Prepare Australia and US tax returns for individuals and businesses to comply with market regulations and maximise tax returns for clients. Responsible for• Meeting and interviewing clients to understand and collect all tax related information• Individual tax returns, Business tax returns, Investment property related returns and BAS• Interacting with ATO to gather and confirm relevant tax details• Advising clients on tax deductions available and ensuring supporting documentation exists• Preparing US tax returns for US citizens living in Australia, per IRS regulations as required per the “streamline” process, applying rules of exclusion and foreign tax credits

• Audited New York state-tax filings by corporations in Petroleum, Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical industry sectors. • Identified opportunity to collect $4MM in state tax dues from a major oil & gas multinational corporation through the audit process and negotiated settlement.• Reviewed clients financial statements as per GAAP, obtained clear understanding of the clients business, conducted open interview with the client, analyzed the accounts and detected the mistakes in filing the tax returns. Completed the audit by preparing audit report and collecting the correct tax and Interest. • Successfully completed the State Tax Audit program

• Responsible for all accounting functions including monthly closing of A/R and A/P, General Ledger Journal entries, and Accounts Analysis.• Perform Quarterly Inventory closing. Prepared monthly bank reconciliation, payroll calculation and tax allocation. Prepared monthly Trial balance and Income Statement as per Generally Accepted Accounting principal.• Dealt with external auditors and provided them with all related work papers such as Fixed Assets schedule, Insurance Schedule, Commission schedule.• Determine and account for monthly Sales Commission for sales staff.• Reporting to Financial controller and responsible for preparing year end accounts as per US GAAP, journal maintenance, Balance-sheet reconciliations with another team member

 Completed auditing assignments for diversified clients in the food, pharmaceutical, industrial manufacturing, and real estate industries. Performed Annual Audits, Quarterly Reviews, and Semi-Annual compilations as Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. Prepared individual, small business and Real Estate tax returns. Performed monthly account write-ups and bank reconciliation for Partnership firms. Performed loan collateral audits for clients such as GE and CIT.

 As part of the Financial Reporting Group, prepared consolidated financial statements and Annual Reports as per US GAAP for Interpublic Group, a Fortune 500 Company (McKann Erickson, Ammirati Puris Lintas and the Lowe Group)• Prepared Annual Report of the company, and SEC 10K and 10Q disclosures as per US GAAP• Restated financial statements as per US GAAP of 12 major subsidiaries acquired during the past year• Prepared management reports to analyze the effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on the company’s revenues, operating profits and net income• Prepared work papers such as the Quarterly Goodwill Analysis, Cash & Marketable Securities and Accounts Receivable, for independent company auditors