Professional Experience

**** – **** Robert Lang CPA, Scarsdale NY

Senior Tax Accountant

Worked on 60% of company’s 300 tax returns

**** – 2015 Richard Zuckerman CPA, Bronxville NY

Senior Tax Accountant

Worked on 50 individual returns

2015 – 2015 Marks Paneth, LLP, Tarrytown NY

Senior Tax Accountant

Worked on 250 individual returns

2014 – 2015 Grossbach, Zaino & Associates, PC, Rye Brook NY

Senior Accountant and Auditor

2008 – 2014: Don Settanni, CPA, PLLC, Katonah, NY

Senior Tax Accountant and Auditor

Worked on 100% of company’s 500 tax returns, including corporate, sales, partnerships, non-profits, payroll, and individual

Maintained 80 monthly clients.

Audited co-ops, condos, and non-profits for preparation of certified financial statements

Trained clients in use of different software including QuickBooks and Excel

2007 – 2008: Fine, Ciliberti, and DiPietro, CPAs, Pleasantville, NY

Senior Accountant

Worked on 70% of company’s 1250 tax returns, including corporate, sales, partnerships, non-profits, payroll, and individuals

Maintained monthly clients

2007– 2007: Gaspari and Associates, CPAs, Scarsdale, NY

Senior Accountant

Worked on 85% of company’s 600 tax returns, including corporate, sales, partnerships, non-profits, payroll, and individual

Maintained monthly clients

Directed and followed up on work of 4 staff members

2003 - 2007: Heraeus Kulzer Inc., Armonk, NY, a $100 million sales organization specializing in sales of teeth and other medical devices. A wholly owned subsidiary of Heraeus, GMBH, the world’s leading manufacturer of teeth and other medical devices

Tax and Treasury Manager

Reduced customer service complaints regarding sales taxes from more than 100 per month to none

Implemented procedures to reduce workers compensation expense by more than 15%

Responsible for getting more than $400,000 in sales and use tax refunds

Responsible for preparation of all state franchise and foreign tax returns

Filing all Sales and Use tax returns for all states, Canada, and Puerto Rico

Prepared for all tax and year end audits

Monthly reconciliation of parent to subsidiary inter-company account as well as subsidiary to subsidiary inter-company accounts including discrepancy resolution in all accounts

Monthly reconciliation of accrual accounts including required journal entries and analysis

Monthly update of construction in process and fixed asset reconciliation and analysis including input and tracking of new fixed assets from purchase orders through proof of payment of invoices

Company Liaison to all banks in Canada and the United States including troubleshooting any problems

Daily cash management as Security Administrator on all cash accounts

2002 – 2003: S. P. Cooper & Co. LLP, Certified Public Accountants, Yonkers, NY

Senior Accountant

Worked on 60% of company’s 1000 tax returns

Maintained monthly clients.

1983 - 2001: Restaurant Associates Corp., New York City, a $1 billion sales organization specializing in restaurants and corporate catering. A wholly owned subsidiary of Compass Group, Ltd., the world’s leading food service organization, with $10 billion in sales in 60 countries.

Assistant Tax Manager

Recommended merging of corporations to save over $100,000 in franchise taxes

Wrote 7 computer programs including Federal Taxes, State Taxes, Payroll, Sales and Use, and Depreciation

Saved company over $250,000 via tracking unemployment and voluntary payments

Responsible for all aspects of Federal, State, and Local Taxation:

Consolidated Return of 200 corporations

100+ State Tax Returns for 25 states and municipalities

Filing of all sales and use tax returns for entire corporation

Prepared for all tax audits including negotiating with government authorities to reduce tax exposure

Filing of all payroll tax returns for the parent corporation including all 175 subsidiaries nationwide

Calculation and analysis of tax effects of proposed business strategies

Sweep Cash accounts for 16 banks, wiring and netting, audit and reconcile daily deposits and cash

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

Proficient in SAP, Lacerte, Pro Systems, CCH Software, ProSeries,

RIA Software, Ultratax, ATX Tax Software, QuickBooks, ADP, Excel and MS Word

EDUCATION: Baruch College, BBA

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