Accounting Manager/Controller

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Spring, Texas ***** Phone 281-***-**** Home

832-***-**** Cell

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Timothy Jay Theobald CPA

Education 1978-1982 Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting

Professional experience 2001 – 2010 Huntsman Corporation The Woodlands, TX

Tax Compliance Manager

Responsible for handling Federal 720 quarterly excise tax returns and obtaining and issuing tax exemption certificates for gasoline blendstock sales from customers as required by Federal law each year.

Managed, filed and maintained US sales tax returns, applications and certificates for all US based Huntsman companies on the corporate level for a Fortune 500 company.

Applied for LA sales tax rebate program for a building of a new manufacturing plant with savings of over 2.5 million in reporting and approved rebate claims of over 2 million

US sales tax accounts numbered over 200 accounts with over 50 of these being monthly accounts, over 50 being quarterly accounts and the rest being semi-annual and annual accounts. This includes Direct Pay Accounts in AL, LA and TX

Assisted in recent TX Direct Pay Audit achieving over 1 million in tax savings reducing the final assessment.

Handled 10 accounts for Canadian GST/HST/QST taxes with the majority of them requiring check requests.

Maintained tax jurisdiction codes and assigning them for customers in the SAP system.

Obtained tax exemption certificates for sales tax audits and handled requests for certificates from internal and external customers.

Experience includes work in SAP, Oracle, Q-Cim, Vertex, Lotus and Microsoft programs.

1993 – 2001 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Houston, TX

Tax Accountant

Processed Accounts Payable and made taxability decisions on purchases at the plant level for chemical plants in Houston and Beaumont, Texas for a Fortune 500 company. Experience includes work in SAP, Lotus and Microsoft programs.

1992 – 1993 The Omega Resource Group Houston, TX

Senior Auditor / Audit Tax Manager

Worked on a consultant level finding tax savings for companies such as Baker Hughes and Payless Shoe Source.

1982 – 1991 Texas State Comptroller’s Office Houston, TX

Sales Tax Auditor IV

Handled all types of tax audits for the State of Texas in finding additional taxes due from various companies. Was a finalist candidate for supervisor in 1991. Experience includes exposure to a wide variety of accounting systems in order to achieve the results of the audits

Professional memberships Member Institute For Professionals In Taxation 2001 – Present

Licensed as a CPA with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy since obtaining CPA license in 1986.

References References available upon request.

Objective While specializing in state sales tax and working with Chemical Manufacturers for over 15 years, I feel I am qualified to handle any managerial, accountant or consultant situation in tax . This is based on my experience in all areas of tax from audits, consulting, training, process improvements, taxability decisions, tax managing and compliance along with dealing with all types of business personnel, customers and vendors. My qualification as a CPA, and most importantly my strong work ethic and willingness to get the job done shows that I am qualified to handle any responsibility and assignments given to me.

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