James Fylstra, CPA
** ********** ****** ***** *******, NJ 07508 973-***-**** **********@*****.*** Work Experience
Fylstra & Fylstra, LLC, Hawthorne, NJ October 2016 – Present Senior Accountant
• Complete tax returns for over 200 individuals, corporations, partnerships, and trusts
• Assist clients with cash and credit reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of their book keeping
• Analyze and implement required year-end journal entries for small businesses by calculating depreciation and verifying that expenses are documented in the proper accounts
• Perform monthly client billing and invoicing
• Attract and acquire new clientele through marketing and phone interviews
• Updated engagement letters and consent forms to ensure legal protection and compliance with insurance standards
Deloitte Tax, Parsippany, NJ June 2014 – October 2016 Tax Senior Consultant
• Assisted clients in calculating the Research and Development Tax Credit
• Worked with client’s tax and finance departments to gather and translate General Ledger data to determine qualified research expenses
• Understood software and pharmaceutical development lifecycles and worked with R&D professionals to document their qualifying development efforts
• Built credit models documenting analysis results by using Pivot Tables and Microsoft Access to sift through large quantities of data
• Prepared IRS audit defense of the research credit
• Worked with Fortune 500 companies in a high-paced environment Atlantic Stewardship Bank, Wyckoff, NJ
Part-Time Teller April 2012 – May 2014
• Day-to-day operations included transaction processing and customer service
• Prepared the branch for day-to-day operations by opening the vault, and preparing the teller stations
• Managed the vault by keeping track of shipments and managing inventory levels
• Understood customer needs and wants and made practical suggestions to improve processes and efficiencies
• Sold products/promotions the bank offered; including mortgage rates and credit cards Education
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Graduated May 2014
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting
• 3.59 GPA
Memberships and Skills
• Member NJCPA & AICPA
• NJCPA student mentor
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, UltraTax & SuperForms