Lead Analyst, Tax (Technical and Transactional Tax)

This role reports to the Director of Tax and serves as a key technical contributor within the Accounting and Tax department, focusing on researching, evaluating, planning, and documenting the Company’s tax positions across federal, state, and international jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor federal, state, and international tax legislation, regulatory guidance, and administrative developments relevant to the Company, and assess potential financial, operational, and compliance impacts.
• Research and analyze federal and state income tax matters; prepare clear, well-supported technical memoranda documenting tax positions.
• Evaluate indirect state tax matters, including sales and use tax and property tax, as business needs arise.
• Own the preparation and maintenance of transfer pricing documentation for cross-border intercompany transactions, including detailed functional analyses.
• Monitor OECD Pillar Two (GloBE) developments and jurisdictional adoption of income inclusion rules, undertaxed profits rules, and qualified domestic minimum top-up tax regimes; lead data gathering, calculations, documentation, and coordination required to support Pillar Two planning and compliance.
• Partner with Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and other stakeholders to evaluate tax implications of business initiatives, financing transactions, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and other strategic projects.
• Support federal and state tax examinations.
• Lead or support special projects as needed, including process improvements, technical research initiatives, and cross-functional tax planning matters.

Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of federal, state, and international income tax principles, including the ability to apply those principles to business transactions and reporting positions.
• Working knowledge of OECD BEPS/Pillar Two model rules, transfer pricing principles, and related documentation expectations.
• Proficiency with tax research platforms, including Bloomberg Tax/BNA, Lexis, and RIA Checkpoint.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Skills

• Exceptional analytical, research, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to independently evaluate complex tax issues and develop well-supported conclusions.
• Self-starter with intellectual curiosity, strong professional skepticism, and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving technical issues.
• Detail-oriented professional with sound judgment and the ability to address ambiguous or novel tax issues with appropriate rigor and documentation.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technical concepts, business processes, and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex tax concepts into clear, concise, and actionable guidance for stakeholders.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder inputs in a fast-paced environment without compromising accuracy.
• Highly organized, with disciplined attention to detail, documentation quality, and follow-through.
• Strong data management and modeling skills, including the ability to gather, validate, organize, analyze, and present large data sets.
• Strong presentation and storytelling skills, with advanced PowerPoint capabilities and the ability to distill technical tax matters into concise, decision-useful materials.
• Possesses judgment, communication skills, and ownership mindset to influence cross-functional stakeholders, guide junior team members or external resources as needed, and grow into broader leadership responsibilities over time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline. Master’s degree in Accounting, Tax, or a related discipline is a plus.
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license highly preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressive tax experience required, including Big 4 public accounting experience and/or relevant corporate tax experience.
• Experience in the energy, LNG, infrastructure, or other capital-intensive industries is preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings, including wellness and performance incentives that reward results.
• Annual stock-grant program.
• Values-driven culture focused on teamwork, respect, accountability, integrity, nimbleness, and safety.

About Us

Cheniere Energy is a global leader in LNG providing flexible, reliable, and affordable energy to the world while powering the transition to a lower-carbon future. Headquartered in Houston, Cheniere has U.S. offices in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Washington D.C.; production sites in Cameron, Louisiana and Gregory, Texas; and international offices in London, Singapore, Beijing, and Tokyo.