International Tax Associate
Resume:
Justin Ien
*********@*****.***
** ****** ******, ********, *** York 11206
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Nielsen Company, New York, NY - International Tax Consultant 07/2008 -- 5/2011
• Assist and participate in international tax planning efforts for the company, attend brainstorming meetings with the Vice President of US-International Tax, revise slides to depict restructuring steps for tax planning strategies, repatriation efforts and rationalization of entities.
• Responsible for the management of compiling withholding tax receipts from various companies/jurisdictions within Nielsen based on income, region and year. Created a database to file both the electronic and hard copy foreign receipts.
• Attend bi-weekly training sessions regarding various international tax issues including subpart F, § 987, check the box elections, tax free reorganizations and foreign tax credits.
• Responsible for attending conference calls with the Tax, Treasury, Accounting and Legal departments to discuss all cash movements with the company. Update and maintain the Treasury Control List to summarize all monthly cash transactions made throughout the company.
• Assist with transfer pricing documentation efforts related to the tax return filing. Attend functional analysis interviews.
• Create database to organize all transfer pricing documentation including documentation studies, inter-company agreements and calculations.
• Assist in tax compliance by preparing Form 5471’s (Information Return of US Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations) and Form 8858’s (Information Return of US Persons With Respect to Foreign Disregarded Entities).
The Roberts Group, New York, NY- Market Data Analyst 01/2008 -- 7/2008
• Analyzed and presented differences in market data reports from clients by using Excel spreadsheets and pivot tables.
• Trained and used FITS (Financial Information Tracking System) in order to provide business support for clients, including extended experience in entering, processing and reconciling invoices for major vendors such as Bloomberg, Reuters and MCI.
• Assisted in projects for some of the world’s largest institutions, while helping manage multimillion dollar budgets, including on-site training, billing audits, and physical inventory.
INTERNSHIPS
Marathon Healthcare, Brooklyn, NY- Intern 12/2004 – 07/2005
• Assisted on day-to-day accounting duties such as accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Performed monthly bank reconciliations.
• Formulated new ideas that helped the growth of the business, including suggesting coverage of different areas within the industry.
• Assisted with the opening of the company’s new location by developing a filing systems using Excel spreadsheets and training new employees.
EDUCATION
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY- M.B.A., Concentration in Finance, June 2007
Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX- B.S., Business Administration, December 2004
ATHLETICS
Kennesaw State University Basketball Team (ASC 1A) August 2002 – May 2003
Cecil Community College Basketball Team (Region XX conf.) August 2000 – May 2002
Member of the Maryland JUCO - All Tournament Team
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