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EXPERIENCE:

First Data Corporation June 2018 – January 2020

Tax Director

-Transitioned tax compliance from the Denver tax team to Jersey City.

-Led the team and consultants to completion of the 2017 and 2018 consolidated Federal tax return and all state filings.

-Coordinated internal and external data collection in relation to partnership tax returns compliance. Maintained relationships with outside investors relating to Schedule K-1 deliverables.

-Set up a process for tremendous volume of State notice generated from filing of 2005 through 2007 and 2015 and 2016 amended state returns.

-Led and assisted with provision as time permitted.

-Led multiple projects to a more automated process, the prior tax team maintained very manual systems. New processes included fixed asset depreciation, tax collection workbooks, State tax estimates and extension calculation.

TP ICAP October 2017 – May 2018

Senior Tax Manager

-Led the monthly provision process for TP ICAP.

-Led the team and consultants to upgrade to the latest version of OneSource. This required adding the TP group of companies to OneSource.

-Modelled the new tax law for the group which required different year end analysis.

-Developed a “America’s” tax memo that details the tax, ETR, Deferred inventory, valuation allowance for the TP companies, and additional detail reporting to UK parent company.

-Led and reviewed tax provision for Canadian companies.

Take Two Interactive Software, Inc June 2017 – October 2017

Tax and provision consulting

-Led and assisted various projects relating to tax provision and tax compliance.

-Assisted with updating Excel based models for provision.

-Reviewed tax returns relating to sales and use tax, State tax returns, and commercial rent tax.

American International Group, Inc. New York, New York December 2003 – April 2017

Associate Tax Director

-Led the consolidation of AIG federal tax return. Utilized, updated, and maintained a detailed spreadsheet to calculate AIG’s Life/Non-life mixed return. This spreadsheet also tracked business unit’s compliance, filing jurisdictions and due dates.

-Managed multiple compliance and provision teams to complete the compliance and provision for ILFC, approximately 400 federal returns and 300 foreign entities. Managed compliance for separately filed federal and state and local partnership and non-consolidated entities.

-Led a small team and developed procedures to electronically file AIG’s first e-filed tax returns using CorpTax software.

-Collaborated with the Tax O&S team to complete the AIG consolidated federal e-filed return, querying the tax software database to facilitate IRS IDR’s relating to audit of multiple years, test and recommend updates to tax software.

-Assisted with CCAR and Fed reporting, consolidating and analyzing results from business units, Financial Reporting team, Global Tax and Reporting and Modeling team.

-Worked with consultants and led a multi-year R&D project that generated almost $10 million in tax credits, additionally the company realized refunds on state tax returns of almost $1 million.

-Assisted financial consolidations team with competitor analysis to determine if our disclosures were detailed enough for SEC reporting requirements.

-Additional projects relating to consolidated reporting include: New Tangible Property Regulations, Section 199 Domestic Manufacturing deduction, assisted with basis studies for ILFC, User Acceptance Testing for new applications and processes, amended returns for 2007 through 2011. Analyzed transactions cost to determine proper capitalization/expensing.

BDO Seidman, LLP, New York, New York January 2003 – November 2003

Tax Manager- Financial Services Group

-Preparation and review of corporate and partnership federal and multi-state income/franchise tax returns for financial service clients.

-Compiled financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, statement of cash flow and capital reconciliation for multinational entities from client information.

-Prepared and reviewed tax returns for individuals, private foundations and trusts.

Sony Corporation of America, Inc. New York, New York June 2001- December 2002

Senior Tax Accountant

-Prepared and reviewed federal, unitary, combined and separate state filings for the consolidated music segment group of companies. Supervised the work performed by staff and interns.

-Analyzed financial statements for provisions of taxes for specific stand-alone entities.

-Implemented up-to-date data collection work papers.

-Created comprehensive compliance calendar for approximately 450 filing due dates.

-Prepared private foundation, foundation and trust returns. Created comprehensive Excel based working papers to track complex investment accounts.

Arthur Andersen, LLP, New York, New York January 1997-June 2001

Senior Tax Associate – Financial Services & Contract Services Groups

-Tax compliance and consulting for corporations, partnerships and individuals.

-Supervised staff on state and local projects including unitary/combined and separate state returns.

-Worked directly with tax technology group to enhance information exchange with clients.

-Trained new staff and experienced seniors on software for federal forms 1065, 1120 and 1040.

-Developed case study specifically for investment partnerships. Training included data collection, importing, data, book tax reconciliation and work papers.

-Performed accrual review services to provide the auditors with the provision for income tax.

EDUCATION:

Pace University, Pleasantville, New York Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, 1996

CERTIFICATION:

Certified Public Accountant

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, Excel including advanced functions, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Fast-Tax, CorpTax, Go-System, FAS Depreciation System. Additional experience with SAP, Hyperion, Alteryx, Lotus 1-2-3.

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