SUMMARY:

• REIT experience preparing quarterly reporting for compliance
• Internal Auditing & External Auditing for quarterly reporting SOX Compliance
• Reconcile Fixed Assets using McCormick & Dodge & FAS Fixed Assets - Auto Leases & Equipment leases and all fixed assets.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills, sound business judgment and the capacity for continued growth and contributions to the Company.
• Creates and nurtures a positive team environment, inspiring all employees to do their best work to achieve the highest levels of customer and employee satisfaction.
• Able to build and maintain quality relationships with employees, customers and vendors.
• Able to interpret financial report data to determine success/failure of plans and to take appropriate action to adjust business plans ensuring success.
• Senior financial management executive with a 20-year Preparing all Federal/State Income, Franchise, Licensing tax returns, & 20-years with IRS audit & All states audits
• Functional expertise includes FAS 109 deferred tax, FIN 48/ASC 740 disclosure, financial analysis and reporting, planning and acquisition management initiatives for a variety of technology and mortgage banking firms.
• Offers financial recommendations to internal and external decision makers regarding complex business issues that directly lead to increased profitability and improved operations.
• Evaluates financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures and investment activities to design and establish innovative policies, procedures and guidelines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• FAS 109 Deferred Taxes
• SEC Financial Reporting
• States Allocation & Apportionment
• Forecasting & Planning
• FIN 48/ASC 740
• Sox Compliance
• Property Taxes
• Oracle
• Accounting Systems Internal/External
• Audits
• FAS Maintain Fixed Assets System
• Estimates & Extensions
• Staff Training & Mentoring

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

• Will lead the organization’s Tax Department ensuring all company tax liabilities are filed and paid accurately.
• Prepare multiple federal and state tax returns along with preparing various tax forms (e.g. 1099s and W-2s).
• Sales/Use tax returns - All States
• Sales Tax Exemptions
• Payroll Reporting and taxes withholding & unemployment, Workers Compensation - 940 & 941 quarterly reporting and paying taxes
• Extensive research is required to ensure you stay on top of tax laws and tax law changes.
• Learn the unique requirements of tax reporting for a construction contractor.
• Perform high-level analyses and prepare associated financial reports for internal and external customers.
• Perform high-level analyses and prepare associated financial reports for internal and external auditors
• Communicate with state and federal agencies, the company’s contracted Confidential, management, and colleagues on a regular basis.
• General Ledger Journal Entries, Accounts Payable, Business tax licenses, property tax, fixed assets

Confidential

• Support the Director of Finance in the day-to-day operations of the accounting department process
• Maintain business records for various companies
• Review and code invoices; perform cash audits, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable
• Ensure compliance with the company’s internal control standards SOX Compliance
• Accrue and remit various tax payments: sales and use tax, entertainment tax, modified business tax, and commerce tax
• Provide support for IRS inquiries and filings and issue periodic financial statements
• Report revenue from the operations of the business via the daily operating report from events
• Reconcile accounts monthly with an emphasis on reconciling cash balances
• General Accounting Department (GA) Manager responsible for the supervision of a team of accountants and clerical staff to achieve the completion of assigned accounting processes which may include purchase and expense accounting, treasury/banking accounting, payroll accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost allocations accounting, miscellaneous revenue accounting, contractual arrangement accounting, partnership and joint venture accounting, lease and tenant accounting, business tax and license filing as well as other accounting functions.
• Responsibilities include ensuring all balance sheet accounts continuously reflect accurate financial position through review of work performed by accountants and clerks.
• Ensure journal entries are recorded to accurately reflect appropriate accrual basis accounting transactions for assigned functions in the correct period including accruals of expenses, accruals of revenue, amortization of prepaid expenses, etc.
• Ensure team assigned tasks are completed timely and completion is appropriately documented to enable financial close in accordance with GAAP.
• Monitor and review general ledger account reconciliations to ensure accounts are reconciled in an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintain all accounting records and ensure practices adhere to Confidential Resorts accounting policies and remain standard across all business units.
• Ensure that Company assets are appropriately protected, including collection of rents, avoidance of excess payments, proper authorization for expenditures.
• Monitor regulatory business licenses and taxes, property taxes, contractual arrangements and other regulatory reporting requirements are completed and/or paid on a timely basis.
• Maintain service level agreements with internal customers.
• Ensure required communications and information reporting to business units and other clients is prepared and distributed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of ad-hoc requests including timely communication and responsiveness to requests.
• Assist in implementation, communication and enforcement of management directives, policies and procedures.
• Assist accountants and clerks in resolving issues or difficulties in the performance of their work, knowing when issues should be escalated.
• Periodically review and edit documented work procedures and responsibility grids to ensure they accurately reflect work being done. Suggest updates to department policies to reflect actual practices.
• Recommend new work procedures to Director and identify potential improvements to work-flow involved in posting, summarizing, verifying, recording, balancing, reviewing and correcting transactions.
• Manage, participate and provide support to accomplish projects for systems implementations and/or processes related improvements for internally or externally initiated projects to ensure that GA requirements are met and/or work efficiently enhanced.
• Assist with the selection and hiring process for accountants and clerks for team.
• Ensure new team employees are appropriately processed and trained, ensuring that all new hire orientation processes have been completed.
• Maintain deep knowledge of team functions and ensure all team members are adequately trained to effectively and efficiently perform their assigned tasks.
• Initiate and participate in employee recognition activities.
• Assist in preparing and delivering performance evaluations and discipline or development activities for team accountants and clerks.
• Perform other job related duties as requested.
• Additional responsibilities may include ad hoc reporting and ad hoc audits, systems and process analysis, inventory analysis, policy and procedure

Senior Tax Manager

Confidential

• Federal Consolidated Tax Provision, 10-Q Quarterly reports, Estimates, Extensions, & 10-K Annual reporting.
• Federal Consolidated tax returns, All State Local & Income tax returns C- Corporation, S corporation, corporation, partnerships.
• Record journal entries and periodic, reversing accruals, SOX Compliance preparing quarterly reporting reviewed by Internal & External Auditors.
• IRS Audits, All State Income Tax Audits, Tax Research using RIA Checkpoint, CCH, BNA
• Excellent computer skills including experience Microsoft Office particularly Excel
• Experience in Lacerte tax software, Pro System fx, & Thomson Reuters One Source
• CPA candidate & a strong internal desire to help people and provide excellent client service
• Ability to manage workflow independently, Strong work ethic, Strong interpersonal skills & Team oriented
• Reconciliations cash, Printing checks, reviewing statements to ensure they align with HIPAA
• Track cash reconciliations with the bank & track funding status for 50 different programs
• Responsible for the preparation of journal entries, reconciliation and maintenance of general ledger accounts, preparation of specified accounting records for month end closing, and analysis.
• Responsible for general ledger maintenance, account reconciliation and month end closing.
• Post approved invoices and generates payments for vendors.

Confidential, Confidential, Irvine, CA

• Using FAS - Depreciation tax for fixed assets
• Ownership of provision process under ASC 740 including: Consolidation of the global tax provision on a quarterly basis including preparation and/or review of consolidating tax entries.
• Accounting for income taxes, including a strong understanding of accounting entries regarding tax provision, current and deferred taxes.
• Preparation/review of the tax for Federal and state tax provision. Prepare and file federal and state income tax returns and work papers Clients and its subsidiaries, including: Prepare necessary extensions, estimate payments, & coordinate filing
• Tax Research & Planning using CCH, RIA Checkpoint, & BNA
• FAS 109 Deferred Tax & FIN 48/ASC 740 Tax Disclosures, Tax Footnote - SEC Reporting 10Qs & 10K, Annual Reports & Licensing, Partnership tax returns, 1041 - Trust tax returns, S- Corporation returns.
• High-Equity Individual returns, Filings for International entities, create accrual basis trial balances, prepare financials, General Ledger, Journal entries, G/L reconciliations, bank reconciliations
• Research tax issues and planning

Confidential, Irvine, CA

• Preparation/review of the tax impact of international earnings on the federal and state tax provision.
• Prepare and file federal and state income tax returns and work papers Clients and its subsidiaries, including: Prepare necessary extensions and estimate payments and coordinate filing
• Tax Research & Planning using CCH, RIA Checkpoint, & BNA
• FAS 109 Deferred Tax & FIN 48/ASC 740 Tax Disclosures, Tax Footnote - SEC Reporting 10Qs & 10K, Annual Reports & Licensing
• Partnership tax returns, 1041 - Trust tax returns, S- Corporation returns
• High-Equity Individual returns, & Filings for International entities
• Create accrual basis trial balances, prepare financials
• General Ledger, Journal entries, G/L reconciliations, bank reconciliations
• Research tax issues and planning

Confidential - Irvine, CA

Senior Tax Accountant

• Tax Research & Planning using CCH, RIA Checkpoint, & BNA
• FAS 109 Deferred Tax & FIN 48/ASC 740 Tax Disclosures
• Tax Footnote - SEC Reporting 10Qs & 10K, Annual Reports & Licensing
• Partnership tax returns, 1041 - Trust tax returns, S- Corporation returns
• High-Equity Individual returns & Filings for International entities, create accrual basis trial balances, prepare financials, & General Ledger, Journal entries, G/L reconciliations, bank reconciliations
• Research tax issues and planning

Confidential - Brea, CA

• Consolidation Federal tax provision on a quarterly basis including preparation and/or review of consolidating tax entries for financial reporting M-1 adjusting entries.
• Accounting for income taxes, including a strong understanding of accounting entries regarding tax provision, current and deferred taxes, & Fixed assets tax depreciation
• Preparation/review of the state allocation and apportionment.
• Annual Reports & Business licenses for All states
• Assists in preparation of SEC filings, including statement of cash flows and company earnings documents

Confidential - Irvine, CA

Senior Accountant

• Performs and concludes on technical accounting research, when required
• Prepares and analyzes financial statements & Analyzes general ledger accounts and resolves discrepancies
• Assist with managing and coordinating the external auditor’s engagement fieldwork team
• Assists with the preparation of the Quarterly Results Package, Auditor Package and other reports/presentations
• Prepares the complex journal entries and reconciliations, including equity and share based compensation
• Reviews and validates schedules/reconciliations required by Sox testing or external auditors

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Tax Manager

• Using FAS - Depreciation tax for fixed assets
• Ownership of provision process under ASC 740 including:
• REIT Consolidation Federal tax provision on a quarterly basis including preparation and/or review of consolidating tax entries for financial reporting SEC.
• Accounting for income taxes, including a strong understanding of accounting entries regarding tax provision, current and deferred taxes.
• Preparation/review of the tax impact of earnings on the federal and state tax provision. Prepare and file federal and state income tax returns and work papers and its subsidiaries, including: Prepare necessary extensions and estimate payments and coordinate filing, Tax Research & Planning using CCH, RIA Checkpoint, & BNA
• FAS 109 Deferred Tax, FIN 48/ASC 740 Tax Disclosures, Research tax issues and planning
• Financial Reporting Analysis - Tax Footnote - SEC Reporting 10Qs & 10K, Annual Reports & Licensing
• Internal Audit Processes - SOX Compliance policy and procedures
• Manage all reporting and analysis functions, except for the allowance for credit losses
• Prepare or review monthly general ledger journal entries, include proper supporting detail
• Prepare and assist in providing support for interim and annual audit requests
• Prepare or review all account analyses within established deadlines, create accrual basis trial balances, prepare financials, General Ledger, Journal entries, G/L reconciliations, bank reconciliations

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Senior Tax Manager

• Tax Provision for REIT & Subsidiaries prepare Federal/All State & Local tax returns
• Supervision of five - accounting general ledger staff accountants
• Streamline the process by inputting in excel to automate and computerization the tax Provision, Estimates, Extension, and Quarterly Tax Rate reconciliation, & Tax Footnote Financial Reporting reduce cost and improve the accuracy.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly assigned journal entries & Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Audit IRS & All State/Local Audit, Tax Research & Planning
• Streamline to determine Confidential / Confidential & REIT both People’s Choice Home Loan, People’s Choice Funding Inc. & People’s Choice Financial Corporation to reduce cost by being compliant.
• FAS 109 Deferred Tax & FIN 48 - Tax Disclosure, & SOX Compliance policy and procedures

Confidential, Fountain Valley, CA

Tax Manager

• Tax Provision for Parent & Subsidiaries, Prepare Federal/All State & Local tax returns
• Supervision of five - accounting general ledger staff accountants
• Streamline the process by inputting in excel to automate and computerization the tax Provision, Estimates, Extension, and Quarterly Tax Rate reconciliation, & Tax Footnote Financial Reporting reduce cost and improve the accuracy.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly assigned journal entries & Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Audit IRS & All State/Local Audit, Tax Research & Planning
• FAS 109 Deferred Tax & FIN 48 - Tax Disclosure