Tax Compliance Manager

Tax Compliance Manager

Designs for Health is a premier brand of nutritional supplements and functional foods, primarily recommended by functional medicine, chiropractic, and naturopathic professionals. Founded in 1989, the company is highly regarded for its evidence-based formulations, which are designed to address root causes of health issues rather than just treating symptoms.

The Tax Compliance Manager will lead the company’s global tax reporting, filing, and risk strategy. Reporting directly to the VP, Controller, this individual will blend rigorous technical accounting skills with corporate tax strategy to optimize our domestic and international tax positions, including transfer pricing logic, and adhere to all compliance deadlines, to safeguard the company against financial exposure.

• Develop, maintain, and execute a multi-jurisdictional tax calendar, inclusive of filing deadlines across various tax types, to ensure timely filings, payments, and avoidance of penalties
• Act as the primary point of contact for the IRS, state tax agencies, and external CPA firms
• Coordinate, extract, and analyze financial data for annual corporate income tax filings, sales and use tax filings, property tax filings, franchise tax filings, and statutory tax audits
• Continuously determine economic and physical nexus thresholds; manage Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDAs) when mitigating historic exposure and work directly with applicable tax agencies to resolve legacy tax issues
• Calculate, document, and monitor global transfer pricing methodologies to ensure compliance with arm's-length principles and international regulations
• Prepare and post all tax-related journal entries and reconcile tax liability accounts within the general ledger, ensuring appropriate classification and adequate reserves
• Identify inefficiencies and implement automated solutions to bridge ERP systems with tax compliance software
• Manage, review and periodically audit the collection, validation, and renewal of sales tax exemption and resale certificates from customers and vendors
• Perform UNICAP analysis under IRC Section 263A and assist external tax partners with R&D tax credit filing
• Be a core contributor for key assigned areas to the month end close and annual audit processes
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Deep understanding of multi-state sales and use tax, corporate franchise tax, UNICAP rules, and international transfer pricing basics
• Strong comprehension of U.S. GAAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and advanced Excel data-modeling skills
• Exceptional technical writing skills for responding to regulatory notices
• Effective cross-functional communication and collaboration abilities
• Hands-on operational proficiency with Net Suite ERP

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Master of Science in Taxation (MST) strongly preferred
• Minimum 3–5 years of progressive tax experience, ideally blending public accounting with corporate experience in a global manufacturing environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the responsibilities require the use of the hands to type and the ability to communicate, the ability to move about, and some duties may occasionally require the ability to lift to 20 lbs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Designs for Health is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees can grow and thrive. Our employees form meaningful and often life-long connections while working at Designs for Health. We are all passionate about our mission of designing a well world, together.