Tax Manager - Flowthrough - Wine Industry Experience

What you get:

• Total rewards package: from flexible work arrangements to personalized benefit structures and financial compensation options that give you choice and flexibility
• Well-being resources: interactive wellness platform and incentives, an employee assistance program and mental health resources, and Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs)
• Balance & flexibility: 14 Firm Holidays including 2 floating, Flex PTO, paid family leave, winter break, summer hours, and remote work options, so you can balance challenging yourself with taking care of yourself.
• Professional development opportunities: A learning culture with CPA exam resources and bonuses, a coach program, and live classes, workshops, and seminars through BPM University

Who is successful at BPM:

• Caring people who put others first
• Self-starters who embody the BPM entrepreneurial spirit
• Authentic individuals with a diverse point of view
• Lifelong learners with a drive to excel
• Resilient people who rise to the occasion

Responsibilities:

• Lead and review federal, state, and local tax returns for winery, vineyard, agribusiness, and related consumer product clients.
• Manage tax planning, compliance, and consulting projects, including inventory costing (UNICAP), production accounting, valuation considerations, and state apportionment for multi-state producers/distributors.
• Provide guidance on beverage alcohol regulations, excise tax considerations, and entity structures unique to the wine sector.
• Conduct technical research and provide practical recommendations tailored to the wine industry.
• Oversee and review ASC 740 tax provision work for applicable clients.

Engagement Management:

• Manage multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and high -quality work.
• Supervise, develop and mentor staff and seniors, contribute to team training, especially in winery-specific tax topics
• Maintain strong working relationships with clients, including controllers, winemakers, CFO’s and ownership groups
• Identify opportunities for additional services, cross-selling and value-add offerings within the wine and agribusiness ecosystem
• Support the firms presence in the wine industry through participation in events, associations and thought leadership
• Assist in proposal development and onboarding of new clients

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA license, EA or JD (Manager lever required
• 5+ years of public accounting tax experience, with at least 2 years focused on wineries, vineyards, agribusiness, CPG, or manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing complex tax returns and managing staff.

Preferred:

• Strong understanding of wine production cycles, agricultural cost accounting, UNICAP rules, and inventory costing.
• Experience with multi-entity structures, family-owned operations, or private equity-backed wine businesses.
• Familiarity with beverage alcohol regulatory requirements (TTB, excise taxes).
• Experience with cloud-based accounting/tax software and workflow platforms.