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• Base Pay $175,000.00 - $195,000.00 / Year
• Job Category Tax, Accounting, Finance
• Industry Cannabis, Consumer Packaged Goods, Manufacturing
• Employee Type Full Time Exempt
• Manage Others No

Description

About Glass House Brands

Glass House Brands is a rapidly growing, vertically integrated, California-focused cannabis company. Our vision is to create compelling cannabis brands, produced sustainably, for the benefit of all. We approach our work with respect for people, the environment, and the communities we serve, and we remain committed to quality, innovation, operational excellence, and responsible growth.

About the Role

The Senior Director, Tax is the Company’s senior tax leader, responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive tax strategy that supports Glass House Brands’ growth, compliance obligations, and financial objectives. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role oversees federal, state, and local tax matters, including income tax, tax provision and reporting, indirect taxes, audits, and tax planning.

The Senior Director serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and works closely with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and outside tax partners to identify risk, improve processes, and ensure accurate and timely compliance in a complex, highly regulated, multi-entity environment.

This is a strategic, hands‑on leadership role for an experienced tax professional who can translate complex tax matters into clear business guidance while strengthening the Company’s tax infrastructure, controls, and reporting capabilities. The responsibilities below reflect the core scope of the position; duties may evolve as the Company and its business needs grow. This position will work 3 days onsite at either our Long Beach office or Camarillo farm, 2 days remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Company’s overall tax strategy, balancing compliance, risk management, operational needs, and long‑term business objectives.
• Serve as the principal tax advisor to the Corporate Controller and CFO and other senior leaders, translating complex tax matters into clear recommendations and practical business guidance.
• Monitor changes in federal, state, and local tax laws and evaluate their potential impact on the Company’s operations, financial results, and tax positions.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Legal, and operational leaders to integrate tax considerations into business planning and decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities to improve tax efficiency and strengthen the Company’s tax structure while maintaining appropriate controls and a responsible risk posture.

Tax Compliance & Reporting

• Oversee the accurate and timely preparation, review, and filing of federal, state, and local income tax returns, extensions, estimated payments, and related disclosures.
• Lead the quarterly and annual income tax provision process, including calculations, supporting schedules, uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances, and financial statement disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP and ASC 740.
• Oversee indirect tax compliance, including sales and use, excise, property, payroll‑related, and other applicable state and local taxes.
• Manage tax compliance and reporting across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions, ensuring consistent application of policies, documentation standards, and filing requirements.
• Review material tax returns, workpapers, reconciliations, and filings prepared internally or by outside tax partners before submission.
• Maintain a comprehensive tax calendar and ensure deadlines, payments, registrations, and information‑reporting requirements are met.

Tax Accounting, Controls & Process Improvement

• Establish, document, and maintain effective tax accounting policies, procedures, controls, and supporting documentation.
• Partner with Accounting and Financial Reporting to ensure tax accounts, journal entries, reconciliations, and disclosures are accurate, complete, and appropriately supported.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, responding to requests, and resolving tax‑related questions efficiently.
• Assess tax technology, data, and reporting needs; lead improvements that increase accuracy, visibility, scalability, and efficiency.
• Develop tax forecasts, cash‑tax projections, effective tax rate analyses, and other reporting to support budgeting and financial planning.
• Strengthen tax controls and governance consistent with the needs of a publicly traded, multi‑entity organization.
• Lead federal, state, and local tax examinations, notices, inquiries, and controversy matters from initial response through resolution.
• Coordinate responses, document requests, technical positions, and settlement strategies with outside tax partners and internal stakeholders.
• Identify and assess tax risks; maintain appropriate documentation, reserves, and escalation protocols for material matters.
• Ensure the Company’s tax positions are technically supportable, consistently applied, and documented to withstand regulatory and audit scrutiny.
• Maintain awareness of tax developments affecting the cannabis industry and advise leadership on related risks, obligations, and planning considerations.
• Select, engage, and manage outside tax advisors, specialists, and service providers; establish clear scopes, timelines, deliverables, and accountability.
• Review the quality, accuracy, and value of work performed by outside tax partners and ensure external advice is translated into actionable internal practices.
• Manage the tax budget, professional fees, and resource plan in coordination with the CFO.
• Build and develop the Company’s internal tax capabilities as business needs evolve, including defining roles, workflows, and development priorities.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and high professional standards.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field required.
• Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license strongly preferred.
• Master’s degree in Taxation, Accounting, or a related discipline, or an LL.M. in Taxation, preferred.
• Twelve or more years of progressively responsible corporate tax experience, including significant experience with federal and multi‑state taxation, tax accounting, compliance, and planning.
• At least five years of leadership experience managing tax professionals, cross‑functional work, and/or outside tax partners.
• A combination of public accounting and in‑house corporate tax experience strongly preferred; Big Four or other national public accounting firm experience is a plus.
• Experience supporting a publicly traded, multi‑entity, and regulated organization strongly preferred.
• Experience in cannabis or another highly regulated industry is preferred but not required.

Additional Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive financial and business information.
• Ability to work additional hours during quarter‑end, year‑end, filing deadlines, audits, or other peak periods, as business needs require.
• Ability to satisfy all applicable company, licensing, and regulatory requirements.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities. This role primarily involves office‑based work, including prolonged periods of sitting, computer use, and participation in meetings. The employee may occasionally be required to stand, walk, reach, bend, and lift or carry materials weighing up to 15 pounds.

This position primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. This role may occasionally require visits to operating locations, including cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, or retail environments. Employees must follow all applicable safety, security, and site requirements.

Travel

Occasional travel may be required for meetings, audits, professional development, or visits to Company locations and outside tax partners.

Additional Information

This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, based on business needs.

Glass House Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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