Senior Associate, SALT – Federal Royalty/Severance Tax

About This Role

This role will provide expert client service to energy companies regarding federal royalty reporting obligations, identify opportunities to reduce federal royalty exposure, and lead complex engagements in royalty compliance and audit defense. The Senior Associate will collaborate with clients to implement process improvements and mentor team members, while staying current on regulatory developments.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client service to energy companies with federal royalty reporting obligations under Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR)
• Identify opportunities to reduce federal royalty exposure and optimize value through allowable transportation and processing deductions, unbundling analyses, and UCA benchmarking
• Lead and support complex engagements involving royalty compliance, valuation, and audit defense for onshore and offshore federal leases
• Collaborate with clients to implement royalty process improvements and digital solutions leveraging analytics, Alteryx, and other technologies
• Develop and mentor team members on technical royalty concepts and project execution, ensuring consistent quality across deliverables
• Interface with client accounting, production, and regulatory teams to gather documentation
• Stay current on ONRR and DOI regulatory developments, conduct technical research, and assess the potential impact of rule changes on client operations and reporting obligations

Requirements

• Minimum three years of recent experience in federal royalty within a public accounting, consulting, or energy industry environment
• Bachelors degree, J.D., LL.M. in Taxation and/or Masters in Taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university
• Prior experience working with federal regulators, including ONRR auditors on data mining requests, compliance reviews, or audit responses
• Understanding of ONRR regulations, valuation principles, and transportation/processing allowance frameworks
• Experience with royalty compliance systems, audit defense strategies, and unbundling methodologies
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree, J.D., LL.M. in Taxation and/or Masters in Taxation (MST) from an accredited college/university
• Minimum three years of recent experience in federal royalty within a public accounting, consulting, or energy industry environment

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits