Gary Stavis

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Mendham, NJ *****

Home – 973-***-****

Cell – 201-***-****

SUMMARY

Responsible for Domestic and International tax matters among a blend of industries including Media, Communications, Advertising, Manufacturing, Retail, Energy and Financial Sectors. Particular expertise with Tax Compliance, Tax Provisioning, Tax Planning, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, ASC 740, FIN 48 and FAS 109 analysis with a strong understanding of Transfer Pricing and Research.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hudson News Company – East Rutherford, NJ 2010 - Present Tax Director

Establish and implement in house tax income, sales and property tax compliance and tax accounting functions

Prepare and manage the consolidated Federal and State tax provisions including analysis of current and deferred provision, current payable, ASC 740, FAS 109 and FIN 48, Effective Tax Rates, rate reconciliation and valuation allowance

Manage and oversee all Federal, State, Local and International tax compliance including income, franchise, sales and use, property, licenses and gross receipts

Direct and supervise all Federal, State and Local tax audits

Control sales tax procedures for point of sales products

Implement policies and procedures to oversee use tax accruals, and proper accounting for sales taxes

Initiated and instituted policies and procedures to effectively reduce income and sales taxes

Review and manage the preparation of all Corporation and Partnership tax returns and reconcile to provision

Implement CCH CorpSystem and OneSource Tax Compliance, Provision, Property Tax and Sales Tax software

Optimize and improve tax strategies to reduce overall tax burden

Identify business transactions with tax implications and communicate solutions to executive managers

Implemented Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures for federal, state and local taxes

Supervise and manage one Tax Manager and three tax accountants

Coordinate, manage and review transfer pricing documentation

Liaison for all outside tax consultants and tax counsels

GFK Custom Research, N.A. - New York, NY 2008 - 2009

Temporary role eliminated in April 2009

U.S. Tax Director

Prepared and managed the consolidated Federal and State tax provisions including analysis of current and deferred provision, current payable, FAS 109 and FIN 48, Effective Tax Rates, rate reconciliation and valuation allowance

Managed and oversaw all Federal, State, Local and International tax compliance including income, franchise, sales and use, property, licenses and gross receipts

Reviewed all Corporation and Partnership tax returns and reconcile to provision

Implement policies and procedures to oversee use tax accruals, and proper accounting for sales taxes

Initiated and instituted policies and procedures to effectively reduce income and sales taxes

Implemented TaxStream Provision and OneSource Tax Compliance software

Optimized and improved tax strategies to reduce overall income tax burden

Communicated tax issues and recommended resolutions to management

Managed all Federal and State tax audits

Provided Research and Planning and Due Diligence for Mergers, Acquisitions, Income, Sales and other tax issues

Coordinated and implemented Transfer Pricing documentation related to intangibles and intercompany transactions with outside consultant

Oversaw Foreign Tax Credit process, overall foreign loss and E&P calculations

Reviewed 1120-F’s, 5471’s, 5472’s, 1042’s, 1118’s, 8858’s and W8-BEN’s

Researched treaties for International planning primarily in the Americas

Managed, supervised and mentored the daily activity of one tax accountant

SGS North America, Inc. - Rutherford, NJ 2007 - 2008

Company relocated finance operations

Tax Director

Managed and oversaw all Federal, State, Local and International compliance

Prepared and reviewed all Corporation and Partnership Income and Franchise tax returns, extensions and estimates

Managed all Federal and State tax audits

Implement policies and procedures to oversee use tax accruals, and proper accounting for sales taxes

Managed the preparation and review of all Sales Tax, Property Tax, annual reports and miscellaneous tax reports

Coordinate with Finance Directors to provide financial statement information

Perform detailed review of balance sheet and income statement for book/tax adjustments

Provided analysis of current and deferred tax provision and liability in accordance with GAAP and IAS standards

Coordinated and implemented Transfer Pricing documentation related to intangibles and intercompany transactions with Head of Group Tax

Implemented and Analyzed impact of FIN 48 and Sarbanes-Oxley for Income, Sales and Property Taxes

Provided Research and Planning for Mergers, Acquisitions, Income, Sales, Property and other tax issues

Managed a staff of two tax accountants

Dow Jones & Company, Inc. - Princeton, New Jersey June 2007 - November 2007

Company acquired by News Corp.; role phased out in Nov 2007

Senior Tax Manager

Reviewed all Corporation and Partnership Tax Returns, and all associated Domestic and International tax compliance

Provided analysis and review of Forms 5471, foreign tax credit, E&P calculations and disclosures for consolidated tax return

Oversight of quarterly provisions and Sarbanes Oxley disclosures

Review FAS 109, FIN 48 analysis and schedules

Provided Research and Analysis of various tax issues

Supervised professional staff of four tax accountants

Carat North America - New York, NY 2006 - 2007

Role eliminated due to outsourcing

Tax Director

Established and implemented in house tax compliance and tax accounting functions

Provided oversight of all Domestic and International Tax Compliance for Corporations and Partnerships

Provided tax planning to minimize tax burdens

Developed Transfer Pricing process and documentation

Implemented Sarbanes-Oxley compliance procedures

Initiated and implemented FAS 109, FIN 48 with accompanying analysis

Coordinate with Finance Directors to provide financial statement information

Perform detailed review of balance sheet and income statement for book/tax adjustments

Provided all Research and Planning for entire tax function including all North and South America

Provided tax forecasts and associated documentation

Provided analysis on Domestic and International Merger and Acquisitions from a tax perspective

Administered quarterly estimated taxes, provisions and extensions

BHD Corporation - North Palm Beach, Fl 2004 - 2006

Company Filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Controller

Maintained overall responsibility and authority for the financial operations of the organization including budget preparation and administration, audit, taxation, accounting, monthly closing of books of record and account reconciliation and adjustments

Managed a team of 5 staff accountants’ daily workflow and the preparation of month-end, quarter-end and year-end closings, including variance analysis to budget

Oversight of the preparation and review of all Sales Tax, Property Tax, annual reports and miscellaneous tax reports

Provided analysis and review of financial statements

Oversight of all treasury functions

Established banking relationships and negotiated bank lines of credit

Established in house tax compliance and research

Leucadia National Corporation - New York, NY 1988 - 2004

Tax Manager

Role reported directly into the CFO; responsible for the daily management, supervision and compliance

Established and implemented in house tax compliance procedures and processes

Managed and reviewed all Domestic and International tax compliance

Prepared and reviewed consolidated Federal, State and Local Corporation and Partnership Tax returns including sales and use and transaction taxes

Supervised and managed all tax audits

Initiated and implemented procedures to maintain income and sales and use tax compliance

Established procedures to improve the accounting for income and sales taxes

Implemented and was keenly involved in all Tax Provisions (FAS 109)

Implemented Fast Tax Compliance software

Reviewed 5471’s, 5472’s, 1042’s and 1118’s

Provided oversight of all Transactional tax areas including Sales and Use and Property Tax.

Provided Tax Planning and Research to minimize income and sales and use tax liability and created strategies to continually improve the Effective Tax Rate and reduce overall tax burden

Provided tax footnote workpapers and documentation for all SEC filings

Liaison for all outside tax consultants and tax counsels.

Provided E&P analysis

Implemented policies to insure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for federal, state and local taxes

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & EDUCATION

Tax Executive Institute – Member 25 years

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

Master in Taxation

GPA: 3.4/4.0

Pace University, New York, NY

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

GPA: .3.2/4.0

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite: Excel (Advanced), Access (Proficient), Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Tax Systems: ONESOURCE Provision, Income, Sales and Property Tax, GoSystem Tax, ProSystem Tax, CCH CorpSystem, Workpaper Manager/Engagement, CCH/RIA/BNA Research

Accounting Systems: Cartesis and Hyperion Reporting Package, Knowledge of Oracle, PeopleSoft and Great Plains G/L systems

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