Director of Tax, Treasury and Regulatory Affairs

About the Company

Davidoff of Geneva USA, Inc. is a leading Caribbean manufacturer, U.S. importer, distributor, retailer, and marketer of premium cigars and luxury tobacco products. Fully owned by the esteemed Swiss family behind the Oettinger Davidoff Group, the company is recognized worldwide for excellence in the premium tobacco industry. Davidoff USA represents world-renowned brands such as Davidoff, Zino, AVO, and Camacho, embodying quality, craftsmanship, and a commitment to the luxury lifestyle. The company embraces its motto, "Time Beautifully Filled," fostering a dynamic and supportive work environment that values passion, integrity, and innovation.

About the Role

The Director of Tax, Treasury and Regulatory Affairs is responsible for tax and regulatory reporting and compliance, serving as the corporate liaison for legal activities, and providing shared support in performing treasury functions. This position ensures tax and regulatory compliance for domestic business operations, coordinates and executes all transfer pricing activities, and manages state license registrations. The role serves as a strategic business partner to the executive team, keeping stakeholders informed of changing tax and regulatory requirements and establishing processes to meet compliance obligations. Success requires a deep understanding of tobacco product categorization, excellent research and analytical skills, and strong communication abilities.

Responsibilities

Tax Reporting and Compliance

• Lead state sales and tobacco tax licensing and reporting, leveraging SAP (B2B ERP), BigCommerce (B2C e-commerce with IGEN tax calculation), and LS Retail (B2C brick-and-mortar with Avalara/Evoort Solutions).
• Develop expertise in state tobacco licensing regulations to manage company and customer licensing and reporting requirements.
• Monitor tax law developments through monthly industry association calls, legal counsel, and consultants.
• Maintain knowledge of corporate tax issues for a multinational U.S. company, focusing on tax compliance and accounting.
• Maintain the company’s multi-state P.L. 86-272 election and identify organizational changes that may create economic nexus.
• Maintain the tax trial balance, emphasizing transactions affecting the annual tax provision, return-to-provision differences, and quarterly tax estimates.
• Annually create the U.S. tax consolidation, including investment and equity roll-forward schedules, and provide journal entries for accurate tax ledger recording.
• Prepare the annual income tax provision workbook and manage year-end deliverables with FP&A and the accounting team.
• Review Forms 1099, update Form 5472 schedules, and prepare the Section 263A UNICAP calculation for external review.
• Manage federal and state income tax return processes, including annual filings, quarterly estimated payments, and tax audits.
• Maintain accumulated earnings and profits (E&P) schedules for dividend planning and analysis.

Regulatory Affairs Reporting and Compliance

• Manage monthly reporting with federal entities: TTB (Form 5220.6 based on CBP Form 7501) and FDA (Form 3852 for User Fee calculations).
• Oversee FDA User Fees and maintain a strong understanding of tobacco regulations implemented under FDA authority since 2016.
• Prepare and file the Department of Labor Form 5500 annual report to ensure ERISA compliance for employee benefit plans.

Corporate Liaison - Legal Activities

• Maintain confidential records and ensure corporate governance compliance, including a contract repository for U.S. corporate entities (e.g., Board of Directors meeting minutes, engagement letters, Secretary of State filings, NDAs, GSAs, SOWs).
• Serve as the primary contact with external legal counsel and coordinate legal matters.
• Review and approve monthly legal invoices.

Treasury Functions

• Enforce dual-approval controls policy for disbursements and cash management templates to reduce fraud risk and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Manage treasury functions, including cash forecasting, cash management, debt and financing activities, investments, and banking relationships.
• Ensure tax filing and payment activities are supported by filed tax returns or sufficient documentation from external tax consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with at least 5 years of experience in accounting/tax compliance within a public accounting firm and/or an international company.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with progressively increasing responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of corporation income tax, ASC 740 accounting for income taxes, tax forecasting, and tax planning.
• Experience overseeing third-party tax preparation firms and ensuring timely, accurate tax compliance and financial reporting.
• Industry experience in the premium cigar/popular price cigar industry or a similarly regulated industry is a plus.