Senior Tax Accountant

Company

Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Specific Details

This position will provide tax-related information and analysis for financial reporting, including U.S. GAAP tax provisions (ASC 740) and support the annual tax provision process. 

 

Work closely with internal teams to address tax issues related to modeling, cash management, and optimizing effective tax rate (ETR).

 

Knowledge of global taxation is a plus.

Role Summary

The Senior Tax Accountant is a subject matter expert in federal and state income taxes at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. This role exercises considerable judgment in projects associated with the preparation and maintenance of direct tax records.

 

Scope & Complexity

As an individual contributor, the Senior Tax Accountant makes decisions in direct federal and state income tax areas.

Key Duties

• Acts as a subject matter expert in federal and state income taxes through detailed maintenance and preparation of direct taxes for the holding company and its subsidiaries. This may include:
  • Preparing state quarterly FIN 18 and annual ASC 740 calculations.
  • Maintaining the tax fixed assets system (BNA Fixed Assets), including report production.
  • Maintaining the income tax software system (OneSource Express RS).
  • Preparing VEBA tax return.
• With minimal direction from leadership, exercises considerable judgement and makes recommendations to the team through detailed research and analysis. Examples include:
  • Consulting with subsidiary personnel with tax questions and problems.
  • Assisting with appeals, audits and litigation.
  • Keeping abreast of current tax laws, regulations and practices.
• Makes recommendations to supervisors based on analysis of changes to state and federal income tax laws.
• Guides, influences and coaches others in our tax process and filing positions.
• Ensures accounting practices are in compliance with company policies.
• Prepares and leads special tax projects, economic analysis and other projects.
• Creates tax forecasts and projections, monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Provides tax and accounting support for Alaska Airlines Foundation.
• Reviews and prepares responses to tax controversies, ensuring timely responses are provided for information requests.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 3 years of direct tax experience in public accounting or related area.
• A Bachelor’s degree with a focus in accounting, or an additional 2 years of related training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Experience in corporate tax return workpaper and form preparation.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, organized and able to work efficiently and accurately under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel (including pivot tables and v-lookups) and PowerPoint.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• 2 years of federal and/or state income tax return preparation
• ASC740 experience
• International tax experience
• Tax technology experience
• A Master’s degree in accounting or a business-related field.
• A CPA, or progress toward a CPA.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

Starting Rate

Salary Range

$95,000 -- $142,600 / year

Bonus

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

 

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked,