About us:

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 100 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is also carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US. At vineyard vines we pride ourselves on Shep & Ian’s philosophy that “every day should feel this good” and “if you’re doing what you love, you’ll be successful”.

It is an exciting time to join vineyard vines. In order to keep-up with our growing and evolving business needs, we need smart and talented individuals to join on our crew to help us to drive the good life!

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that "Every day should feel this good." This state of mind is something that all people experience at some point. Those moments are different for all of us, but they are important because they're uniquely ours. EDSFTG is at the core of our culture and allows us to celebrate the differences that tie us together. These diverse backgrounds are what make us stronger as a team, and it is why we are passionate about creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace where every team member can bring their true self to work. We are committed to building a more diverse Team across all channels, departments, and stores within our community.

Won't you join us and share your EDSFTG moment?

Overview:
The Director of Tax is an integral part of the Controller Group and will have responsibility for managing all aspects of tax and legal entity reporting. This position will lead the tax function for the vineyard vines brand, including the tax provision process, federal income tax planning and compliance, managing sales and use tax reporting and compliance, as well as national and international tax planning projects. 

You will:

• Review and supervise the preparation of year end Consolidated U. S. Federal and state tax provisions, with a goal
  of expanding this process to a quarterly basis over the next year, including US GAAP disclosures when applicable.
• Run the tax close process, providing quality control over ASC 740 calculations and coordinating with external
  financial statement auditors as required.
• Review of all U. S. Federal and state income tax compliances for affiliated entities.
• Participate in management of US federal, state and local tax audits, including inquiries and notices.
• Maintain current awareness of financial reporting guidelines and advise on pending tax accounting and regulatory
  pronouncements that could impact company operations.
• Identify opportunities for tax planning which may impact US Federal and state tax filing positions, apportionment,
  state tax provisions, etc.
• Evaluate U. S. Federal and state tax impacts of new transactions.
• Partner with business unit leaders, accounting department, finance team, legal department, human resources
  department and others in the organization on tax related matters and their potential impact as required.
• Manage process of reporting and compliance of indirect taxes including sales, property and certain business gross
  receipts tax returns including the review of tax return filings and oversight of all audits in these areas.

What you bring:

• 10-15 years of related experience
• 5-7 years of Big 4 public firm experience; additional years of industry preferred
• Collaborative team player with a hands-on approach; a roll-up-the-sleeves mentality
• Strong track record of success in driving execution and delivering business results
• Solid analytical and quantitative skills, as well as verbal, written and communication skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics, Masters in Tax preferred; CPA required
• Knowledge of payroll tax laws also beneficial.
• Conversion from partnership to C-corp status for tax purposes beneficial
• Experience with international tax structures in retail and/or consumer products preferred

Every-day will feel this good because:

• We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
• We have flexible working hours and work from home days to accommodate your personal life
• We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
• We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, Health savings ,Flex spending accounts, Life & Disability insurance
• We have an Onsite Gym as well as Health & Financial wellness programs to keep you active
• We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar