International Tax Contractor Resume
Dallas, TexaS
OBJECTIVE:
Fast track professional successful in Audit Management, Domestic Sales & Use Tax Compliance Management, International VAT compliance, Income Tax Provisional Work, Tax Research, A/P and A/R Management, Fixed Asset Management and is seeking new challenges within a dynamic company that will allow me to enrich my knowledge and enhance my Direct and Indirect Tax Management experience. Delivers quality and proficient feedback in a timely manner. Expansive thinker, is self - motivated and works well in a multi-task environment. Functions well as a team player as well as an individual contributor and has the desire to learn and grow.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
International Tax Contractor
Confidential,Dallas, Texas
Responsibilities:- Data accumulation for the preparation of indirect tax filings for the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands.
- Article 23 reporting and reconciliation
- UK C - 79 Reconciliations
- Intercompany sale reporting and reconciliation for VAT reporting purposes
- Month end close procedures, involving preparation of tax account reconciliations and journal entries.
- Manage the preparation of international indirect tax compliance with third party consultants.
- Works closely with various departments to provide guidance on tax effecting issues.
- Various research projects involving international tax as they arise.
- Stay informed on all international tax law changes in all countries pertaining to the countries listed above.
- Domestic sales and use tax audit management.
- International reverse audits looking for VAT recovery overlooked and to manage supplemental filings to recover these funds.
Manager Sales & Use Tax
Confidential,Dallas, Texas
Responsibilities:- State and Local S&U Tax Compliance for all U.S. and Canadian locations.
- State and Local S&U Tax Audit management for all U.S and Canadian Restaurants, Cafes and Bakeries: Timeline management, sampling technique justification, negotiations and taxability research
- Manage internal self - audits for taxability issues
- Manage responses regarding jurisdictional correspondences
- Manage Amnesty Audits when available
- Manage point of sale tax rate validations
- Manage internal reverse audits for use tax refunds (average refunds for last 2 companies totaled 12.5 million in refunds)
- Creation and implementation of new policies and procedures for all tax related responsibilities
- Income tax provisional work - Worked with third party consultants and provided all required documentations to prepare Income tax returns. Analyzed large variances and discrepancies between prior year and current year data.
- Special projects including but not limited to working with IT in the creation of a new sales system and tax rate validations.
Sales Tax Accountant/Audit Coordinator
Confidential,Irving, Texas
Responsibilities:- State and Local Sales and Use Tax Audit management for all U.S and Canadian Stores and all online businesses
- Audit management: Coordinating audit documentation requests, timeline management, sampling technique justification, negotiations and taxability research
- Responsible for conducting reverse audits to seek refund opportunities as well as work with 3rd party consulting firms who are conducting reverse audits on our behalf
- Minimize the audit assessment deficiency (Current average savings of 70% based on original to final schedules)
- Manage average workload of 15 - 20 audits
- Manage computer audit requests
- Manage mail audit requests
- Negotiate sampling methods to be used for sales and purchases for both the US and Canadian audits
- Manage internal self-audits for taxability issues
- Manage internal GST recovery audits
- Manage responses regarding jurisdictional correspondences
- Manage Amnesty Audits when available
- Manage point of sale testing tax review and approvals
