ANTHONY CARLSON
**** ******* ***** • San Marcos, CA 92069 • acd8au@r.postjobfree.com • 949-***-****
Summary of Qualifications
Tax Analyst * Financial Reporting * Payroll Administrator * Accounting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tax Preparer (Seasonal), Pamela S. Lint & Associates 2014
• Working directly with a CPA to complete personal tax returns for all clients.
Staff Accountant, Barnett & Company, Inc. Certified Public Accountants 2013
• Interviewed clients for tax information, started each return, and conducted analysis to
determine all supporting documentation – and working with client to obtain. Provided
detailed notes for the final review of tax returns.
• Maintained all Accounts Payable and Account Receivable for multiple clients.
• Filed quarterly payroll tax returns, remit tax payments, and generate paychecks for
multiple clients’ payroll cycles, while maintaining all payroll and employee records.
• Bookeeping
Taxation Staff Associate (Seasonal), Shapiro and Co., an Accountancy Corporation
2012
• Interviewed clients for tax information, started each return, and conducted analysis to
determine all supporting documentation – and working with client to obtain. Provided
detailed notes for the final review of tax returns.
• Bookkeeping
Financial Reporting Staff Associate (Paid Internship), TGG Accounting
2011
• Maintained all Accounts Payable and Account Receivable for multiple clients.
• Filed quarterly payroll tax returns, remit tax payments, and generate paychecks for
multiple clients’ payroll cycles, while maintaining all payroll and employee records.
• Bookeeping
Student Consultant, LPL Financial 2011
• Market entry analysis
Student Delegate, CSU San Marcos Early Assessment Program 2009 - 2010
• Public Relations
CSU San Marcos PRIDE Ambassador/MiraCosta College Student Ambassador 2006 - 2010
• Developed excellent public speaking skills working in public relations: visited high
schools, hosted tours, and gave presentations about higher education to youth ages 8-18.
• Developed effective interpersonal communication skills: conducted and reported on
confidential meetings with students, worked the front desk answering questions,
scheduling appointments, and fielding phone calls.
• Demonstrated leadership skills as a Student Senator to develop the budget for the student
body, and as a graduate of the Emerging Leaders Institute wherein I organized College
Hour events at MiraCosta College.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
• Researched market potential for expansion into India on behalf of LPL Financial in the
Senior Experience Program as the Company Contact Representative.
• Analyzed questionaires using SPSS to make action recommendations to Honda about the
Civic Hybrid; and also to the President of California State University San Marcos about
improvements to the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Wrote an essay regarding anthropological issues at the Carlsbad Boys and Girls Club for
a Service Learning Project that was selected to be published in MiraCosta’s Reflections.
• Associated Student Government Senator, MiraCosta College 2006 - 2008
• Peer Advisor, MCC Extended Opportunities Programs and Services (EOPS)
2007 – 2008
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
• Lacerte, QuickBooks, Encompass, Access, SPSS, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CalCPA 2011 - 2014
Alumni Association, California State University San Marcos 2011 - 2014
Accounting Society, California State University San Marcos 2008 - 2011
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Option: Accountancy May 2011
Cumulative GPA: 3.0; Major GPA: 3.2; Dean’s List, one semester; Re-entry GPA: 3.33
California State University San Marcos