Manager Tax

JENNIFER BRINKMAN

***** ******* **** ****, ******, TX 75009

214-***-****

********.********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Contractor) 06/09 -

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State Tax Contractor

. Reviewed State Tax Returns for individual entities and for combined

and consolidated filing groups

. Reviewed Amended Returns prepared as a result of a Federal IRS Audit

. Responded to State auditors and prepared documentation requested by

issued IDRs.

. Research and documentation to support changes in state tax effective

rate

. Prepared quarterly income and franchise tax payable account

reconciliations as well as prepared adjusting entries necessary to the

general ledger

. Research and documentation to support various potential audit

positions and general ledger reserves

Siemens PLM Software 05/08 - 06/09

Senior Tax Analyst III (Interim Federal Tax Manager)

. Streamlined the monthly provision calculation; reconciled income tax

account balances with financial statement opening balance sheet from

acquisition and coordinated quarterly provision review with external

auditors and internal SOX auditors.

. Reviewed Federal Income Tax return and supporting schedules

. Managed one staff person responsible for state correspondence and

income tax support; Managed one contractor responsible for preparing

federal return M-1 adjustments and pulling data for R&D credit

. Review of monthly income, franchise, and international tax expense and

payable account reconciliations

. Revamped Section 199 computation and began process improvements for

collecting data

. Prepared and reviewed State Income Tax returns

. Reviewed W-8BEN forms provided by foreign vendors to determine

appropriate withholding percentage based on relevant treaty terms

. Filed Form 1042 and Form 1042-S to submit withholding on foreign

transactions

. Gained some basic understanding of foreign tax transactions that

impacted my US provision and how to account for the current and

deferred foreign tax credit calculation.

Energy Future Holdings (Contractor)

05/06 - 04/08

State Planning and Controversy Contractor

. Supporting role with state income and franchise tax audits

. Prepared schedules calculating state tax reserves based on federal

audit positions

. Coordinated with State Compliance group regarding audit outcomes and

filing requirements

. Project Management experience with Nexus Study cases and apportionment

disputes with state governments

Ayco, A Goldman Sachs Company (Contractor) 01/06 -

04/06

Regional Tax Manager

. Prepared and Reviewed federal and state personal income tax returns

for high wealth clients

. Contacted clients and financial institutions to obtain pertinent

information to file a complete income tax return

. Managed a team of 6 full time tax associates, as well as 18 associates

preparing returns on a part time basis to ensure coordination and

mailing of over 1,000 tax returns

. Communicated with other regional managers, and our Tax Department

Headquarters regarding compliance status and major client issues

. Represented clients before the IRS through correspondence and

telephone calls

Pingleton, Howard, and Co. PC 08/05 -

12/05

Small Business Accountant

. Monthly and Quarterly write-up work for small businesses

. Bank reconciliations for Governmental entities

. Assisted on Local and Governmental audits

. Sales and Payroll Tax Return Preparation

. Government and Not-for-profit Tax Return Preparation

. Individual, Partnership, and S-Corp Income Tax Return Preparation

Ayco, A Goldman Sachs Division 01/04 -

07/05

Regional Tax Manager

. Prepared and Reviewed federal and state individual tax returns for

high wealth clients

. Reviewed federal and state tax returns for Partnerships, S-Corps, and

Trusts

. Reviewed Partnership general ledgers with year ending journal entries

. Prepared tax returns for Estates

. Contacted clients and financial institutions to obtain pertinent

information to file a complete return

. Managed a team from 2 to 7, depending on time of year.

. Communicated with other regional mangers, and our Tax Department

Headquarters, regarding tax status and major client issues

. Represented clients before the IRS through correspondence and

telephone calls

Hillwood Development Company 02/03 -

12/03

Tax Analyst

. Prepared federal and state partnership income and franchise tax

returns

. Prepared year-end adjusting tax entries to maintain financials on a

tax basis

. Created and maintained the chart of accounts and deferred income tax

accounts for the tax software (CORPTax)

. Prepared flow-through charts showing income realization by owners

JCPenney Company 03/02 - 01/03

Tax Analyst

. Prepared federal and state corporate subsidiary tax returns

. Prepared consolidating entries for the Eckerd subsidiaries

. Rolled and maintained deferred tax accounts for JCPenney subsidiaries

. Reconciled and reviewed the tax basis financials with book financials

Arthur Andersen 09/99 - 03/02

Senior Business Tax Associate

. Prepared and reviewed federal and state corporate and partnership

income and franchise tax returns

. Cost Segregation Study projects and tax minimization studies for

corporate clients

. Maintained and tracked several types of deferred tax liability

schedules, including goodwill and accruals

. FAS 109 Tax Accounting

. Prepared federal tax equalization for US employees working in Mexico

EDUCATION

University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

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