Vice President, Tax

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise excise tax compliance for U.S. and Canadian regulated products across a complex multi-unit operating structure, including licensing, bonding, stamping, accounting, reporting, and remittance.
• Interpret and apply complex federal, state, provincial, and local statutes to proactively manage audit exposure, licensing risks, and regulatory obligations, reducing audit risk and strengthening enterprise compliance posture.
• Direct regulatory readiness workstreams for acquisitions, divestitures, OpCo transitions, warehouse openings or closures, and new business models to ensure seamless Day 1 compliance.
• Oversee business, excise, and regulatory licensing and bonding requirements across the enterprise, coordinating with internal stakeholders, brokers, and government agencies.
• Serve as the senior liaison with taxing authorities and auditors, managing on-site audits, inventory verifications, regulatory inquiries, and negotiated resolutions.
• Advis[e] executive leadership and cross-functional partners on regulatory implications of operational changes, system transformations, automation initiatives, supply-chain shifts, and emerging distribution models such as e-commerce and intermediary structures.
• Lead and develop a high-performing, geographically distributed team of specialized tax professionals and subject matter experts across the United States and Canada, including talent development, succession planning and building scalable centers of expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience leading tax compliance and audit defense in highly regulated industries (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, fuel, or similarly regulated products)
• Demonstrated experience operating at an executive level including direct interaction with C-suite level stakeholders
• Ability to travel frequently within the US and Canada