Staff Accountant - Tax

Job description

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., is a Fortune 500 publicly traded service based logistics company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The company employs trained professionals in 177 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.

Expeditors is seeking a Staff Accountant - Tax to join its US Tax Team. This position requires working from an Expeditors office; a hybrid or remote work environment is not possible. This position will prepare state income tax filings, personal property tax filings, indirect tax filings, defend filing positions in audit proceedings, and will assist in income tax research & analysis. This position may work from any location in the US that has an Expeditors office.

* Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
* Minimum one years of experience in public accounting and/or industry preparing corporate income tax, sales & use tax and property tax returns.
* Technically proficient and have strong accounting and analytical skills.
* Experience in tax controversy preferred.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Proficient in MS Office applications (specifically Excel), electronic tax compliance systems (preferably, CorpTax), and financial query tools (preferably, Hyperion Financial).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.