SHERYL CARDWELL
Home Address: *** ****** ****, ******** ****, Texas 78058
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 46, Mountain Home, Texas 78058
Home Phone: 830-***-****
Cell Phone: 830-***-****
Email: ********@***.***
OBJECTIVE Career change from Auditor/Consultant to Proofreader and/or Copy Editor
SKILLS PROFILE Excellent oral and written skills; and command of the English language.
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Thorough knowledge of grammar rules and spelling. (Computer assisted spelling
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and grammar checks are only a starting point.)
Enthusiastic researcher, I find everything fascinating (except sports)
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Good background in looking for “needles in haystacks” and I love looking for them.
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EMPLOYMENT Tax Consultant, Cardwell Consulting August 2001- Present
HISTORY P.O. Box 46, Mountain Home, TX 78058 830-***-**** (self-employed)
Website: www.cardwelltax.com
Recover overpaid state taxes for Texas manufacturers. I do all of the work in the
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documentation process, providing all equipment and materials. I work on 100%
commission, and I only get paid for taxes I recover.
Provide post audit training, free tax advice for clients, post-audit defense of
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recoveries when challenged by the State of Texas.
Audit representation for clients who have received state audit assessments.
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Tax Specialist, The SALT Group April 1997- August 2001
874 Harper Road, Suite 101, Kerrville, Texas 78028 830-***-****
Website: www.thesaltgroup.com Supervisor: Harlan Hall
Designed and implemented the tax review process. Provided ongoing training for
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auditors on how to prepare recovery documents and provided taxability training.
Reviewed and critiqued auditors’ submissions, acted as liaison between company
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and the State employees in Austin, and acted as host when State auditors were
sent to our office for refund verifications.
Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts May 1995-March 1997
6875 Bandera Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78238 210-***-**** Supervisor: Joe Loredo
Contacted taxpayers to schedule audits and explain how the audit would take place.
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Reviewed prior audits, taxpayer history, and applicable laws and statutes.
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Developed audit plan. Verified and examined taxpayers’ records. Presented audit
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findings to taxpayers and advised them regarding their rights.
Premium Auditor, Hamel Consolidated September 1994-April 1995
P.O. Box 795006, Dallas, Texas 75379 972-***-**** Supervisor: Jon Hamel
Contacted policyholders to schedule worker’s comp insurance premium audits.
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Verified actual payroll costs vs. estimated payroll costs per records.
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Presented audit findings to policyholder and advised them whether they owed
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additional premium or were due a credit. Uploaded audits to Dallas home office.