MICHAEL LABOSCO, CPA, MS
Massapequa, NY 11758
abszob@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Senior Tax and Treasury Professional with extensive experience in taxation,
treasury operations and accounting. Can excel as an individual
contributor, but is known for developing and creating high performance
internal and external teams that achieve corporate cost reduction goals.
Adept at communicating complex technical information to non-technical
audiences. Consistently met deadlines without sacrificing quality and
customer satisfaction using demonstrated expertise in
Tax Reduction and Planning Treasury and Accounting
Domestic, International and State Investments and Insurance
Taxation Cash Flow Analysis
Tax Provision Retirement and Equity Plans
Transfer Pricing
Tax Research and Audits
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION, Hauppauge, NY 1992 - Present
Senior Director, Tax & Treasury
Created and headed up a tax and treasury department for this multinational
+$400MM high-tech manufacturing company, and currently supervise a
professional staff of 9 employees in the tax and treasury departments.
Led, coordinated, and managed all aspects of the tax and treasury
functions.
Tax
. Led a project to restructure the company's international operations to
better serve the Company's vendors and customers and save the company
$50 million in income taxes.
. Performed due diligence on acquisitions, dispositions, integrations, and
other special projects, and recommended the optimal tax structure for
numerous transactions.
. Negotiated favorable tax audit settlements with the IRS, international
and state tax jurisdictions that resulted in significant tax savings.
. Prepared forecasts of the consolidated income tax rates, and
periodically reviewed such projections with C-level executives and thus
enhancing their reliability.
. Reviewed worldwide tax provision and transfer pricing for approximately
30 entities to ensure compliance with transfer pricing policies, US
GAAP and ASC 740 (formerly FAS 109).
. Increased department efficiencies by implementing various software
solutions to handle tax compliance, ASC 740, transfer pricing, sales
tax, depreciation, equity compensation administration and the related
accounting requirements of ASC 718 (formerly FAS 123R).
. Improved quality of tax documentation by creating checklists,
monitoring progress, and ensuring that that appropriate inter-company
and equity chargeback agreements were executed.
. Led an effort to maximize tax benefits associated with equity
compensation, bonus payments, cash outs, severance, and other
compensation in the US and abroad.
Treasury
. Managed worldwide cash flow and banking relationships for the company
and partnered with other C-level executives to more accurately project
short and long term cash forecasting.
. Developed, monitored and modified the company's investment policy,
and maximized investment returns on the company's excess cash
exceeding $150 million while minimizing risk.
. Managed all aspects of the company's equity, defined benefit and
defined contribution plans with over $70 million in assets, and
maximized investment returns while minimizing fees.
. Piloted the worldwide property and casualty insurance programs over
the last twelve plus years, while broadening the risks covered and
reduced the premiums paid on such programs.
. Led an effort to convert the company's health insurance programs from
a fully insured program to a partially self-funded plan that saved
the company over $2 million.
. Implemented and monitored ongoing initiatives to comply with Sarbanes-
Oxley in the treasury and tax departments.
. Reviewed all staff prepared footnotes for the company's 10K, 10Q, and
proxy filings with the SEC to make sure they were in compliance with
the appropriate accounting guidelines.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
DOVER CORPORATION, New York, NY 1986 - 1992
Tax Manager
Spent 6 years reviewing and preparing complex federal and state returns
and tax provisions for over 70 legal entities. Automated the tax
compliance process and trained financial personnel to comply with tax
department information requests and automation. Reduced taxes and
related fees by:
. Recommending, and implementing the use of a Delaware holding company.
. Working on Federal and state tax audits, and representing the company in
formal and informal hearings in various jurisdictions.
KPMG (f k a Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.), Jericho, NY 1984 - 1986
Senior Tax Specialist
Prepared various types of income tax returns, reviewed income tax
provisions and performed research and planning.
MARGOLIN, WINER AND EVENS, Garden City, NY 1982 - 1994
Senior Staff Accountant
Supported auditing staff on audit engagements, and prepared corporate,
individual and partnership income tax returns.
EDUCATION
MS, Taxation, C.W. Post University, Greenville, NY, December 1986;
BBA, Accounting, Hofstra University, Uniondale, NY, May 1982;
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Computer Skills: SAP, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, Lotus
Notes, Corptax, BNA tax research products, CCH tax research products,
Equity Edge and Equity Methods stock option software, TurboTax.
Certification: Certified Public Accountant, State of New York