Manager Management
Resume:
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
GREENSBORO, NC 27407
[Open to Relocation]
CONTACT: 336-***-****
E-Mail: **********@***.***
Summary
Progressive experience in a corporate tax environment, with an emphasis on
the domestic compliance function at both the Federal as well as State &
Local levels, for large private and publicly traded companies, working
closely with the Director, Tax Compliance and parent corporation in all
aspects of the domestic tax function, including ASC 740/FAS 109, FIN 48.
Recognized for strong work ethic, open door management style, great oral
and written communication skills, and ability to effectively liaise with
outside departments and organizations. Major accomplishments include:
contract analyses resulting in additional $10mil deduction of IRC 197
Intangible; finding amendment to IRC 181 language, thereby allowing
reality show episodes to qualify for direct expensing, reducing the
corporate income tax burden by several million dollars; discovering
industry specific Michigan Regs., allowing film amortization of over
$600mil to qualify as "depreciation", thereby substantially minimizing
state tax liability.
Professional Experience
Resume Gap Jul
2009 - Present
. The Tax Dept. V.P. of 36+ years retired, and the new V.P. restructured
the department, eliminating my position.
. Shortly thereafter, I was called on to help take care of some personal
family matters. As a result, I have recently relocated to North
Carolina, and have begun the search for a job in my field of
experience, corporate tax. However, I am also open to relocation
elsewhere, should the proper opportunity present itself.
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1989 - Jul 2009
Tax Supervisor / Tax Manager - 2 Yrs.
. Assisted in planning, organization and preparation of the Consolidated
& separate company Federal Income Tax returns.
. Prepared, supervised processes and reviewed various Federal Income Tax
Schedule M book/tax adjustments.
. Supervised the preparation of Partnership Income Tax Returns using In-
Source in-house software.
. Filed consolidated & multi-state and local corporate tax returns,
estimates and extensions.
. Handled Information Document Requests (IDR's) from government
auditors, and defended tax filing positions, with favorable results.
. Prepared forecasts of projected taxable income, assisted in the
implementation of FAS 109 - Accounting for Income Taxes, and analyzed
cumulative schedule M-1's under FAS 109 requirements. Also provided
detailed explanations of forecast & provision to tax return variances
to management, for purposes of compliance with ASC 740/FAS 109, FIN
48.
. Effectively interfaced with various corporate departments and outside
governmental agencies.
. Created and improved various corporate spreadsheets and other
department practices and procedures, using database formats, lookup
formulas and pivot tables.
. Analyzed the tax effect of SOP 00-2.
. Provided information under SOX 404 compliance requirements.
. Prepared & reviewed sales/use tax returns for: AL, CA, CO, D.C., IA,
MI, NY & TX
. Researched various technical tax issues using multiple tax software
applications [i.e., Thomson-Reuters, RIA, CCH, etc.], and provided
recommendations for implementation to upper management.
. Investigated and resolved many state nexus issues.
Technicolor, Inc. North Hollywood, CA
Jan 1987 - Feb 1989
Tax Accountant
. Prepared the Federal Income Tax Return and the California Franchise
Tax Return.
. Responsible for filing all state income/franchise tax returns,
estimates and extensions, as well as annual reports and other
miscellaneous state returns.
. Coordinated the implementation of and training for the in-house
Federal Income Tax Return preparation using Fast-Tax System 5.
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
4705 PENNOAK LANE - UNIT C
GREENSBORO, NC 27407
[Open to Relocation]
CONTACT: 336-***-****
E-Mail: **********@***.***
Professional Experience - continued
Collins Foods International, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Apr 1985 - Jan 1987
Tax Analyst
. Responsible for filing all state income/franchise tax returns.
. Prepared all state income tax estimates and extension requests, as
well as annual reports and other miscellaneous state returns.
. Assisted in the preparation of the Consolidated Federal Income Tax
Return.
Education
Masters in Taxation [40% completed]
Golden Gate University, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Science
The State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Major: Business Administration / Accounting
A.A.S.
Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge, NY
Major: Accounting
Computer Skills / Research Tools
. Experience in Microsoft Windows O/S, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint and Outlook
. Database applications: PeopleSoft Mainframe General Ledger System;
Oracle; Access;
InSource CS & RS, and OneSource (in-house server and web-based tax
preparation software)
. Research expertise: Thomson-Reuters, RIA, CCH, Check-point and Lexis
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