Sr. Tax Analyst

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Summary

The Senior Tax Analyst is responsible for preparing, reviewing, and managing U.S. federal, state, and international tax compliance activities for a multi-national organization. This position supports complex entity structures, including consolidated groups, partnerships, and foreign subsidiaries. The role requires strong technical tax expertise, proficiency in tax systems (Corptax), and collaboration with internal departments to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

The Senior Tax Analyst manages multiple priorities, meets established deadlines, and maintains accuracy and compliance in a fast-paced environment while adhering to internal controls and regulatory requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

U.S. Federal & International Tax Compliance

• Prepare and/or review U.S. federal income tax returns (Forms 1120, 1065, and related schedules).
• Prepare and support international tax calculations, including GILTI, tested income/loss and related disclosures.
• Support consolidated return compliance, including intercompany eliminations, US Branch, attribute tracking, and book-to-tax adjustments.
• Prepare and review M-3 reconciliations and return-to-provision true-ups.
• Maintain detailed, well-documented workpapers supporting tax positions and elections.
• Strong knowledge of IRS fixed asset and depreciation regulations, including MACRS recovery periods and methods, Bonus depreciation and depreciation conventions (half-year, mid-quarter, mid-month)
• Experience reviewing and managing BNA Fixed Assets data, reports, and diagnostics.

State & Local Income Tax

• Prepare and/or review multi-state income and franchise tax returns.
• Prepare state apportionment calculations, including sales factor sourcing and reconciliations.
• Understanding of federal and state conformity differences.
• Support estimates, extensions, notices, and audits.

Partnerships & Entity-Level Reporting

• Prepare partnership tax returns, including K-1s, K2, K3 and supporting schedules.
• Knowledge of partnership tax basis and capital account roll forwards, including analysis of contributions, distributions, allocations, and other partner-level adjustments.

Corptax & Process Management

• Utilize Corptax to manage entity data, trial balance imports, book to tax reports, clear diagnostics, cart manager, POVs, queries, and E-file returns.
• Provision – Workflow navigator, setup workpapers, roll forward quarters, review current and deferred reports, rate reconciliation, cash paid for taxes, and footnote summary.
• Create and maintain Corptax office imports and data exchange
• Ensure accurate mapping of financial data to tax-sensitive accounts in the data exchange
• Identify and resolve diagnostics or data issues impacting calculations or filings.
• Contribute to process documentation, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives within Corptax. (ASU 2023-09)

Controls, Audit & Documentation

• Prepare SOX-compliant documentation and support internal controls over tax reporting.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing responses and reconciling filed returns to workpapers.
• Maintain clear documentation of assumptions, judgments, and technical conclusions.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, and Legal to gather data and align reporting positions.
• Communicate tax requirements, issues, and timelines to internal stakeholders.
• Process improvement and Automation mindset
• Mentor analysts and contribute to knowledge sharing

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• CPA or M.S. taxation is preferred but not required
• 4+ years of working experience in US tax compliance, either with a national or regional accounting firm or in the tax department of an international, publicly traded corporation required; manufacturing and leasing experience a plus.
• Proficiency with Corptax required

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with BNA Fixed Assets preferred
• Proficiency with MS Dynamics or another similar ERP preferred

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Based at global headquarters in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Physical Activities and Requirements 

Frequency Key

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5- 5.5+ hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Frequently
• Stand: Occasionally
• Walk: Occasionally
• Bend: Not Applicable
• Kneel/Squat: Not Applicable
• Crawl: Not Applicable
• Climb: Not Applicable
• Reach Forward: Occasionally
• Reach Upward: Not Applicable
• Handling/Fingering: Frequently

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Not Applicable
• 10-25 lbs: Not Applicable
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Up to 10 lbs: Not Applicable
• 10-25 lbs: Not Applicable
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

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