• Monitor federal, state, and local legislative developments to identify potential credits, incentives, and funding programs applicable to NFI operations. • Report quarterly to Senior Management on emerging and active Business Incentive opportunities. • Oversee existing Business Incentive programs and collaborate with external consultants to ensure compliance, maximization, and realization of financial benefits. • Prepare, submit, and manage Business Incentive applications; represent NFI’s interests at hearings, meetings, and with relevant government entities. • Track and monitor the monetization of approved Business Incentives and ensure alignment with financial submissions and reporting. • Provide regular written and verbal analysis—including recommendations—on Business Incentive and credit opportunities to Senior Management. • Collaborate with industry associations to stay informed on evolving credit and funding initiatives. • Partner with Manufacturing Engineering (Facilities) to pursue incentives tied to business expansion and capital projects (e.g., property or use tax abatements, utility incentives, or wage credits). • Oversee and respond to state income tax audits, coordinating directly with the U.S. Direct Tax team to collect and provide documentation. • Manage and report on all Direct and Indirect tax audits across NFI Group, collaborating with U.S., Canadian, and U.K. Tax Managers to ensure consolidated reporting. • Lead U.S. Sales & Use tax audits, ensuring timely, complete, and accurate responses. • Identify process improvements and best practices based on audit findings and prior experience. • Prepare and file Federal Excise Tax returns and support other ad hoc (including IRS) filing requirements as needed. • Provide ad hoc support for potential Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDAs) or missed filings.

• Provide overall technical direction and quality assurance for RTSL’s health tax work, including oversight of ongoing country engagements (currently Zambia). • Ensure technical quality and provide strategic direction for health tax work, ensuring rigor and feasibility. • Advise on the practical implementation of evidence-based health tax policies, including excise tax structures, rate setting, indexation, and product definitions. • Lead RTSL’s work on tax administration and enforcement, including: strengthening regulatory and revenue authority capacity, including for the regulation of alcohol; tax stamp and track-and-trace systems; closing legal and administrative loopholes; improving compliance, monitoring, and enforcement mechanisms. • Review and provide technical input on draft laws, regulations, and administrative, enforcement, and monitoring instruments related to health taxes, in collaboration with legal and government counterparts. • Ensure alignment of RTSL’s health tax work with global best practices and emerging evidence.

• Own and lead Spreetail’s global tax function, including U.S. federal, multi-state, VAT, and other indirect tax compliance, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and scalability as the business grows. • Design and execute domestic and international tax planning strategies that reduce cash tax outflow, enable transactions and global expansion, and drive long-term shareholder value. • Serve as the internal tax authority and strategic partner, advising the Global Controller, CFO, FP&A, and executive leadership on transactions, structuring, and key business initiatives. • Manage and direct external tax advisors and a small internal team, holding accountability for outcomes while balancing cost, quality, and risk. • Build scalable tax processes and documentation to support continued growth and future public-company readiness, operating with a strong “act like an owner” mindset.

• Perform detailed technical and financial analysis to determine eligibility for federal and state R&D tax credits • Evaluate qualified research activities, qualified research expenses (QREs), and applicable methodologies • Analyze and document technical uncertainties, business components, and nexus to permitted purpose • Review and interpret IRC §41, Treasury Regulations, IRS guidance, and relevant case law • Assess risks and support positions taken on R&D claims with defensible technical documentation • Prepare and review R&D tax credit calculations, forms, and supporting schedules • Draft clear, well-supported technical memoranda and client-facing reports • Collaborate with client personnel to gather documentation, conduct interviews, and understand development activities • Coordinate with internal tax teams to ensure proper integration of R&D credits into income tax returns and provisions • Respond to IRS and state tax authority inquiries related to R&D claims, including audits when requested • Maintain current knowledge of legislative, regulatory, and procedural changes impacting R&D credits • Develop and refine templates, workpapers, and internal processes to improve consistency and quality • Deliver timely, accurate work that meets professional standards and client expectations