B lair Bailey
** ****** **. #***, ****** City, NJ 07302
B **********@***.***
EDUCAT ION
Saint Peter’s College
Jersey City, NJ
BS, Business Management
May 2005
Fashion I nstitute of Technology
New York, NY
AS, Fashion Merchandising
Expected Graduation Date: May 2011
EXPER IENCE
Oct. 2005 – present I nterpublic Group ( IPG) New York, NY
Senior Tax Accountant - International Tax Reporting
• Review and evaluate 105 tax packages quarterly to assess and correct errors with
local preparers
• Contribute to the completion of the tax provision using my fundamental
u nderstanding of FAS 109, FIN 18, & APB 28
• Create PowerPoint presentations for Quarterly FAS 109 updates
• Analyze the effective tax rate (ETR) for all active entities on a quar terly basis to
ensure the company is paying the lowest tax
• Review the tax provision for 2 Large consolidated tax groups in I taly and
Netherlands
• Continually t rain and oversee 2 Staff Accountants
Sept. 2003 – Oct. 2005 Lehman Brothers, I nc. Jersey City, NJ
Tax In tern - Audit
• Assist in compiling information necessary to complete In ternal Revenue Service
t ax audit examination
• Retrieve financial information and supporting documentation from the fi rm’s
general ledger system
• Assist Federal Audit Manager by providing analysis for special projects such as
partnership tax basis and OID calculations
• Research on federal tax issues using tax research software
Sept. 2003 – Oct. 2005 Wet Seal I nc. Jersey City, NJ
Sales Associate
• Helped Customers find the correct look based on their body shape
• Successfully reduced long lines at register
• Always met or exceeded my goal selling Wet Seal rewards cards
SKILLS
M icrosoft Word, Hyperion 9, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows XP, Visio, Insource,
CCH electronic research software, Public speaking