details-focused master of jurisprudence and b.s. in commerce graduate and m.s.t. candidate eager

to contribute proven domestic / international tax and business law expertise, as well as

strong accounting and consulting talents, toward optimizing bottom-line results.

 

profile

 

         expert in taxation and business law; offers extensive knowledge of accounting and domestic / international tax and business consulting; able to interface with all corporate representatives through to executive level.

         holds masters of jurisprudence and b.s. in commerce; currently pursuing rigorous m.s. in taxation.

 

professional synopsis

 

 

         drove fiscal management success for an international communications company by performing fas 109, fin 48, fas 123r, and subpart f accounting processes, as well as critical monthly tax accounts reconciliations.

         prepared comprehensive tax schedules and packages and demonstrated expertise with deferred tax asset, effective tax rate, and federal income tax schedules for all corporate businesses.

         performed book-to-tax reconciliations and facilitated tax carryforward schedules.

 

 

         demonstrated broad scope of taxation and business law knowledge in providing federal, state, and international income tax planning and sales / use tax structuring to include performing as a peer work reviewer and offering key estate and succession planning advisement.

         optimized bottom-line results through targeted consultation regarding tax advantage mergers, acquisitions structuring, and business purchase / sales tax minimization, along with researching tax issues to arrive at the most advantageous but proper treatment under the law.

         provided company representation within significant audit, controversies, and tax defense advisory services.

         facilitated strategic business structure review, recommendations, and international business planning and structuring to maximize operational productivity and profitability.

 

         laidlaw international, inc., naperville, il: transitioned all corporate accounting practices from canada to the u.s. to include performing month-end closing, g schedules, and consolidation of all business locations, while concurrently implementing strict sarbanes-oxley section 404.

         borg warner, inc., chicago, il: maximized business efficiency by utilizing hyperion financial management system to audit financial statements, cash flow, and forecast, as well as proficiently analyze and interpret financial and statistical data for internal / external use.

         curator, ltd., vilnius, lithuania: offered consulting services on u.s. taxation, business law, and business ethics, along with providing assistance regarding u.s. accounting standards (gaap) and its implementation.

 

 

         spearheaded meditech information systems development / implementation to include directing all-inclusive daily accounting operations, as well as liaising among top-performing public accountants, medicare, and irs auditors to prepare financial statements / reports and maintain a comprehensive fixed asset accounting system.

 

~ additional professional roles held ~

 

reporting / tax analyst fbs, mci telecommunications, inc., chicago, il                                       1994 c 1998

 

education and technical proficiencies

 

master of science in taxation (projected 2010)                                                      northern illinois university

master of jurisprudence business law / tax                                loyola university chicago school of law

bachelor of science in commerce degree accounting                                                        depaul university

 

microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint, access) • westlaw • lexisnexis • ria checkpoint

tax cut • turbo tax • lotus • meditech • hyperion financial management (hfm)

quicken • oracle • peoplesoft • jd edwards • corptax