Director of Treasury and Tax

Insomnia Cookies•New York City NY, NY

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Insomnia Cookies is seeking a hands-on leader to make treasury the immediate priority and build a scalable tax function. The Director of Treasury and Tax will own liquidity forecasting, banking infrastructure, lender relationships, and tax compliance across the company’s 350-plus bakery footprint. The role partners daily with the CFO, Controller, FP&A, Operations, Growth, and external advisors. It is highly visible and combines process design with direct execution in a fast-moving, results-driven environment. Treasury responsibilities include owning the 13-week cash forecast, daily cash positioning and liquidity, receipts integrity, lender reporting and covenant compliance, debt administration, capital structure support, bank administration and fraud controls, bank-fee optimization, treasury policies and automation, and CAD/GBP cash needs for Canadian and UK bakeries. Tax responsibilities include partnership compliance, federal and state/local income and franchise taxes, sales and use tax, personal property tax, unclaimed property and escheat, 1099 compliance, business-license renewals, tax calendars, outside-advisor management, notices and audits, monthly-close tax accrual support, and advice on entity structure and expansion into new markets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
At least 10 years of progressive treasury and tax experience.
Experience building and owning a 13-week cash flow in a lender-reported environment, including covenant compliance, credit-agreement mechanics, and lender diligence.
Hands-on partnership tax experience, including Form 1065, composite returns, and K-1s.
Multi-state sales and use tax experience at scale.
Advanced Excel modeling skills.
Ability to design processes and execute them directly, communicate the reasoning behind financial results, and work in a fast-moving environment with tight timelines and iteration.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or CTP; an MBA is a plus.
Experience combining public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) with industry leadership.
Multi-unit restaurant, retail, or consumer experience.
Experience in a sponsor- or investor-backed company and with financing or refinancing transactions.
Familiarity with Avalara or Vertex.
Exposure to Canadian GST/HST or UK VAT.
Experience with Workday ERP and treasury or banking platforms.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain a driver-based 13-week cash forecast, gather and validate cash inputs, and deliver weekly actual-versus-forecast variance analysis.
Manage daily cash positioning and liquidity across the bakery footprint, including depository concentration, sweeps, minimum-liquidity targets, and intercompany funding.
Ensure card-processor, third-party delivery, e-commerce, gifting, and catering settlements are received and reconciled; investigate breaks and benchmark and negotiate processing fees.
Manage bank and lender relationships, prepare lender reporting and covenant-compliance materials, and manage debt draws, repayments, and covenant-headroom scenario models.
Partner with the CFO on financing initiatives, interest-rate risk and hedging strategy, and debt-capacity analysis for growth.
Administer banking needs as bakeries open or close, including accounts, KYC, documentation, signatories, online-banking entitlements, wires, ACH, and fraud controls.
Review bank fees and account structures, and run banking RFPs when warranted.
Write and maintain cash-management and investment policies, drive treasury automation, and manage CAD/GBP cash needs for Canadian and UK bakeries.
Own partnership tax compliance, including Form 1065, K-1s, composite returns, nonresident withholding, PTET elections, and partner tax distributions.
Manage federal, state, local, and franchise tax matters, including apportionment, nexus monitoring, and city-level business taxes.
Manage sales and use tax returns and registrations across jurisdictions, including taxability questions, marketplace-facilitator rules, and audit defense.
File personal property tax returns and renditions and pursue assessment appeals where appropriate.
Manage unclaimed property and escheat, 1099 compliance, business-license renewals, and the master tax calendar.
Direct external tax advisors; manage tax notices and audits; support tax accruals in the monthly close; and advise on entity structure and new-market expansion.
Explain financial results and treasury or tax matters to the CFO, board, and banks while designing and operating the processes.