Scott M. Loss
www.linkedin.com/in/scottloss *********@*******.***
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