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Performed corporate income tax, sales tax and compliance audits of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 corporations headquartered in the southeastern United States. Currently based in Atlanta, GA • Conducted company research identifying numerous audit issues that yielded eight figure returns annually. Communicated with senor company management, accessing tax and accounting issues.• Analyzed and audited financial statements, general ledger, federal and Illinois income tax returns. Modeled and conducted samples of financial records to determine accuracy and compliance with Illinois tax law. • Employed MS Excel and other office products along with State proprietary products to make sales projections, prepare bank reconciliations, financial schedules and reports.• Mentored and taught new auditors in various auditing techniques, managing audit engagements, and obtaining sensitive financial information from senior company officials.

Managed 24-hour institutional trading desk that provided institutional and high net worth clients with centralized, seamless access to domestic and international futures markets.• Launched first centralized 24-hour trading desk by acquiring and customizing computer based trading platforms; staffed and trained 10 person department; and established relationships with executing brokers in numerous markets. • Provided market analyses and trade execution for clients, including several with more than $1B in total assets under management. Communicated with senor traders, analysts, hedge fund managers and high net worth clients. Assessed economic trends and market data. Managed, monitored and traded financial futures, options and various derivative products employing client’s trading models.• Managed execution risk by implementing new accounting controls and trading policies. Exceeded trading volume projections 24% by monitoring, calculating and executing clients’ trading systems, exercising discretion on trade executions and positions.• Established trading relationship with executing brokers that provided access to markets in Singapore, Tokyo, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia and London by networking with existing clients and brokers.• Achieved a high level of customer satisfaction by personally handling largest, most demanding institutional clients and high net worth customers while maintaining high reputation and integrity.

Managed institutional, retail and back office staff for the evening trading desk with an emphasis on limiting execution risk. Traded US future contracts and options, as well as most of the major foreign derivative products.• Increased desk-trading volume 20% by providing technical and fundamental analysis to clients and in-house traders. Presented trading opportunities to institutional traders and clients.• Reduced trade discrepancies 50% by improving order entry procedures, establishing tighter accounting controls, and developing better communication with foreign clients.• Enhanced client relationship by establishing guidelines governing orders and special instructions transitioning through different market sessions and exchanges, and educating clients on the nuances of the evening trading session.