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United States

Ithaca, New York, United States

Van Etten, New York, United States

Ithaca, New York, United States

Pre-Award and Post-Award Grant stewardship

Ithaca, New York, United States

Cortland, Ny

San Diego,Ca

• Collaborate with Tax Analyst Programmers, QA’s, and query-masters to understand and communicate coding errors and customer experience issues in the TurboTax product. • Contribute to improving the TurboTax product development process as vital member of Tax Accuracy Team. • Conduct extensive federal and state tax law research to compose understandable customer FAQ’s and notification letters for diverse TurboTax software product defects affecting tax accuracy.• Compose and publish customer contact FAQ containment documents on the TurboTax website.• Represent the Tax Accuracy team at daily Change Control Board meetings to evaluate and confirm tax accuracy status for software change requests.

Ithaca,Ny

• Conduct field audit engagements for a wide spectrum of non-profits, pension/ESOP funds, healthcare funds, municipalities, and for-profit corporations.• Use advanced Microsoft Excel skills to create and execute audit testing, pivot tables, and various ad hoc project spreadsheets. • Utilize ProSystem fx suite of software including Engagement, Tax, and Document to deliver high quality professional tax compliance and financial reporting packages.• Leverage polished analytical skills to conduct budget analysis and projections. Diverse tax preparation experience in personal, fiduciary, gift, corporate, non-profit, and pass-through business tax returns, including year-end tax adjustments.• Initiate and complete municipal audit engagements as qualified GAGAS government auditor.• Use knowledge of 401(k) and profit-sharing plans to assist tax clients with retirement funding decisions.

Owego,Ny

• Lead over 40 sawmill employees to safely achieve maximum production quality, volume, and yield on a daily basis.• Design and administer process improvement and cost accounting methods to increase YOY profit margin metrics.• Interview, hire, and terminate production personnel in production supervisor role, and complete relevant employment filings.• Master complex hardwood lumber grading rules in condensed time-period and trained all new lumber graders. • Lead weekly and monthly plant-wide safety meetings to address important safety issues and maintain safety awareness, in role as Chief Safety Officer.

Ithaca, Ny

• Successfully introduce and integrate Creative Solutions Accounting software package with existing tax software to increase firm productivity and efficiency.• Extensive business financial statement preparation and analysis, including month-end trial balance reconciliations.• Utilize GAAP and FASB practices to provide compliance and quality assurance.• Prepare several hundred individual tax returns and assist on several billable business client returns.• Work with tax clients, financial institutions, and the IRS to settle disputes and discrepancies involving clients’ tax liabilities.

Ms Taxation, Tax Law/Taxation, 3.8 Gpa

Conducted extensive tax law research, composing dozens of research papers.

Ba Accounting Coursework, Completed 18 Accounting Credits, 3.5 Gpa

Completed Cost Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I, II, and III, Auditing, and Advanced Accounting courses.

21 Accounting And Business Credits, 3.2

Completed several accounting and general business credits in the BS Accounting program at the Cameron School of Business.

Ba History, History, 3.2 Gpa

Played 1 year as a pitcher on the Baseball team.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, 3.6

Activities and Societies: -I was a pitcher on the baseball team. -I enjoyed various volunteer activities within the college.