Scott M. Loss

www.linkedin.com/in/scottloss ac8dm0@r.postjobfree.com

Wellington, FL 33414 561-***-****

Professional Profile

High-Performing, MBA educated executive manager with a proven track record of excellence in all areas of Business Administration, Budgeting, Financial Services, Audit, and Tax.

Skilled strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks performance against key operational targets and goals.

Strong written and oral communicator who has produced and disseminated reports to senior corporate leadership, corporate stakeholders, and federal and state government officials.

Highly organized, creative leader and multi-tasker with proven track record of overseeing day-to-day operations, planning and organizing team efforts, as well as effectively managing staff.

Six Sigma trained with extensive emphasis on delivering optimal results in high growth environments through initiatives that exceed operational performance targets and yield measurable outcomes.

Areas of Expertise

Fiscal Affairs and Responsibility

Budget and Expense Control

P&L Management

Revenue Goal/Growth Attainment

Policy and Regulation Development and Implementation

Improvement of Processes and Improvements/ Sarbanes Oxley

Project Planning and Execution

Problem Solving

Negotiation, Persuasion, and Communication

Six Sigma Methodology

Staff Development and Motivation

Inter-agency and Government Relations

Operations Management

Strategic Planning and Leadership

Performance and Total Quality Management

Professional Experience

Manager of Corporate Controversies and Budgeting

Johnson Controls, Inc. (fka Tyco International, Ltd.) - Boca Raton, FL 2008-2018

Managed federal and state corporate controversies related to planning, compliance, M&A, audits and departmental budgeting.

Worked directly with federal and state government agencies, (IRS) agents and state auditors to ensure accurate and timely federal and state tax and regulatory reporting,

Negotiated favorable and unfavorable federal and state tax adjustments

Managed successful restructuring during company-wide sell off.

Directed the development and implementation of operational improvements and change-management strategies for R&D and M&A.

Quarterly reconciliation of all federal and state provisions, including, but not limited too; Fin45, Fin48, and Fas109.

Periodic travel out of state and country to work with legal and tax consultants to reduce federal and state related corporate controversies.

Co-identified and assembled the corporate controversies and budgeting team through recruitment and developmental training.

Co-created an inventory depreciation and amortization tracking system that substantially improved the quality, operational significance and financial productivity throughout the company.

Highlighted Contribution

Lead member of the Tyco debt litigation team during the largest debt litigation case in US tax court history.

Manager of Regulatory and Financial Operations

Cleartel Communications, Inc. - Delray Beach, FL 2006-2008

Successfully aligned business planning and financial processes with performance improvement and business risk-management activities.

Reviewed and analyzed data for monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales and use tax, communications services tax, federal excise tax and all FCC filings.

Partnered with the FCC and IRS to ensure timely and accurate telecommunication regulatory filings.

Worked directly with internal and external auditors to guarantee all federal and state income tax returns were filed accurately and timely.

Innkeepers USA Trust (KPA) (REIT) - Palm Beach, FL 2002-2006

Tax Accountant

Prepared monthly, quarterly and yearly sales and use tax returns for 36 extended stay hotels at the local, state and federal level.

Filed over 80 tax returns a month, including sales and use, room occupancy, telecommunications, liquor, and payroll tax.

Monthly balance sheet reconciliation, profit and loss reconciliation, and internal auditing.

Managed all tax compliance issues between our hotels and the local, state and federal taxing jurisdictions.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – College Park, MD

Master of Business Administration

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY – New Britain, CT

Bachelor of Science: Accounting, Marketing

Professional Affiliations

American Accounting Association; American Marketing Association; American Management Association; Golden Key National Honor Society; and Hillel House Treasurer, Six Sigma

Computer Skills

BNA, SharePoint, Exam Manager, Business Objects, Hyperion, CorpTax, Window/XP, Oracle Web Applications, Saxtax, ProSystems FX, J. D. Edwards, Vertex, Great Plains, Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access), and PaperHost

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