Manager Accounting

JOHN E. SZYMANSKI

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SUMMARY

An accomplished accounting and tax manager with 10 years of US federal,

multi-state, international, and tax accounting experience working for

private and public global companies. Respected professional, known for

leading by example, with proven ability to direct actions toward achieving

company goals. Fully knowledgeable in all aspects of coordinating monthly,

quarterly and yearly tax provision and compliance functions. Experienced

in US GAAP tax accounting principles; FAS 109/ASC 740, FIN 18, FIN 48, FAS

123R, and SEC reporting tax disclosures for Forms 10Q/10K.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL Inc. / KRAFT FOODS Inc., Deerfield, IL

Sep 2011 - Present

World's second largest food company with annual revenues of $49.2 billion

Tax Reporting Manager/Contractor:

Assumed the responsibilities of a key manager, during leave, updating the

countries FIN 48 reserve and country analysis, assisting with the world

wide company's reporting of income taxes for financial statements, and

calculating effective tax rate forecasts for ETR guidance.

. Analyzed countries' tax provision calculations and effective tax rates

to identify and resolve errors or issues. Processed country

submissions of tax audit activity. Updated head quarter FIN 48 tax

reserves and expenses in local and U.S. currencies. Introduced

enhancements to FIN 48 workbooks and assisted transition of

responsibilities to other team members.

. Prepared restated tax provisions for Grocery Co. for 2007-2011 using

carve-out financial statement principles for purposes of filing Form

10 with the SEC in preparation for the Grocery spin-off from Kraft

Foods. All carve-out tax provision workings fully supported, audited

and signed off by outside audit firm.

. Prepared tax provisions for Snack Co. for 2007-2011 using discontinued

operation principals for filing the 10Q.

. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and meet tight deadlines.

. Assisted tax-planning and tax compliance teams by preparing tax basis

analyses for integration and restructuring activity.

MORGAN STANLEY Inc., Chicago, IL

Nov2009 - Apr 2011

Publicly traded financial services firm with $31.6 billion in revenues

Senior Tax Manager:

Managed Morgan Stanley's Asset Management division's quarterly and year-end

tax accounting computations reported under US GAAP to the SEC, including

tax provisions under FAS109/ASC740, deferred taxes, taxes payable and

uncertain tax positions under FIN48. Prepared annual compliance functions

for the 350 corporations, partnerships, and limited liability entities.

Maintained legal entity database used to integrate corporate information to

Corptax. Coordinated Asset Management's foreign filings; 8858's, 8865's and

5471's.

. Directed deferred validation project that reconciled the deferred tax

assets and liabilities.

. Initiated revised partnership basis calculations that identified

realized gain/ (loss) differences.

. Conducted extensive reviews on complex income tax returns utilizing

the RIA and CCH databases.

. Identified audit adjustments related to tax positions reflected

incorrectly for years ending 2006 through 2008 reducing taxable income

by $50 million.

. Tax compliance process focused on reducing redundancies, increasing

efficiencies and improving the accuracy and controls.

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HURON CONSULTING GROUP, Inc., Chicago, IL

Aug 2003 - Nov 2009

Publicly traded consulting firm with $ 850 million in revenues

Tax Manager:

Generated the quarterly and yearly tax provision process that applied FAS

109/ASC 740 and FIN 18 principles, which measured deferred tax assets and

liabilities for external reporting requirements. Generated SEC tax

footnotes for the 10Q, 10K and annual reports. Directed the accuracy and

completeness of the corporation's yearly consolidated worldwide annual

federal tax return, 44 unitary and separate state returns, and 8

international filings. Initiated estimated tax payment process for all

company jurisdictions. Mentored tax department staff and assisting with

their training and development.

. Enhanced the worldwide effective tax rate calculation and initiated

tax savings plans that lowered the ETR by 3.5 percent.

. Researched state apportionment regulations and utilized revenue

sourcing strategies that reduced total revenue for state purposes by

9%.

. Assisted outside consultants with Transfer Pricing study for sourcing

foreign related operations and transfers of intellectual property for

sourcing income to lower tax jurisdictions.

. Implemented a new fixed asset system, FAS, which computed depreciation

for book and MACRS purposes reducing the full day calculation process

to 3 hours through automation and computerization.

. Directed 338(h) (10) elections for 2 S-Corp acquisitions that reduced

Huron's tax liabilities by $18 million over 15 years.

. Initiated automated legal entity consolidations for the Accounting

department that achieved more accurate and timely financial statements

for the reporting of the legal entities to the creditors.

HOMER FINANCIAL, Lockport, IL

Jan 2003 - Jul 2003

Accounting and Investment firm

Senior Tax Associate:

Performed monthly write-up services including; general ledger, payroll,

financial statements, sales & use taxes, and the year-end tax returns for

small companies. Prepared tax returns comprised of individual, S-

corporation, C-corporation, partnership and LLC tax returns.

. Prepared quarterly and yearly payroll forms, 940, 941, W-2, W-3, and

UI-3/40.

. Initiated unaudited compilations and financial packages for

small companies.

VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Aug 1996 - Jan 2003

Registered Mutual Fund Investment Co. with $60 billion in assets under

management

Accounting Manager:

Managed the general ledger monthly close process, consolidation of the

legal entities, department cost allocations, account reconciliations,

quarterly forecasts, and variance analysis.

. Generated monthly and quarterly profit and loss estimates to parent

company to assist senior management's review of operations and

facilitate business critical decisions.

. Implemented and maintained a database that generated automated

department financial statements that provided detailed insight of

performance and expenditures.

EDUCATION

Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL - Bachelor of Arts

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

IRS Enrolled Agent, March 2003 - Practice tax audits before the Internal

Revenue Service

TAX SOFTWARE

Corptax, Drake, ATX, RIA, CCH, FAS

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