Who We Are

We’re Chomps, the fastest-growing meat snack brand reimagining best-for-you snacking. Made from the highest quality, humanely raised proteins, no sugar, and only real ingredients, we make snacking simple, delicious, and nutritious. Chomps can be found in over 20,000 stores nationwide with a strong e-commerce presence. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and fuel our community with accessible, sustainable, and real food that tastes great.

Traits of a Chompian

If you’ve been called scrappy, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You’re a team player who’s self-motivated and action-oriented. You’re committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You’re a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you’ll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You’re hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you.

What You Will Do

Due to rapid growth, Chomps is expanding its tax department with a newly created role to support our scaling efforts, leveraging and upgrading existing processes and relationships. As Senior Manager, Tax you will play a crucial role in driving tax execution and ensuring streamlined processes that deliver high-quality results. This position offers significant cross-functional exposure, allowing you to collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders across various tax areas.

You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of tax compliance and strategy, ensuring the company remains aligned with current tax laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will have proven technical expertise, a strong process-driven mindset, and the ability to develop and implement tax strategies that align with our growth objectives and minimize risk.

Responsibilities

Support and manage the preparation and filing of federal, state, and local tax returns with external tax partners.
Stay current on evolving tax regulations and ensure the brand is compliant.
Ensure continuous development of tax-related skills and knowledge within the Company.
Monitor changes in tax laws and advise on their potential impact on the business and changes in tax legislation.
Support design and execute future state of sales tax, ensure monthly data is provided to outside provider timely and returns are accurate.
Lead preparing monthly sales and use tax data.
Develop and implement tax strategies that align with the company’s growth goals, including opportunities for tax savings and deferral.
Manage audits, inquiries, or requests from tax authorities, including preparing responses and supporting documentation.
Identify and mitigate tax risks through proactive planning and analysis.
Work closely with finance, legal, and operations teams and advisors to ensure the integration of tax considerations into business decisions.
Collaborate with the finance team on tax forecasting, provisioning, and budget planning.
Partner with external tax advisors and auditors to manage complex tax issues and ensure compliance in various jurisdictions.
Identify and implement opportunities to streamline tax processes, improve efficiency, and reduce manual tasks.
Develop and maintain internal controls for tax reporting and compliance, ensuring accurate and reliable information.
Assess and manage tax risks, including evaluating potential liabilities and exposures.
Develop risk mitigation strategies to safeguard the company from tax penalties and disputes.
Prepare and review tax provisions for financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
Prepare detailed tax reports for senior management and stakeholders, outlining tax liabilities, risks, and planning opportunities.

Who You Are

Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; CPA or equivalent certification preferred. Master’s in Tax preferred.
Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in directly managing tax execution, preferably with some internal corporate tax experience.
Knowledge of various areas of taxation including federal and state income tax and sales tax.
Experience with tax compliance software (Avalara) and financial reporting systems (NetSuite).
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy in work.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
Demonstrated leadership and process management abilities.

Position: Senior Manager, Tax

Reports to: CFO

Location: Remote

Type: Full-Time, exempt

Salary Range Opportunity:

The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $140,000 + 20% annual bonus

Compensation Philosophy & Total Comp:

Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry
Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company
In addition to base salary, full-time team members receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401K 6% match, and monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office.

Other Perks:

Ability to make an impact: Join a rapidly growing and entrepreneurial-spirited team at a pivotal point to positively impact the food industry.
Opportunities to grow: Advance within Chomps quickly based on outstanding performance.
Unlimited PTO and 10 paid holiday days. Hybrid & flexible remote schedule. Chicago office open to those in the area.
Paid maternity and paternity leave.
Bi-annual total team in-person activities.
Company-wide Continual Education budget.
Unlimited snacks: Enough meat sticks that if you wanted to eat your body weight in them you could (no judgment here).

Our Commitment

Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business.

We're aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don't believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps.

Important Notice:

It has come to our attention that fraudsters have been posing as Chomps employees or recruiters and contacting job-seeking candidates regarding potential job opportunities. These fraudulent messages sometimes include a request for payment and confidential personal information. Please note that the Chomps recruiting process does not include asking candidates for payments or other confidential financial information.If you are applying for a job, you can confirm the legitimacy of a job posting by viewing current open roles: https://chomps.com/pages/chomps-careers. If you have questions please email us at careers@chomps.com

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