Senior Tax Accountant

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's Office of Controller team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Senior Tax Accountant position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Job Description

As a Senior Tax Accountant, you'll take on complex accounting and analysis work under general direction, playing a key role in our daily and monthly accounting processes to ensure accurate, complete financial records. You'll also help maintain compliance with SOX procedures and controls, ensuring documentation stays current and audit-ready. Along the way, you'll drive customer satisfaction and continuously look for ways to improve our processes.

As a PSE employee you will uphold the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities while promoting and supporting a culture of total safety. You will demonstrate commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Furthermore, you will ensure duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

• Participates in the preparation and filing of tax returns, including creating, gathering, analyzing, and maintaining sufficient records to support the monthly tax accrual and tax return.
• Maintains tax fixed assets schedules and supporting workpapers.
• Supports and educates other departments on tax matters, consistently applying industry knowledge to analysis, identifying key stakeholders, and leveraging insights to drive cross-functional solutions.
• Identifies and resolves more complex tax issues or opportunities with assistance, using strategic thinking and critical reasoning to create solutions that drive value for the business and team.
• Leads or consults on special projects within the tax department, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to achieve business objectives and driving projects to completion with appropriate urgency.
• Complies with internal controls and actively updates and tests SOX 404 procedures.
• May act as the primary point of contact between the company and the taxing authority.
• Collaborates with external tax advisors to support tax compliance and ongoing business activities, using analysis to provide cross-functional feedback that supports and drives business decisions.
• Keeps up-to-date on current tax law changes, pronouncements, and issues.
• Performs and enhances tax policies, procedures, controls, and documentation-identifying opportunities for improvement, incorporating stakeholder feedback, and staying current with industry standards to share knowledge with others.
• Responds to requests from management and other departments, representing the tax department at company meetings while articulating customer needs and working collaboratively to exceed expectations.
• Leads by example, providing training and guidance to less experienced staff, cross-training with team members, and assisting with the development of junior staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business, Finance, or Accounting or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• 3+ years of directly relevant accounting experience
• Strong understanding of GAAP and technical application
• Strong ability to effectively analyze and report on financial information
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Strong PC skills (including Excel, Word, Access)

Desired Qualifications

• Licensed Certified Public Accountant
• Master of Taxation or other advanced degree
• Utility taxation experience
• Experience with OneSource/GoSystem RS, Power BI, Alteryx, RIA Checkpoint

Additional Information

At PSE, we value our employees and provide them with opportunities to excel. We offer a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. To learn more about why PSE is a great place to work, see our Employee Value Proposition, which highlights our commitment to employee growth, work-life balance, and meaningful career opportunities in the energy sector.

The pay range for this position is $82,000.00 - $136,300.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses.


PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance. There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP). For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan. Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year. Detailed benefit overviews can be found on our Career page - Why Work For Us (pse.com).


Families and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we're building the Northwest's energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.


Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or presence of a disability that with or without reasonable accommodation does not prevent performance of the essential functions of the job, or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law.

Should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources Staffing department at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.