Customer Service Sales

Lowell Robinson

*** ********** ** .**********, ** 37166

Phone 615-***-**** Cell 615-***-**** .*******@******.***

Objective: Seeking a long-term position with a company where I can make a

significant contribution

Experience

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation

Nashville, TN

Associate Tax Accountant 2/2008 to

7/2009

. Prepared and paid all sales and property tax returns along with any

other type of return or registration required by various governmental

bodies

. Responded to corporate tax information requests which included

maintaining and supplying fixed asset and depreciation schedules of

all subsidiary-owned assets

. Assisted in the preparation of US and Australian tax returns

. Managed cash for US and Australian bank accounts which included

coordinating wire payments-domestic and international, to vendors and

funding of subsidiaries through the Treasury Department

. Managed accounts receivable and accounts payable

. Reconciled general ledger accounts monthly

. Accounted for intercompany loans, resolved intercompany discrepancies

and performed intercompany netting

. Accounted for Forward Purchase Contracts

. Prepared and sent IRS 1099 Forms

International Closing Coordinator

2/2003 to 2/2008

. Prepared monthly cost of funds report

. Prepared monthly reconciliation between foreign subsidiary accounts

and those of the United States recommending any changes necessary

. Assisted subsidiaries with accounting questions and set up new

accounts ensuring that their accounts were in compliance with GAAP

. Participated in period end closing process of facilities

. Closed nine companies in a three-day period to combine into the parent

company

Tax Accounting Specialist

11/1998 to 2/2003

. Filed all personal property taxes on company owned fixed assets

located across US in accordance with rules and regulations of

jurisdiction along with any other filings requested by state and local

jurisdictions and ensured that billings and payments were accurate and

timely

. Provided tax estimates to customer service departments and customers

. Researched tax laws, analyzed assessment notices and tax statements,

and corresponded with government taxing bodies which resulted in

abatement of $726,017.00 of assessments during the year 2000 and

resulting in a total tax savings of $409,996.86 for the years 2000

through 2002

. Served as a consultant to Six Sigma team analyzing property tax

process

Accountemps

Nashville, TN

Temporary 2/1998 to

11/1998

Prepared audit confirmations, answered customer requests concerning loan

balances and worked on "Auto Buy-Out" project while being assigned to

Caterpillar Financial

Olsten Financial Staffing

Nashville, TN

Temporary

1/1994 to 1/1998

Worked on various assignments provided by Olsten

Smithville Freight Lines, Inc.

Smithville, TN

Vice-President

6/1978 to 1/1994

Administrative (non-financial) duties which included sales and operations

Education

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN 38501

B.S. Accounting

1978

Certified Public Accountant designation

1994

Skills: MS Windows, Excel, Word; General Ledger System; JD Edwards; various

other computer programs, ten key calculator, foreign currency translation,

Sarbanes-Oxley

Organizations: Member Tennessee Society of CPA's, Past Treasurer of

Smithville Rotary Club, Past President of Nashville Motor Carrier

Operator's Association

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