Global Tax Consultant Resume
San Diego, CA
SUMMARY:
- Highly qualified corporate tax professional with over 20 years of international, domestic and state/local tax/accounting and audit experience. Results - oriented and effective leader with proven ability to manage complex compliance and consulting initiatives with multinational corporations. Ability to proactively identify and organize departmental goals and achieve timely and accurate performance levels.
- Federal Tax Return Compliance - Separate Entity and Large Consolidated Returns
- Multistate Tax Return Preparation - Single Entity, Consolidated/Combined Returns - All States
- International Tax Consulting - Profit Repatriation, Subpart F, E&P Calculations & Reporting, Backup Withholding, Tax Treaty Positions, Strategic Reorganizations/Profit Sharing Agreements
- Transfer Pricing - Contemporaneous Documentation with Comprehensive Economic Analysis
- Sales/Use and Property Tax Calculations and Correlative Reporting
- Tax Credit Analysis - Research and Experimentation, Renewable Energy
- Mergers & Acquisitions - Due Diligence and Worldwide Strategic Restructuring
- Sarbanes Oxley (SOX 404) Compliance
- Audit Defense - IRS and State/Local Bureaus
- Individual, Partnership and Small Corporation Tax Compliance
- Tax Accounting - FAS 109 & FAS 123R and FIN 48
- Big 4 Public Accounting - International Tax Services Group
- International Investment Banking - Arbitrage, Hedging, Private Placement Transactions
- Worldwide Financial Printing - SEC Document Filing, IPO Filings
- Telecommunications - Cellular Infrastructure, Cellular Phone Devices/Software
- Retail Operations - Medical Devices and Pet Care Products and Services
- Software - Tax Logic Programming and Quality Assurance Testing
- Renewable Energy/Efficiency - ROI, Federal Tax Credit and State Rebate Calculations
- Educational Institution/Foundation - Internal Audit, Government Contract Accounting
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Tax Compliance Software: OneSource, FastTax, TMS, ProSeries, Lacerte, TurboTax, CCH ProSystems
Tax Research Software: BNA International, RIA, CCH, WestLaw, Lexis/Nexus, Thompson
Accounting Software: Quickbooks PRO, Peachtree, Great America
SAP/Hyperion/Oracle: Designed Accounting to Tax Reports and Related Workpapers
Microsoft Windows Suite: Advanced Excel, Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Outlook
Sales Tax Tracking and Reporting: Vertex
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, San Diego, CA
Global Tax Consultant
Consulted with a variety multinational corporations regarding state/local, federal and international tax issues. Prepared and reviewed tax returns for individuals, partnerships and S & C corporations. Compiled tax accounting calculations & related disclosure items under FAS 109 & FIN 48, and managed project-based initiatives including; transfer pricing, global mergers/acquisitions, research & development tax credit, expatriate tax policy and other transactional issues. Additionally, successfully negotiated a multitude of federal and state/local tax audits and implemented creative tax-saving initiatives that maximized worldwide effective tax rate. (Clients included Motorola Mobility/Google, AMN Healthcare, Wireless Facilities, PETCO, Alaris Medical Systems, Intuit (TurboTax), and TaxNet).
Confidential, New York, NY
Corporate Tax Director
Managed the corporate tax department for this billion-dollar U.S. multinational. Implemented global tax savings initiatives, saving the firm $5.35 million, per annum. Examined tax ramifications of mergers and acquisitions, in combination with performing extensive tax-related due diligence. Orchestrated federal, state and local tax audits. Provided extensive state and local tax research to ensure compliance and minimize tax liability. Calculated quarterly estimated income tax payments, quarterly and annual tax provision (FAS 109), research & experimentation tax credit, foreign tax credit and state incentive tax credits.
Confidential, New York, NY
International Corporate Tax Manager
Prepared and reviewed federal, state/local tax returns and related estimates and extensions for the U.S. corporation and Cayman branch.. Managed federal, state/local income tax audits (including a Joint Committee of Taxation review). Performed a comprehensive review of the company’s derivatives and hedging activities and assembled appropriate IRS mandated documentation. Researched & implemented tax saving programs.
Confidential, New York, NY
Tax Consultant
Provided international tax consulting and compliance services for multinational corporations and individuals. Projects included worldwide reorganizations, transfer pricing studies and contemporaneous documentation, and tax planning for expatriates & impatriates. Managed marketing initiatives and secured new business.