Senior Manager, Tax

Berlin Packaging is the premier supplier of rigid packaging. With over $3 billion in revenue, we grow 5x faster than the overall packaging industry.  

Chances are you enjoy products supplied by Berlin Packaging every day! We serve virtually every end market: automotive, beverage, food, home care, industrial chemical, pet care and veterinary, personal health and beauty, wine and spirits, and cannabis.  

Combine that with our “Anything is Possible” mindset and our winning culture, our 2,000+ employees agree, we love it here. Our engagement scores are 2x the national average. And every single employee shares in Berlin’s profitable growth. 

Now you understand why since1898, our 100+ year-old company has grown 5x faster than our industry!

Are you up for the opportunity of a lifetime? If so, we are seeking a Senior Manager, Tax who will play a key role in managing taxes globally with a focus on ensuring global compliance, risk management, and tax planning. This position is a highly visible, key leader within the global Finance organization and will be expected to manage many areas of taxation and develop relationships with various facets of the business in order to achieve results. If you are passionate, entrepreneurial, show pride of ownership, and have an unquenchable desire to grow and succeed, your opportunity to grow and prosper will be limitless.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:   

• Play a key role in managing outside tax preparers to achieve maximum quality while incurring minimal fees.
• Manage annual US income tax return process, including ownership of taxable income calculations and managing timelines.
• Assist VP of Tax and local Finance teams in identifying and executing global tax planning.
• Prepare/review quarterly and annual tax provisions.  Ensure global tax reporting is completed timely and accurately.
• Assist VP of Tax in managing global tax compliance by working with global consultant and local Finance teams
• Oversee North American sales and use tax process from beginning to end including overseeing Avalara products to mitigate sales tax exposure potential.
• Assist VP of Tax in designing and executing future state of U.S. sales tax processes.
• Oversee Tax Analyst to ensure monthly sales and use tax, personal property tax, gross receipts taxes, etc. are filed timely and accurately and that the tax exemptions are managed with assistance by the Credit team.
• Manage tax audits and ensure positive outcomes, including negotiating with auditors.
• Assist VP of Tax in developing internal control processes and procedures to meet or exceed requirements.
• Assist VP of Tax in M&A and onboarding acquired companies into tax processes and ensuring no gaps in compliance.
• Actively evaluate processes and procedures with a focus on continuous improvement and streamlining cumbersome or manually-intensive work.
• Model the Berlin Values and serve as a champion for the Berlin Culture as defined in the employer and employee portions of the T-Chart.

Qualified Professionals Will Possess:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and CPA or Master of Science in Taxation required (both CPA and MST preferred).
• 10+ years of increasingly analytical experience (Public accounting a plus, but not required).
• Proven success in developing and leading people using a collaborative management style in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Proven technical tax skills, a strong process orientation, demonstrated leadership and a drive to streamline processes and enhance the quality of tax outputs.
• Knowledge of various areas of taxation including US federal and state income, international and transaction taxes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability and desire to interface cross-functionally and with outside service providers.
• Robust analytical and problem-solving skills as well as a strong drive to enhance processes while being a great internal customer service provider.
• Ability to be flexible and work well with the team, both internal and external.
• Detail and project oriented with a proven ability to juggle multiple priorities and deliver results.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

Working Environment:  

Hybrid work schedule in a corporate office envi