Tax Manager - Flowthrough - Wine Industry Experience

Location: Santa Rosa, California; hybrid schedule with onsite work required for candidates located in Santa Rosa

Company

Accounting and advisory firm supporting clients across tax, business, and industry-specific needs.

What you will do

• Lead and review federal, state, and local tax returns for wineries, vineyards, agribusinesses, and related consumer product clients.
• Manage tax planning, compliance, and consulting projects involving UNICAP inventory costing, production accounting, valuation, and multi-state apportionment.
• Advise clients on beverage alcohol regulations, excise taxes, entity structures, and wine-industry tax matters.
• Conduct technical research, provide practical recommendations, and oversee ASC 740 tax provision work.
• Manage multiple engagements, support proposals and client onboarding, and identify additional services.
• Supervise, develop, and mentor staff and seniors while maintaining relationships with controllers, winemakers, CFOs, and ownership groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA license, EA, or JD required at manager level.
• 5+ years of public accounting tax experience, including at least 2 years focused on wineries, vineyards, agribusiness, CPG, or manufacturing.
• Experience reviewing complex tax returns and managing staff.
• Must be located in Santa Rosa and follow a hybrid work schedule with onsite work.

Nice to have

• 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 TTB requirements and beverage alcohol excise taxes.
• Experience with cloud-based accounting, tax software, and workflow platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and personalized benefits and financial compensation options.
• Well-being platform, wellness incentives, employee assistance, mental health resources, and colleague resource groups.
• 14 firm holidays, floating holidays, Flex PTO, paid family leave, winter break, summer hours, and remote work options.
• Professional development through CPA exam resources and bonuses, coaching, classes, workshops, seminars, and hirify.global University.
• Culture focused on caring, inclusion, entrepreneurial thinking, and continuous learning.