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Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Houston, Texas, US

• Responsible for ensuring that all scheduling functions related to the transportation of natural gas take place in an accurate manner
• Managed contractual data and maintained receipts for all deliveries
• Participated in decision-making efforts by reviewing, analyzing, and advising with solutions to alleviate the financial impact of penalties and large cash outs
• Develop and utilize appropriate forecasting models to project customer requirements under various weather conditions, and by pool
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT), implementations, system enhancements and fixes for new scheduling software

Houston, Texas, US

• Reviewed state and local tax returns prepared by a 3rd party. Assisted manager with various audit projects for sales and gross receipts tax. Analyzed and researched tax effect for new or potential contracts.
• Provided guidance based on research of transaction tax laws and regulations using RIA, CCH and other resources
• Ensured compliance with state and local indirect tax laws and regulations
• Worked on special indirect tax project
• Prepared and assisted in preparation of schedules to be provided to the external and internal auditors
• Maintained up-to-dated documentation on tax processes and evaluated opportunities for improvement and efficiencies across the tax function

New York, NY, US

• Managed and prepare sales, use, excise, and gross receipts returns for 30 states. Researched taxability of various products and services for Hess business units and prepared matrices for internal distribution. Reviewed.
• Communicated effectively with internal and external parties regarding ongoing operations and problem solving with analysis of tax related issues
• Assisted Manager to prepare annual forecast for indirect taxes and quarterly tax accruals
• Managed sales and use tax audit audits by gathering request data, conducting through analysis of data and tax laws and resolving open issues
• Performed research and provided analysis and guidance on technical indirect tax issues based on research of tax laws, regulations, and policies which helped the company to minimize audit risks of compliance errors
• Processed all tax payments in SAP on a timely basis

Akron, OH, US

• Prepared corporate federal, state, franchise, sale, use, and gross receipts tax returns. Performed quarterly SOX testing. Generated estimated tax payments and calculated tax liabilities for all assigned companies on.
• Reduced monthly sales and use tax of 20K through internal audit that identified incorrect charges.
• Implemented from manual to automated process of using power plant system to process property tax bills, allowing time to focus on other important projects.
• Decreased lengthy process of preparation of sales and use tax from 15 days to 10 by revising the method of processing reports in SAP.
• Received refund claims for overpayment of state and local income taxes filed successfully by providing accurate information for claim of taxes that were paid previously.
• Developed all supporting work papers, tying tax return and explanation of any differences between tax return and tax provision.