Mary Ann Comey
aczkel@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/pub/maryanncomey
Summary: Detailed-oriented, knowledgeable general accounting and administrative professional, with skills in all billing/accounts, receivable/payable operations, audit processes, B2B collections, sales/use and property taxes, and business licensing. Documents all tax, license, sales and adjustment processes. Timely and precise: reviews all work for errors and completion. Collaborates with sales, legal, vendor, municipal and treasury colleagues and management personnel. Thorough, competent and caring. Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Education
AS Business Administration – Specializing in Accounting
New England College of Business and Finance – Completed 2016
Career Diploma in Bookkeeping - Penn Foster Career School - Completed 2013
Professional Certifications: Vertex (Sales/Use Tax), Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Fundamental Accounting Concepts, SAP accounting system, QuickBooks, PDI accounting system
Skills
Skills: Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Outlook and Lotus Notes
Experience with Internet filing of sales/use tax returns, and business licensing, collections/AR functions
Experience with Vertex, Sales Force, SAP, OneSource, Oracle, Profit 21, QuickBooks, PDI
Highlights of Professional Accomplishments
Tax Analyst Global Partners LLC 2016-current
Accurately input, update, examine and manage Tax processes, including
Examine financial statements to ensure that they are accurate and comply with laws and regulations
Compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns, and ensure that taxes are paid properly and on time
Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency and use of accepted accounting procedures
Assess financial operations and make best-practices recommendations to management
Suggest ways to reduce costs, enhance revenues, and improve profits including decreasing expenses, fines, fees
Property taxes – code tax bill, voucher amounts into excel spreadsheet, verifying address in PDI
Journal entries, reconciliation of property tax payments and assist with other tasks within the tax dept.
Excise Tax returns, pulling company tax reports for data entry, uploading tax information to Avalara
Gross Receipt Tax – gathering documentation, inputting figures to OP-218 CT GRT returns
Tax Analyst and Administrator Ann, Inc. - Via Benchmark Search Group 2013-15
Assisted KPMG with Audit preparing fixed assets invoices
Registered states for online EFT sales tax payments for outsourcing agency
Assisted company with tasks related to account analysis on sales and use taxes and audits
Communicated with field associates to update/retrieve business licenses
Data Entry – Manifesto Taxes
Tax Analyst and Administrative Duties MacDermid Inc. - Via K-Force 2013
Document sales/use tax returns
Collaboration with various departments to ensure proper tax filing process completed
Import and Export sales/use tax register in Vertex
Management of Vertex sales/use tax register
Applied and Corrected registrations for company/dealing with corporate attorney 2009-2012
Accountant/Sales Tax Analyst Oce North America 2003-2013
Prepared and filed quarterly/monthly/annual sales/use tax returns for 48 states and jurisdictions
Audited sales/use tax returns for accurate compliance before submitting
Sales/use, business license account payment reconciliations
Researched business licensing, sales/use tax rate update information for various jurisdictions
Created custom returns in excel for states or jurisdiction based on government regulations
Collaborated with various departments within business to ensure timely/accurate filing of all returns