Tax Counsel - Contract Specialist

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Position Summary

The Tax Counsel provides expert guidance on complex tax matters, supporting business development, strategic planning, and legislative initiatives. This role advises on tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions, ensuring compliance and alignment with business goals. It involves reviewing and structuring contracts for tax efficiency, collaborating across functions to ensure accurate reporting and risk mitigation. The Tax Counsel also serves as a subject matter expert on federal income tax, staying current on regulatory changes and supporting audits and stakeholder education.

Key Responsibilities:

- A Tax Counsel employee will split the majority of their time between business development support, tax planning, technical and legislative support, tax contract review, and any other support the tax organization may need.

- Provide expert tax advice and planning strategies for the business on a wide range of tax issues associated with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other transactions. Prepare and review tax-related documents, agreements, and contracts, ensuring accuracy, compliance with relevant tax laws, and alignment with business objectives.

- Serve as the primary reviewer of tax-related contracts and agreements, including those involving third-party vendors, intercompany arrangements, and transactional documents.

- Ensure contracts are structured in a tax-efficient manner and reflect current legal and regulatory requirements.

- Analyze transaction structures and advise on tax-efficient strategies, taking into consideration specific financial objectives and business goals. Identify potential tax risks and opportunities in proposed transactions. May review financial models to ensure tax aspects are captured appropriately.

- Collaborate with business units and tax functions such as provision and compliance to ensure transactions are reported timely and accurately, and to support a tax-efficient strategy. May work with industry organizations and government affairs on lobbying efforts.

- Develop and implement tax planning strategies that align with business objectives through collaboration with key stakeholders. Advise on international and cross-border tax issues related to global transactions.

- Analyze complex tax issues and recommend practical, strategic solutions. Evaluate business operations, transactions, and investments to identify potential tax issues, opportunities, and risk mitigation strategies.

- Provide technical tax research and support to the entire organization (e.g., transfer pricing, intercompany transactions, international and cross-border tax issues). May prepare and/or review tax technical memoranda on various transactions and issues.

- Stay current with changes in tax laws, regulations, and industry trends, and proactively educate internal stakeholders on potential impacts. Provide training as needed.

- Serve as a federal income tax subject matter expert; communicate complex technical tax issues to management and internal stakeholders. Provide support for all audits, particularly IRS CAP.

Minimum Education/Experience Required

- Juris Doctorate required

- Two (2) plus years of directly applicable experience.

- Experience demonstrating developing subject matter expertise with contract review and ensuring compliance with applicable laws

- Experience leading some projects from beginning to end with oversight

As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.

Location:

Findlay, Ohio

Additional locations:

Job Requisition ID:

00018305

Location Address:

539 S Main St

Education:

Juris Doctorate (Required)

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.