Senior Tax Analyst

As a member of our highly experienced tax team, you will grow your tax expertise and make a meaningful difference. Reporting to the Tax Manager, you will coordinate and complete certain Saltchuk corporate income tax compliance and reporting requirements.

Saltchuk companies do more than just move goods – we connect and empower communities through essential freight transportation, marine services, and energy distribution networks. As a privately‑owned family of transportation and distribution companies headquartered in Seattle, with combined revenues of $6B and nearly 9,000 employees, we are organized into six business units that oversee the operation and growth of our diverse portfolio of operating companies.

Behind every journey we undertake and every delivery we make is a promise of safety, reliability, and dedication—to our employees, our customers, and the regions we serve. At Saltchuk, we seek people who share our values and take pride in being professional, collaborative, and team oriented. We are dedicated to fostering a culture where we would all be proud for our children to work, making it an extraordinary place to build a long‑term career.

This position will focus on federal income tax, such requirements will include, but are not limited to, federal and state tax returns, tax provision reporting, tax research, tax forecasting, and special projects. You’ll be based in our beautiful waterfront office in downtown Seattle, Washington. We offer exciting opportunities to travel periodically to our companies in Hawaii, Alaska, and Florida.

• Obtain necessary information and prepare/review federal and state and tax returns. Assist team in additional foreign compliance efforts as needed.
• Perform research on technical tax issues and write technical memoranda documenting conclusions.
• Assist with income tax provisions, monthly and quarterly estimated tax payment computations and monthly tax account reconciliations.
• Assist with identifying and implementing process improvements and procedures for the tax function.
• Manage potential federal and state income tax audits.
• Assist in monitoring and interpreting U.S., state and foreign tax laws and evaluating their impact on Saltchuk and its affiliates.
• Maintain awareness of tax law changes and updates.
• Collaborate with other members of the Saltchuk companies’ finance teams on the analysis of tax implications of potential new investments and/or acquisitions.
• Assist in identifying significant tax problems and/or opportunities relating to the company’s operations, including research and development of solutions/strategies.
• Initiate timely action on technical, scheduling, and other problems and bring recommended solutions to the team.
• Perform other duties as needed in support of the Tax department and Saltchuk’s strategies.
• Travel to visit subsidiary companies and attend meetings & conferences as needed.

• The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ direct related tax experience, preferably with a combination of public and private experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of corporate federal income tax, state income tax, and tax accounting principles. Experience with fixed assets and tax depreciation, a plus.
• Computer operation skills: advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word skills, knowledge of Windows environment, and experience with tax return software such as One Source.
• Skills in analytical thinking, problem solving, planning/organizing, decision‑making, and follow‑through.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and produce an accurate and organized work product.
• Ability to utilize existing procedures and suggest process improvements.
• Ability to work independently on multiple assignments and under deadline pressure, ability to set priorities and schedule work, willingness to accept new responsibilities.
• Strong skills in interpersonal relations, ability to work closely with others, ability to cooperate with others in a manner that recognizes the importance of teamwork in achieving company goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Bachelor’s…