James Stoddard, CPA
*** *. **** **. *** Jose, Ca.
**************@*******.***
EDUCATION
**** - *** **** ***** ********** - Bachelors Accounting
**** - *** ******* (currently active)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
07/07 - Currently employed, Zenergy Power, Burlingame, CA.
Accounting Manager
Zenergy Power is a superconductor energy technology company, publicly
traded on the London Stock Exchange and comprised of a London holding
company and three operating subsidiaries throughout the world.
Responsibilities include foreign subsidiary finances as well as
preparing financials, budgets, etc. for U.S. and one other subsidiary
according to GAAP & IFRS. Reports to the Managing Director in the US
and Controller in the UK.
. Prepare and review full cycle accounting and
preparation of Financial Statements according to IFRS
with Revenue Recognition and Transfer Pricing
components
. Compliance with IAS 18, 11, 38, 36, SFAS 142, SAB
104, SAB 101, SOP 81-1
. Developed and implemented Cost Accounting System to
handle multiple projects with detailed Inventory
tracking for which preapproval was granted by the
Department of Defense Contract Audit Agency
. Prepare and review financial statement analysis,
budgets, and forecasts
. Manage commercial contracts and governmental grants,
also responsible for ARRA funding requirements and
FARs limitations
. Prepare U.S., States, and Foreign tax filings (1120,
5471, etc.) along with all other payroll, sales, and
property tax filings
. Directly manage four Associates
01/06 - 06/07, PricewaterhouseCoopers, San Jose, CA.
Associate Tax Accountant
Responsible for working with clients and managing interns to prepare
tax returns in the Venture Capital tax practice
. Provide tax compliance services to investment
partnerships including private equity funds and
management companies by preparing U.S., Multi-State,
and Foreign tax filings (1065, 5471, 5471, 8868 etc.)
. Managed a trained a team of up to ten interns to not
only complete work on client projects but develop
their skills and grow professionally
. Support audit teams by reviewing tax provisions
according to FAS 109
04/05 - 10/05, AAA Relocation Services, San Jose, CA.
Accountant - Consultant
. Assisted from startup to ongoing operations of
company
. Maintained General Ledger
. Implemented internal controls
. Managed external compliance audits
09/03 - 04/05, Dunham & Watkins CPA's, San Jose, CA.
Staff Auditor/Accountant (Public Accounting firm)
. Audits from planning to completion per SAS and GAAP
. Prepared Corporate, Partnership, Personal, Estate, &
Gift tax returns
. Prepared 1099's, property, sales and payroll tax
returns
. Compiled financial statements
. Clients bookkeeping in various industries
SOFTWARE SKILLS
ATB, AS400, BNA, CCH Research, CFS Payroll, CFS Tax Tools, CSA, DMS, E-
Forms, Excel, Forms 571, GO systems, Intacct (Desktop & Online),
Lacerte, Lotus, Outlook, Paperport, Paybreeze, Peachtree, PPC Practice
Solutions, Quickbooks, Quicken, RIA Go Systems, Reference Library, RIA
Research, Ultra Tax, Westlaw, Word, WS2 and Yes 1099.
References available upon request