PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:Tax Analyst

Confidential

• Collected, reviewed and prepared sales /use data from SAP & Oracle and arranged the data into proper tax jurisdiction; Determined taxability, tax types, tax amounts, etc. and filed tax effectively and accurately for all US jurisdictions affecting Mazda North America Operation; Identified/ implemented process improvement in indirect tax area
• Maintained resale certificates in Vertex and insured that manual and automated processes reflected an accurate application of tax laws
• Worked closely with technical support team to configure and maintain Vertex in conjunction with Oracle E - business Suite and tax jurisdiction code migration from Vertex to SAP
• Completed indirect tax general ledger reconciliation, Vertex- EBS reconciliation each month and communicated unreconciled transactions and discrepancies internally for further remediation
• Was responsible for data gathering and documentation preparation to support WA, FL, CT indirect tax audits on timely and responsive basis
• Researched VAT, wrote tax memos regarding global indirect tax issues such as Canada GST/HST/PST, Mexico VAT, Japan consumption tax, Belgium VAT etc. which affected Mazda North America Operation

Tax Specialist

Confidential

• Researched sales & use tax regulations and laws for multiple jurisdictions and ensured corporation is compliant with tax laws
• Assisted with Washington audit defense preparation
• Prepared Texas sales tax returns working papers/ supporting documentation and yearly apportionment schedules for tax audit from Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• Communicated with tax authorities over the regulation and tax payment and drafted sales & use tax ruling letter request to Mississippi Department of Revenue & Wyoming Department of Revenue
• Registered the organization when operating in new states and monitor state compliance
• Prepared city business license tax, business property statement, annual report and other special tax for multiple jurisdictions
• Organized and analyzed data and created excel worksheets for multi-state and local tax return preparation
• Reviewed vendors bills and job sites to ensure proper tax rules are assigned to the items
• Provided additional training to purchase coordinator and accounting team to ensure consistency and compliance
• Coordinated business development department with bids (tax consideration) to protecting project profitability
• Managed business license and resale certificate for all the states with physical site locations
• Supported the Accounts Payable team by verify sales & use tax and process vendor bills
• Formulated effective tax planning and tax saving strategies, e.g. professional services office selection; material/ fixture purchases from tax perspective

Tax Specialist/ Accounting Associate

Confidential

• Was responsible for filing the monthly, quarterly sales & use tax returns for CA, HI, LA, OK
• Was responsible for preparing underground storage tank maintenance fee returns monthly or quarterly for UPS Inc., UPS Cartage and UPS Freight
• Estimated capital goods excise tax credit for Hawaii and qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credits for Louisiana and Oklahoma quarterly
• Communicated with vendors to resolve problems concerning tax treatment of invoices and ensure the billing was accurate
• Audited the invoices from vendors, determine vendor’s eligibility to collect tax and calculate accrued tax
• Was responsible for preparing gasoline and diesel refund applications to request tax refunds
• Prepared project accounting reconciliation each month for California and Hawaii for the unfinished construction account
• Categorized each payment into expense account or fix asset account and determined expense code if expensed or sub-asset category code if capitalized in accordance with GAAP
• Verified invoices sent by project engineering department, checked the purchase information in oracle system, and calculated the accrued sale/use tax
• Created expense journal and miscellaneous journal monthly
• Closed out project accounts upon project completion and compile information for internal and external auditors as required

Staff Accountant (Intern)

Confidential

• Prepared tax returns for individuals (1040), corporations (1120, 1120S), and partnership for small/ medium size businesses by ProSeries
• Processed payroll for clients along with quarterly and yearly reports by AME accounting software
• Was responsible for completing bank reconciliations, journal entries, and generating financial statements for multiple small to mid- size companies in accordance with GAAP

Volunteer Income Tax Preparer

Confidential

• Reviewed individual and household income information to accurately prepare tax returns
• Prepared and e-filed Federal and California income tax returns by using MyFreeTaxes and TaxWise software

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Advanced user of Excel; SAP Ariba; Oracle E-business Suite; OASIS ( Oracle Application Software Implementation Strategy ); Oracle NetSuite; QuickBooks; AME Accounting Software; Professional Tax Software ProSeries; Bas i c k nowl edge of st ati sti cal soft war e ( SA S, S PSS); Vertex