Fnu Somashekar
Empowered by education. Driven by excellence.
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OBJECTIVE
Combine my education and committed work ethic to excel in a full-time tax & assurance role at Corporation.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Senior - Business & Tax Services – Marcum LLP – NYC (Top10 Global Accounting Firm)
(Jan 2022 to Sept 2023)
Specialized in Real Estate client tax preparation & review of form 1065 partnership tax returns including sch - k2/k3, filing multi state tax returns. Prepare and review of 1040’s, 1041’s, 1040NR’s, 1120, 1120S, 1120F, 3520, 990,709 etc. Team management in assignments of task and review of work assigned, assistance with tax partners/ principals/ senior managers including direct communication with the clients. Etc.
• International Tax Associate- Brix+ Partners LLC – Public Accounting Firm NYC (Sept 2019 to Oct 2021)
Performing preparation of Holding and subsidiaries FS, preparing consolidated tax returns, preparation for HNI foreign individuals, C-Corp and Foreign entities tax return (form 1120, 1120F, 5471, 5472, PFIC's for individuals’ tax, Tax research on federal and multi state taxes, preparing FBAR's, form 3520 foreign gifts, GILTI, Sub part-F, form 8858 & 8865, schedule M1 & M2 reconciliation, prepare complicated tax returns etc.
• Senior Corporate Tax Accountant –Herman Yiu CPA PLLC - Public Accounting Firm – NYC (Associated with Robert Half) till April 2019. Preparing Individual and Business tax returns including HNI and complicated tax returns, review, analysis and Tax research, direct communication with client & follow ups for tax information, tax planning and advise for international clients, estimation of taxes for individual and business.
• Tax Manager – Sadh & Associates LLC (Public Accounting Firm – NYC) Jan 2017 - Oct 2018 Filing of Tax Returns – Form 1040,1065,1120,1120S,1120F,1041,990, etc. –Federal, State and City & International Tax Return, Form 5471,5472 CFC disclosure. Consolidated Tax return, FBAR HNI’s including Complex Tax Returns.
Tax planning and Tax Research & Tax Compliances – Under Federal, State & City and International Tax issues for Business, HNI’s, Controlled Foreign Corporations. Valuation and tax planning on Merger & Acquisition.
Interact - with client and resolving tax issues with Tax authority/ agencies.
• Staff Accountant & Tax Accountant- Sadh & Associates LLC (Public Accounting Firm- NYC). Nov2015 – Jan 2017.
Tax Accoutrant – Prepare Tax Returns
(Forrn1040,1065,1120,1120S,1120F,8752,3520,2255, NYC-Consolidated Tax return Form 3A,3L etc. Hedge Fund and NAV, Payroll and Sales tax Returns. Staff Accountant: Experience in partnership, Real Estate, Trusts, LLP’s, Money Market Hedging, finalization of Books and Preparation and Presenting FS and Payroll returns (Form
-1099’s.940, 941, W2’s, W3 Payroll calculation, financial forecasts, Interim Financial Reporting, Combined and Consolidation of FS, Bank Rec, GL, A/R A/P Aging, Cash Flow Statement, Factor Accounting, Mortgage, working Experience of QuickBooks, Creative solution and Accounting Creative solution. Application of US GAAP and IFRS in FS. Various Valuation & Reporting. NAV calculation etc.
• Manager-Accounts, Audit, Taxation-Canopus Laboratories Private Limited.
(Pharmaceutical co) Feb 12,2012 to Aug 3,2015
Prepared Financial Statements,10Ks,10Qs, calculating ratio’s, delivering client specific Analysis report, handling day to day queries, knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, SEC documentation. Tax specialist role is an Internal tax Department role with on Federal, State and International income tax law, Tax research, tax accounting, coordinating Sarbanes- Oxley documentation, minimize global tax risks, assist in tax account GL analysis, interact with all level of management, internal & external Auditors, knowledge of Preparing Forms 1120 and related schedules M-1, M-3, preparing consolidated tax returns in accordance with FAS 109. Valuation on Merger and Acquisition on Subsidiaries.
• Manager - Accounts, Audit (BISAT Marketing & Services-FMCG April ’10- Jan 13 Lead coordinator of inventory management between two active retail stores. One of the Analyst to work for response queries on rational basis, provide quality review reports, preparation of exceptional reports to ensure all data items are captured, assist in internal and external audit, review and reconciliation of various GL, handling clients queries on timely basis, providing information about M&A, disposals and discontinued operations, Preparation of Financial statements including projected. Forecasted
• Audit Manager-Bakale & Co. Chartered Accountants. (Public Accounting Firm) July05- Feb10. I took Personal responsibilities to team lead of many Articled Associates to Audit programming and plan to review and reports of Not-for-profit organizations, Corporate Entities, Educational institutions & Hospitals, Banking and Financial institutions, LLP’s and Partnership firms. and reporting on corporate restructure or re-organization of many companies including evaluate, analyze and report for liquidation, Merger and Acquisition etc. EDUCATION
Bangalore University/
Bachelors in Accounting (Montana
State Board of Accountancy)
Graduated: 2006.
GPA: 3.5, ACC GPA: 3.75
Devry University
Federal Income Taxation –Graded B.
Graduated: 2014
GPA- 3.00
CERTIFICATIONS
• Appearing all four sections of the CPA Tests.
• Associated Degree Chartered Accountancy & Company secretarial Course from ICAI & ICSI - Inter 2002 - 2007 & 2008-09.
ACCOUNTING COURSEWORK
Financial Accounting Financial Management
Managerial Accounting Managerial Statistics
Cost Accounting Auditing and Attestation
Intermediate Accounting, I & II Accounting Information Systems Individual Tax Accounting Corporation, Estate, & Partnership Taxes. Corporate Governance Federal Income Taxation.
SKILLS & HONORS
• Working on CPA Certification: - Planned to complete all four sections of the CPA Tests.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs; Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point, Tally ERP 9.2. Pivot tables.
• Accounting software: - Accounting Creative Solution & QuickBooks, CCH Engagement
• Tax software: - CCH ProSys &Axcess, BNA Income tax planner, Drake, Lacerte and Ultra Tax.
• Source Doc : -Smart Vault- E File Cabinets, Client Syx Drop box for source document system. GoFileRoom, Bloomberg BNA, Share file, XCM file, Workflow System Profeciency.
• Tax Research : Checkpoint -Thomson Reuter, Misey International tax laws Work Status:
Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.