Devin Whyte, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Boise, Idaho, Us

- Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. It includes many well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, and Vons. It operates in 33 states and employs over 265,000 people.The Tax Department consists of 35 People. 1 Director, 3 Managers, 2 Supervisors, 17 Tax Accountants, and 10 Licensing and Permitting Clerks. • Manage 11 people; 6 Tax Accountants and 5 Licensing and Permitting Clerks. o Accountants are responsible for sales and use tax returns, closing the balance sheet accounts associated with those returns, and taxation of items in the grocery stores.o Tax Clerks are responsible for license and permit renewals, property tax accruals and payments, and closing the accounts associated with property taxes.• Responsible for tax returns and taxation of items for 880 stores in AK, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY. All returns over one million dollars are signed by a manager.• Responsible for licensing and permit renewals, and property tax accruals and payments for 924 stores in AK, AZ, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY. • Responsible to review all associated balance sheet accounts for the above states once per quarter.• Oversaw conversion of Albertsons stores onto Safeway Systems in most of the states listed above. Ensured tax returns were built and filed timely and that licensing transitioned successfully for each store.• Restructured department policies, which helped shorten clerk property tax account close from Wednesday at noon to Tuesday at 2 PM. This in turn helped shorten accountant sales and use tax account closing from Wednesday night to Wednesday by 3 PM.• Interview perspective employees on a regular and ongoing basis

Boise, Idaho, Us

• Supervise approximately 17 accountants and 10 clerks.• Interviewing perspective employees on a regular and ongoing basis.• Maintain all due dates for tax returns, business licenses, and property taxes, approximately 244 monthly, 35 thousand yearly, and 4,500 hundred yearly, respectively.• Review and sign all indirect tax returns under 1 million tax dollars, assisting staff when necessary. The companies’ total returns, including those over 1 million tax dollars, is approximately 460. Including 244 to be completed monthly.• Tie returns to the ledger and review all associated reconciliations for accuracy and clarity.• Provide one on one training when necessary to help improve the clarity of balance sheet reconciliations.• Design and build from scratch the Arizona state excel return upon the states implementation of having a single point of collection. Our third-party tax software company was not ready for the change unfortunately, and the existing excel file and associated work papers required that the wheel be reinvented.• Review and sign nearly all business licenses with computations or that require signature.• Review and sign off on all division letters completed each period containing explanations and amounts for all property tax adjustments made during the period.• Train all staff on using sumifs, vlookups, and pivot tables to effectively and efficiently compile the data they either need to relay or need to analyze for accuracy.• Create best practices and train staff on obtaining, analyzing, and submitting changes for host file (taxation of all items)• Monitor progress of host file review and lead monthly department meeting to review.• Reconcile inter-co. account with both tax and general ledger transactions each period.

Boise, Idaho, Us

• Prepare sales and use tax returns for the State of Colorado and over 40 home rule cities, which in summation total between 4 and 4.5 million tax dollars per accounting cycle. Albertsons operates on a 28 day accounting cycle resulting in 13 closes per year and 13 tax return filings per year.• Reconcile two accounts monthly containing between 4 and 4.5 million dollars.• Regularly review taxation of all items sold within CO, MT, NE, SD, and WY.• Audit purchase transactions occurring within Colorado for proper taxation.• Assist with minimizing liabilities from audits with both Denver, CO and Lakewood, CO.• Analyze all tax and licensure accounts in my division monthly for consistency and accuracy. • Create instructions for and help train other staff to compile property tax projections, summarizing data from multiple excel rows into one row using sumifs or pivot table where necessary.• Review accuracy and timeliness of payments, accruals, and any necessary adjustments regarding property taxes. • Research & respond to tax notices, refunds, and requests.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Number 156 on the Fortune 500 List. A Global Construction and Engineering Firm with approximately 95,000 employees.> Prepare sales and use tax returns for over 30 states> Review all transactions occurring within assigned states for proper taxation> Research and summarize tax laws from tax authorities> Prepare property tax returns for over 30 states> Help transition property tax preparation from third party preparers > Reconcile inter company expense account for tax payments monthly> Train other staff regarding work paper organization and documentation techniques > Research & respond to tax notices, refunds, and requests

> Received, organized, and input information for partnerships, corporations, not-for profits, and individual tax returns> Researched and summarized tax laws from tax authorities

>Prepare compiled and reviewed monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements for partnerships, corporations, and individuals.>Communicate with clients and explain complex tax issues in a language they are able to understand>Prepare and explain compiled forecasts and projections for partnerships, corporations, and individuals>Plan for and project future tax liabilities based on current-year financial information and activities>Receive, organize, and input information for partnerships, corporations, not-for profits, and individual tax returns>Research and summarize tax laws from tax authorities>Correspond with tax authorities in a timely manner through written and oral communications>Process payroll and perform bookkeeping function in order to gain well-rounded experience>Developed the firm's web site and online client portal system

>Worked in a team to close monthly financial statement for eleven facilities>Developed new payroll accounting systems in order to trend each of the eleven assisted living facilities, which totaled one hundred and thirty three employees on payroll, to detect negative trends and help ensure each facility stayed within its given budget. Also corrected both the accounting system and policy problems regarding paid time off.>Created new processes for budgeting accounts payable disbursements that more clearly showed what was budgeted for payment within the coming thirty days and the aging of each bill being paid.>Dealt with all unemployment and FMLA claims ensuring that the company was not improperly charged. Maintained proper employee files and ensured proper documentation was filed for each employee.

Business Administration, Accounting, Finance

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