Sr Tax Analyst

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst to join our team. In this role, you'll support all tax-related functions: helping ensure compliance with direct and indirect federal, state, and local tax requirements while contributing to smart, practical tax strategies. You'll partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and Legal to keep the business moving forward with confidence.

What you'll do

• Prepare quarterly federal, state, and local estimated payments and tax distributions; coordinate annual tax compliance with an external firm.
• Maintain taxable income workpapers (including state apportionment calculations) supporting estimated payments, distributions, and annual compliance.
• Review monthly fixed asset additions to determine appropriate tax treatment.
• Assist with quarterly accounting for income taxes and transfer pricing compliance.
• Administer non-income tax obligations and related annual budgets, including sales and use tax, Goods and Services Tax (GST), and personal and real property tax.
• Coordinate with outside firms on sales/use tax and personal property tax refund studies, and identify real estate tax appeal opportunities.
• Support tax audits, inquiries, and notices from tax authorities, including the IRS.
• Support business planning initiatives with a focus on tax compliance considerations.
• Coordinate tax registrations, annual reports, and business license filings.
• Participate in planning initiatives, particularly items with tax compliance considerations.

What you'll bring

Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Taxation (MST) is a plus.

Experience

• 4+ years of tax experience at a large company and/or a Big 4 or regional accounting firm.
• CPA license is a plus, but not required.

Skills

• Detail- and deadline-oriented with strong time management skills.
• Highly organized and able to coordinate multiple complex projects.
• Clear, professional communication skills and comfort partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, and OneStream.
• Experience with tax software such as Thomson Reuters OneSource and CSC Corptax.

External Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.

• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.

• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.