Position Summary

This position is responsible for the Company’s tax compliance, tax planning and accounting for all corporate taxes. The successful candidate will work with businesses, service providers, and other tax professionals in carrying out his or her responsibilities.  As a trusted advisor, this position will also work with the Company’s ownership on current taxes and tax planning.

• Understand, communicate, and share company vision throughout division/organization and provide cross-functional perspective, direction, and support
• Provide leadership and personal support; coach, guide, nurture and develop the right people; “walk the talk”
• Drive company focus, manage culture, encourage strong work ethic, and foster an environment of trust and respect
• Develop group and individual performance plans in alignment with company goals and objectives; communicate clearly defined individual and group objectives; maintain level of productivity in unit
• Train employees to do their job; set standards for work performance
• Monitor performance and provide feedback to direct reports through formal quarterly and annual reviews; regularly communicate with staff to achieve mutual understanding and desired results
• Recognize and address performance strengths and limitations of subordinates
• Manage employee attendance to ensure compliance with company standards; approve/monitor overtime
• Communicate and support company policies and decisions in a positive manner
• Develop staffing needs, select new employees, make recommendations in job evaluation and compensation, recommend termination actions
• Conduct team meetings with department employees; includes monthly safety and 7 Habits topics
• Handle employee issues, concerns, and complaints in an objective and confidential manner
• Provide employees with a safe, comfortable, and rewarding work environment
• Prepare and monitors department budget

• Responsible for directing the completion of federal, state, and local income tax returns including all related analysis and support.
• Oversight of the tax returns for the Company’s owners.
• Consult with ownership on current taxes and tax planning.
• Manage outside tax consultants and advisors and completion of “prepared by client” schedules in support of tax returns.
• Responsible for sales and use tax functions.
• Responsible for property tax functions.
• Responsible for fixed assets accounting and related depreciation calculations.
• Responsible for federal and state wine excise tax function.
• Responsible for directing all tax audits.
• Responsible for completing all annual trust accounting calculations.
• Responsible for coordinating enterprise zone tax work with outside consultants
• Responsible for accounting for income taxes (SFAS No. 109) in the US.
• Calculate the Company’s quarterly tax provision and effective tax rate, assessing deferred items and reserves and prepare supporting rate reconciliations. 
• Coordinate with outside CPA firm on owner’s quarterly tax liability, payments, and filings
• Coordination of accounting for payroll taxes for international employees with third party vendors.
• Liaison with operating management on tax issues and accounting staff on tax accounting issues.
• Ensuring that appropriate internal controls are in place over accounting for income taxes.
• Departmental liaison with IT staff on all technical matters relating to tax applications.
• Assisting the CFO with tax planning issues as required.
• Assist the Controller in estimating and monitoring annual cash taxes.
• Oversee special projects as required (cost segregation, property tax, deferred tax analysis, etc.)
• Assess the proper accounting treatment of tax planning strategies related to the Company’s current business and any proposed business initiatives, and determine the related impact on the Company’s effective tax rate.
• Monitor changes in tax law, including analysis of legislative efforts, regulatory pronouncements (IRS, Treasury, state & foreign taxing authorities) and judicial developments, and evaluate the potential impact of such on the Company’s tax provision and effective tax rate.
   

• B.S. in a business discipline, preferably accounting or finance.  CPA or CMA license desirable, MBA preferred.

• 5-10 years of tax preparation and accounting experience in manufacturing, preferably in a wine or food environment.  Extensive use of Excel spreadsheets  data manipulation via report writing tools.

• Modern accounting and auditing.  Strong Excel spreadsheet and database skills.  Excellent written skills.

“Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at anytime.”​