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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Holladay, Utah, United States

Draper, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City, Ut

Executive team member who is the single point of contact for financial information, leading all financial planning, accounting, and risk management activities, including supporting fundraising and third party relationships. Managed all international financial analysis and related planning. Evaluated the effectiveness of investments and uses of working capital. Created budgets and cash flow forecasts. Established method to track all capital projects. Hired and coached professionals to build finance department to six person team.• Created all financial planning & analysis processes to explain the “why” of numbers.• Established the financial reporting and processes that enabled the company’s growth. • Led financial team that took company public in December 2020.• Improved cash planning accuracy by 100% by implementing budget to actual model.• Initiated budget to actual reporting on a monthly basis.• Implemented a continuous, enterprise level budgeting process that challenged assumptions and verified alignment of department goals with enterprise strategy.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Advised CEO and Chinese CFO of global Chinese energy company’s U.S. subsidiary concerning the affect of tax laws on the profitability of the business lines. Oversaw financial planning and analysis for growing company. Prepared and timely filed indirect tax returns, including property and sales & use taxes. Oversaw preparation and filing of Forms 1099.• Collaborated on standardized working capital and cash generation analyses. • Increased reporting accuracy by 50% by implementing SAP functionality.• Improved cash flow by 15% by securing a $1.2 million grant for facility construction.• Improved capital budgets by 20% by acquiring $169,000 fuel grant for green vehicles.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Directed engagement teams to effectively prepare corporate (Form 1120), partnership (Form 1065), and international tax returns. Audited clients’ quarterly and annual tax provisions.Oversaw tax credits and incentives work. Served as clients’ trusted financial advisor.• Increased market presence 15% by presenting new client contacts and opportunities.

Richmond, Va

Led the tax department of multi-billion dollar transportation and logistics company providing less-than-truckload and truckload services throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Led intercompany financial planning and analysis projects. Implemented reporting processes to provide “best in class” reporting. Recognized as key liaison with UPS global headquarters. Resolved sales & use and state income tax controversies in various jurisdictions. Managed four employees and outside consultants to perform compliance work in the areas of sales & use, state income and franchise, federal, international, property, payroll, excise, and state fuel taxes. • Saved $950,000 by implementing state tax incentives program.• Reduced $900,000 of sales & use tax expense by creating a new equipment purchasing plan.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Oversaw payroll and benefits functions for 2,200 employees and preparation of Forms W-2. Advised corporate officers concerning tax, employment, and benefits issues.• Decreased audit risk by 20% by implementing and documenting payroll and benefits processes and controls which met Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Restructured corporate organizations based on state and local income tax planning.

Juris Doctorate, Law

Managing Editor - Articles, Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

Bachelors Of Science, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa