Michael J. Pilch

Phone 847-***-****

Cell Phone 224-***-****

E-mail ace9jb@r.postjobfree.com

*** ******** **. ******* *****, Illinois 60089

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sears Holdings Corp. - Hoffman Estates, IL

2009- Present

Tax Manager

• Review of Federal corporate tax returns and provisions, Domestic and Foreign.

• Manage the reporting to meet external financial requirements & ensure the financial

statements are in accordance with GAAP and IFRS standards to perform the ASC 740

tax provision process.

• Ensure timely submission of information to facilitate the monthly, quarterly and annual

financial reporting requirements.

• Assist in the review of tax work papers for Insurance companies as well as assist in the

process and completion of multiple 1120PC and Mixed Group tax returns as well as

provide assistance for SSAP101, Tax Accounting for Insurance Companies.

• Review of all entity fixed assets reports and systems, prepare internal projections for

provision; assist in the preparation of provision work papers regarding fixed assets;

assist real estate group with tax basis for store closings.

• Implement a PeopleSoft conversion of fixed assets for all corporate books.

• Assist with implementation of CORPTAX software products and Advanced Global

Provision; implementing auto m process as well as tax basis balance sheet...

• Provide or assist in Federal and state e-filings.

• Prepare Section 481 studies on all store repairs as well as leasehold improvement studies

in accordance to the final regulations on tangible property for past five years.

• Assisted in the spinoff of seven corporations and their assets to a new holding company

and subsidiaries as well as the LANDSEND spinoff.

• Assist in the preparation of multiple CFC and Disregarded returns; prepare PFIC

statement and related return; prepare foreign partnership return; assist in the FTC as it

relates to the 10K and Federal return. review Sears Canada and related entities for both

the domestic filings and provisions; file Boycott return for the various countries that

have sales.

KPMG - Chicago, IL

2007 – 2009

Tax Manager

• Review of corporate tax returns and provisions.

• Assist in the preparation of tax work papers for Insurance companies as well as assist in

the process and complete the final review of 1120 and multistate tax returns.

• Provide reviews of GAAP and STAT provision for clients. Assist clients in the

preparation of tax returns with various software applications.

• Assist with implementation of CORPTAX software products and Advanced Global

Provision.

• Provide internal and external training on tax preparation and provision processing.

• Review of insurance work papers and provision work papers for processing and

preparation re-design and technology improvements.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE - Dallas, TX / Deerfield, IL / Chicago, IL

1998 –2006

Tax Manager

• Review of corporate, partnership,and s-corp returns.

• Assist in the preparation of tax work papers for Insurance companies as well as assist in

the process and complete the final review of the tax returns.

• Provide reviews of GAAP and STAT provision for clients.

• Assist clients in the preparation of tax returns with various software applications.

Technical Lead

• Assisted in the build of web-based tax work papers for Global Provision software

with Sarbanes compliance. Prepare project plans for various Corporate Insurance and

Non-Insurance projects.

• Assisted in the development of a plan and implementation of the M-3 for tax year

2005-6 for Insurance, S-Corp and Partnership filings.

• Maintained and supported an Excel based Tax Provision software for Internal and

External clients.

Senior Tax Analyst

• Preparation and development of Federal Domestic and Foreign Corporate software.

• Federal and State Insurance software, State Corporate software and SFAS109 Tax

Provision software for internal use and external clients. Development of web-based tax

work papers system for Insurance and a Sarbanes Global Tax Provision for internal and

external use.

• Developed and maintained an Excel based SFAS109 system for internal use and external

clients...

• Assisted clients in processing of tax returns.

• Assisted in the preparation of project planning.

CLR FASTTAX - Dallas, TX

1989-1998

Product Accountant

• Assisted in the support of all Accounting firms for individual, partnership, pensions,

non-profit corporations, trusts and corporations.

• Prepared daily reports for the staffing of each product.

• Assisted in the preparation of annual project schedule.

• Provided internal and external training in the partnership, foreign income, and individual

law updates.

SELF-EMPLOYED - Palm Springs, CA 1981-1989

• Tax practice engaged in preparing trusts, partnership, corporate and individual returns -

Federal and multi-state.

• Assisted various clients in preparing construction loans, general ledger processing, and

loan draw requests.

• Engaged in several banks and savings and loan in the processing of their REO programs.

JDF Financial Corporation - Palm Springs, CA 1978-1981

Assistant Controller

• Assisted in the formation of real estate limited partnerships.

• Prepared corporate, partnership, trust and individual tax returns.

• Preparation of internal budgets; preparation of real estate construction loans and

construction accounting.

EDUCATION University of New Haven - West Haven, CT

B.S. Financial Accounting

University of Connecticut - Waterbury, CT

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