledge of federal accounting and tax requirements and the underlying policy, practices and procedures of public companies
•Large multistate corporate tax experience preferred
•CPA and Masters in Tax a plus
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Tax
Company
Vistra Corporate Services Company
Locations
Irving, Texas
Texas
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If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.
Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.
Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.
As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .
Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .
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It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,065 open Tax Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$81–157K/yr52 salary ranges
- US median$34–42/hr38 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 76 open Tax Accountant jobs in Texas and 1,065 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Tax Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (924 postings).
- Education
- 726 of the 1,065 open Tax Accountant jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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