Management Training

Deborah Smith

Email: ********@*********.***

Address:

City: Columbus

State: OH

Zip: 43220

Country: USA

Phone: 614-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

High-performing Executive with 20 years of Taxation experience. In-depth knowledge of Tax operations at all levels. Demonstrated proficiency in staffing, training and development, budgeting and program management.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Ohio Dominican University (ODU), Columbus OH 1/2001 to 5/2003 (Business Administration)

Job History / Details:

Executive Profile

High-performing Executive with 20 years of Taxation experience. In-depth knowledge of Tax operations at all levels. Demonstrated proficiency in staffing, training and development, budgeting and program management.

Skill Highlights

Change Implementation

Project Management

Strategic Planning and Objective Execution

Organizational Restructure and Change

Problem Resolution

Budget and Organizational Forecasting

Fraud oversight

Staff Development/Training

Staff Motivation

Performance Analysis

Public Speaker at National Conferences;participant in TIGERS & FTA conferences

Legislative Interpretation; forecasting implementation impact

Contract Negotiations

Core Accomplishments

Operations Management:

Directs, coordinates, manages, and evaluates all internal and external operations

Establishes, implements, and maintains policies and procedures for the statewide compliance and audit programs

Ensures compliance with state and federal laws applicable to tax equalization.

Staff Development:

Supervises staff, provides guidance and assistance in resolving procedural, administrative, and audit problems

Establish training classes forFederal & State legislative updates, and internal system changes

Measures and reports performance of the division

Business Development:

Reviews proposed legislation, prepares reports on potential and existing technical problems (e.g., Allocation of School District Taxes, Entity Identification issues, auditing procedures for tax agents, property classification and taxability)

Created Fraud detection unit;stopped >$10 mil.refund requests in 2011 tax year

Oversees and directs research and analysis of tax issues and proposals (e.g., financial markets, forecasting of tax changes to the general revenue fund and school district distributions and court decisions)

Administers direction for training needs and instructional material for presentations;oversees organizational structure and staffing patterns.

Attends legislative hearings to explain departmental operations; represents department at public meetings and conferences with practitioners, taxpayer associations, and government officials regarding current administration of tax law; participates in conferences, seminars, workshops &/or meetings of civic groups; appears in court as expert witness for state; attends &/or conducts staff meetings.

Professional Experience

August 2005 to Current

Ohio Department of Taxation Columbus, Ohio

Administrator Personal and School District Income, Employer Withholding & Commercial Activity taxes

December 2004 to Current

Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio

Accounting Adjunct Professor

Professor: Beginning & Intermediate Accounting, and various Taxation classes; e.g. Federal, State & Local Income, Pass Through Entity, Employer Withholding, Sales & Use, Commercial Activity, and Excise taxes.

July 1998 to August 2005

Vawter Financial, Ltd Columbus, Ohio

Tax Accountant

Specialized in Individual Federal, State and Local Income taxes.

April 1993 to July 1998

Upper Arlington Public Library Upper Arlington, Ohio

Deputy Treasurer

Responsibilities included forecasting, budgeting, and allocating $5 mil. in appropriations considering annual levy reductions.

Education

Ohio Dominican University (ODU) Columbus, Ohio

MBA Business Administration

Also received from ODU undergrad Bachelor of Science, majoring in Accounting and Business Administration.

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