Arthur Ward

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Valley Stream, NY 11580; 516-***-****; acxo3s@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

S&P Global, Inc. / McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc. August 2011 – May 2016

Tax Manager

●Manage indirect taxes compliance and audits which include data gathering and development of new audit procedures including audit trail documentation for sales and use tax returns.

●Manage audit issue resolution.

●Lead on outsourcing of indirect tax compliance to Vertex and the implementation of One Source Property Tax

●Research and planning for new and existing products regarding their taxability.

●Determine nexus obligations in the various U.S. jurisdictions.

●Identify potential material non-income tax exposures in tax due diligence projects

National Grid/Keyspan Corporation 2008 – July 2011

Tax Manager

●Managed the US Indirect Tax Department for both legacy companies (National Grid & Keyspan) which are responsible for reporting and paying $1.5B in indirect taxes annually.

●Automated National Grid Upstate NY and New England operations use tax process to mirror the legacy Keyspan model, which save the company $11M annually.

●Applied for Direct Payment Permits (DPP) for National Grid from MA, NYS, RI & VT and received approval from each state.

●Implemented a new exemption certificate policy for both legacy companies.

●Outsourced the collection and retrieval of exemption certificates to a third party web based system.

●Reviewed and signed off on all tax compliance reporting and payments for Federal, State and Local indirect tax returns (Excise, GRT, GET SUT, etc.).

●Team leader for the Implementation of the STS (Use Tax Software) and Sabrix

●Managed various indirect taxes audits which include Gross Receipts Tax, Sales & Use Tax, Excise Tax, etc.

●Managed internal and external indirect taxes inquiries for the US & UK customers.

●Coordinated internal and external audits (hearing, new letter rulings, etc.)

●Developed and managed staff of five full time employees and three interns.

●Led selection of new SUT software application (Sabrix) to replace the current system as a result of the company US foundation Project (PeopleSoft & Oracle replaced with SAP)

ISO, Inc. 2005 to 2008

Senior Tax Accountant

●Evaluated current processes, recommend, and implement more efficient ways to streamline use of tax software and fully automated the sales tax compliance process including internal accounting controls.

●Team leader for the Vertex O series upgrade, which added e-commerce capability for the parent company and its wholly own subsidiaries throughout the US.

●Managed the Vertex monthly sales tax rates updates and communicate the rates and law changes to the divisions using proprietary billing systems and tax engine software.

●Assist in analyzing billing system and migrating legacy systems to PeopleSoft. Develop processes to interface product delivery systems with PeopleSoft.

●Managed ISO UEZ (Urban Enterprise Zone Exemption) annually renewal process which saves the company approximately $1.5 million in use tax each year on purchases of goods and services.

Verizon Communications Inc. 2001 to 2005

Tax Manager

●Managed tax compliance for Verizon Media Ventures, Verizon Airfone, which included filing Federal, State and Local Excise Tax, Sales and Use Tax, Gross Receipts Tax, and Utility User Tax Returns.

●Researched and planned for new and existing products regarding their taxability.

●Managed tax compliance for Verizon Select Services, Verizon Long Distance, and NYNEX Long Distance, outsourced via Tax Partners LLC.

●Team leader for the conversion from Atlantax Systems Inc. to Tax Partners LLC. This action saved the company hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life of the contract.

PT-1 Communications, Inc. 1998 to 2001

Senior Tax Accountant

●Filed Sales and Use Tax, Federal and State Excise Tax Returns, Personal Property, Gross Receipts, Utility Tax Returns and State Income Tax and Franchise Tax Returns.

●Team leader for the Implementation of the Vertex Tax Software (Comptax21)

AT&T Local Services 1995 to 1998

Senior Tax Accountant

●Filed Federal and State Excise Tax Returns, Sales and Use, Gross Receipts, Non-Title Personal Property, Commercial Rent, Property Tax Returns and Business License Tax Returns.

●Assisted with automation of the Sales and Use Tax compliance process via Atlantax Systems, Inc. and Vertex Software.

EDUCATION:

BBA Accounting – Pace University, New York, NY

Enrolled Agent – IRS

SOFTWARE Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook; Access; Vertex; Lawson, PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, One Source, Checkpoint RIA and CCH

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