Sales Tax

Katherine M. Wyman

***** **** ***. *. ~ Maple Grove, MN 55311 ~ 612-***-****

~********@*****.***

Career Focus:

A challenging sales and use tax position utilizing my abilities through my

experience and strengths with a strong and growing company.

Strengths:

. Detailed oriented problem solver with excellent analytical strengths,

optimizing production, reducing

costs and profit contributions.

. Motivated self starter with the ability to learn quickly, multi-task

and adapt to challenges

. Recognized for responsibility of tasks.

. Mentor, coach and train employees

. Excellent Computer skills-keyboarding and 10 key

. Interpersonal and verbal communication

. Friendly, enthusiastic and persuasive in partnering with business

teams to resolve issues.

. Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, Oracle Business Systems, SAP,

Vertex Sales and Use Tax

Software, Kronos, Essbase, CCH Perform Plus,

Checkpoint-RIA, Westlaw

Experience:

Aveda

Sales and Use Tax Analyst September 2009 - Present

. Lead all aspects of the tax department including sales and use tax

filings and personal property tax

returns ensuring accurate and timely filing and Aveda's

audits.

. Streamlined the sales and use tax filing process by using formulas to

populate the excel spreadsheets.

. Maintained tax rates for 40 states.

. Researched and updated Aveda taxability matrix ensuring complaint with

state requirements.

. Researched and communicated sales tax holidays

. Responded to sales and use tax questions from internal and external

customer.

. Handle all license registrations for new locations.

. Preparation of monthly journal entries.

. Analyze general ledger balances and activity to support account

reconciliations.

. Updated standard operating procedures for sales and use tax and

personal property tax.

. Capital Equipment Refund Claims ST-11's

Best Buy Co., Inc.

Senior Tax Analyst-Lead October 2006 - May 2009

. Lead all aspects of the sales and use tax compliance function

ensuring timely and accurate filing of over 700 monthly returns

totaling over $1B in annual tax transactions.

. Responsible for importing all Best Buy companies and subsidiaries

sales and use tax data into the Vertex and analyzing for accuracy.

. Increased Vertex import process by one day working with internal

and external teams retrieving reporting data a day earlier.

. Performed tax research and provided recommendations to management.

. Final review and approver of over 700 monthly sales and use tax

returns in 45 states, several taxing jurisdictions and sale and use

tax registrations

. Implemented Vertex sales and use tax returns electronic signature

reducing the review process my eight hours.

. Maintained tax rates for 45 states and several taxing

jurisdictions.

. Communicated and coordinated sales tax holidays.

. Manage, trained and mentor staff of four on tax issues and tax

projects

. Respond to sales and use tax questions from internal and external

customers

. Streamlined sales and use tax process by automating excel

spreadsheet templates to reconcile with the sales and use tax

returns, reducing keying errors, increasing accuracy and filing

timeline by one day.

. Wrote standard operating procedures to document sales and use tax

compliance processes and controls.

. Created a journal entry template ensuring over 300 monthly journal

entries were entered and approved on a timely basis

Senior Tax Accountant May 2003 - October 2006

. Responsible for review of sales and use tax returns in 25 states

plus several taxing jurisdictions.

. Preparation of complex sales and use tax returns in 12 states and

several taxing jurisdictions

. Assisted with the implementation of Vanco (compliant service

provider in electronic payments) to transmit over 500 monthly sales

and use tax EFT's for the tax team.

. Assisted with the implementation of the Retail Order System (ROS)

for deliveries to be taxed based on delivery destination.

. Set up new accounts for a true reconcilation of vendor discounts,

bad debt and penalties.

. Research and analyze general ledger balances and activity to

support account reconciliations.

. Assisted with sales tax holidays.

. Analyzed credit card bad debt from HSBC (third party credit card

vendor) and imported in Vertex for deduction on the sales tax

returns.

. Research and respond to state and local jurisdiction notices.

. Analysis of sales and use tax audits

. Maintained the tax calendar for timely filing of sales and use tax

returns.

. Preparation of journal entries

Tax Accountant August 1999 - May 2003

. Preparation of sales ands use tax returns for 20 states and taxing

jurisdictions.

. Research and respond to state and taxing jurisdiction notices.

. Processed new store applications for business licenses and sales

and use tax licenses.

. Analysis of Personal Property Tax returns and processing

. Coordinated the Tax Department move to the new Best Buy campus.

. Provided administrative support as needed to the Tax team.

. Assisted with gathering and verifying data to support

reconciliations and audit.

. Received "Team Most Valuable Person" in 2001 for taking on

additional workload and stepping up to the plate.

. Preparation of training modules related to the implementation of

the tax calendar

. Assisted with additional projects and responsibilities as required.

Training:

Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT)

IPT Sales and Use Tax School 1

IPT Sales and Use Tax Symposium

Minnesota Chapter TEI

Council of State Taxation (COST)

COST Sales and Use Tax School 1

COST Sales and Use Tax Advance School

Education:

North Hennepin Community College A.A.

St. Could State University

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