Manager Sales

GARY RICHARDS CPA

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I am a Tax Professional with an outstanding record of achievements through “Best Practice Procedures” (for example,

cost reductions, risk management, staff development, and effective tax rate management). I have extensive

experience in federal, state/local and foreign tax administration. My strengths include tax accounting, tax controversy,

research, planning, issue development, and tax life cycle automation. I would like to join an organization that will

benefit from my experience and “Best Practice Procedures” as it manages complicated multinational tax and

accounting issues while lowering operating cost.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HILLENBRAND, Inc., Batesville, IN 2009 – 2010

Tax Manager

• Implemented CorpTax provision and compliance software while managing other tax issues. This

accomplishment was achieved through a small team of in house resources (the Tax Manager and Tax

Analyst committing 30% and 80% of their time respectively for 7 months).

• Prepared FAS 109 quarterly and year end computations through Corptax provision software. Reduced

operating cost by 60%.

• Prepared computation worksheets for substantially all tax adjustments during a 3 week timeline. The

worksheets reduced cost by 40%.

• Prepared 5 proforma federal corporate income tax returns through the integrated Corptax software

during a 3 week timeline. This accomplishment was achieved through a small team (the Tax Manager

and Tax Analyst both new to the company). Reduced costs by 70%.

• Performed tax research, analysis, and planning

• Managed federal, state, local, and sales tax audit

• Managed direct reports

VISTAR CORPORATION, Centennial, CO 2007 – 2009

Director Tax (Layoff cause by Merger)

• Developed tax policies, procedures, goals, budget, and directed overall tax operation

• Developed and implemented an automated integrated tax accounting system used to prepare FAS

109 quarterly and year end computations. Reduced compliance cost by 60%

• Directed FIN 48 Implementation

• Developed the most difficult FIN 48 Issues

• Directed sales, use, and property tax functions. Changed the resale certification renewal process,

which reduced time required to manage the function by 70%

• Provided tax support for Merger and Acquisitions

• Developed Internal tax department controls

• Developed tax department personnel

• Managed five direct reports

• Filing, Reviewing Corporate Income tax return

BLS COMMUNICATIONS NW, Inc, Conifer, CO 2002 – 2007

President/ Finance Manager (Closed the business)

• Set company policies, procedures, goals, and budgets

• Directed company's operations

• Filing, preparing, reviewing Corporate TAX

• Directed sales and marketing functions

• Prepared financial statements

• Meeting government compliances requirement Timely

• Trained company employees in various functions

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INT’L, Inc., Denver, CO 1984 – 2001

Director Tax (Layoff caused by Merger)

• Managed Qwest and U S WEST tax function integration and other special projects.

• Resolved integration issues related to systems, policies and procedures, realization of synergies, and

tax saving opportunities

• Managed the development and implementation of several tax saving opportunities

• Exceeded synergy goals

• Extensive FAS 109 experience

• Filing, preparing, reviewing Corporate Income tax returns

Director Federal Tax Audits and Legislation

• Managed audit function from pre audit to litigation preparation.

• Negotiated many of the issues and supported outside counsel in the negotiation of the other issues

• Developed innovated strategies (both factual and legal) used to support tax position on various issues.

Developed and implemented “Best Practice Audit Process” that reduced audit cost by more than 50%,

time required to complete the audit by 50%, IRS assessment by 90%, and unagreed issues by 90%

• The process received support and recognition from the IRS

• Presented a power point presentation of the process (at the request of the IRS) at the IRS Town Hall

held in Denver and their Continuing Education Program

• Monitored, and reviewed proposed federal tax legislation

• Developed U S West Inc. position on proposed federal tax legislation

• Managed five direct reports

Lead Manager- Tax

• Managed the federal and state tax returns preparation, tax accruals, budgets, research and planning

for the three U.S. WEST’s operating telecommunication companies

• Managed centralization of the three separated operating telecommunication companies into one

operating telecommunication company (U.S.WEST Communications)

• Managed 15 tax professionals in three states.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Omaha, NE 1975 – 1984

Revenue Agent (Better opportunity)

• Audited corporate federal tax returns

EDUCATION

Masters Degree, Master’s of Taxation, University of Denver – Denver, CO, 1997

Bachelor’s Degree, University of Colorado – Boulder, CO, 1974

CPA, State of Nebraska, 1983

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