Accounting Years Experience

James C. Watkins, Jr.

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PROFILE Bussiness professional with 5 years experience in Federal and State Income Tax, International Income Tax and

Business Tax. A self-starter who can work as a team member or independently to accomplish company objectives.

Possess strong communication skills, oral and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels within an

organization and with outside administrators and consultants as needed. Highly organized with the ability to handle

multiple projects at a time, prioritize, and meet multiple deadlines in a fast paced environment.

EXPERIENCE

Terex Corporation, Westport, CT June ’08 to March 2013

Tax Accountant

• Managed income tax provision task list and performance indicator in Sharepoint

• Compile facts, movements and balances, and apply US GAAP and governing tax laws to determine tax

provision amounts

• Accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, current, deferred tax analysis, and journal entries

• Sales and Use Tax Audits and Returns

• VAT and Customs Duty

• Business Registrations

• Maintain standards for Sarbanes-Oxley 404 and UTP compliance

• Research GAAP tax accounting, and US international, federal tax issues, and reporting issues, and prepare

memos detailing and supporting Terex position

• Develop efficiencies by implementing paperless processes and automated templates/models to reduce time-

consuming tax analyses on a quarterly and annual basis

• Produce (design and retrieve) reports from the Hyperion financial reporting system

• Reconciliation and analysis of return to provision differences

• Assisted the VP of Tax and management on tax research, planning and reporting for specific transactions

• Domestic and non-domestic income tax accrual to return process.

• Presented to tax group monthly summary income tax provision and ways to improve the process

• Prepare Federal and state tax work papers, returns, and audit responses

• Support field units and prepare and/or review Excel workbooks used in computing the Terex quarterly tax

provision

• Assisted in credit for increasing research activities and general business credit

Affinion Group, Trumbull, CT 2007 – 2008

Accounting/Finance Internship

• Financial planning, reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

• Budget vs. Actual variance and account reconciliations.

• Led various special projects.

EDUCATION Sacred Heart University, John F. Welch College of Business, Fairfield, CT

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, May 2008

Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY

Bachelors of Art, Theatre Arts, 2004-2006

Minor: Pre-Law

CPA STATUS Certified Public Accountant candidate

COMPUTER

SKILLS: Advanced skill level in Excel (pivot tables); proficient with Word, Visio, Tax and Accounting software such as

Hyperion, OneSource, fast tax, Vertex, SharePoint, RIA Checkpoint.

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