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Houston, TX, US

Fuel Tax Compliance

Irving, TX, US

Manage and oversee Fuel Tax Compliance Team of 5-6 direct reports.Review and Prepare U.S. Federal, State, local and Indian Tribal tax return filings.Research and Document issues surrounding motor fuels tax registration and filing requirements.Streamline and automate return preparation and general ledger reconciliation process.Conduct research on tax laws.

Mountain View, California, US

Provide expert guidance, tax explanations, and advice to Turbo Tax Customers with Federal and State Income Tax returns. Build relationships with clients through features like screen share, chat, and live video.

London, England, GB

Responsible for Leading Complex Motor Fuel Tax audits and associated Sales and Environmental taxes with various tax jurisdictions and ensured BP pays the correct tax to the jurisdiction per state regulations. Proactively identified and managed tax risks in line with established Tax Guidelines.Maintained strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure.

Houston, Texas, US

Managed two revenue generating groups of 5+ direct reports in International Trade Compliance Foreign Trade Zone and Duty Drawback. Responsible for Seven US Refineries in Zone Compliance which averaged over 3200 Import filings a year with US Customs and Border Protection and other government regulatory reporting agencies.Exclusively managed Phillips 66’s.

Houston, Texas, US

Directed all fuel tax audits, ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines and mitgating potential compliance risk. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage stress in high pressure environments, including audits, maintaining focus and achieving successful outcome.

Houston, Texas, US

Exclusively managed various Motor Fuel audit engagements of 50 states and represented Phillips 66 in developing, executing and resolving all audit and related compliance issues. Assisted, prepared and reviewed various Indirect Tax returns. Completed General Ledger account reconciliations for various Indirect tax accounts and aided both Internal and.

Houston, Texas, US

Tax Project - International Tax Information Return Lukoil – Project Apr 2006 – Mar 2007

Broomfield, Colorado, US

Reconciled Inventory by product and volume and identified all dollar variances.Analyzed and reported any pricing variance found in month end reporting.Researched and resolved any issues identified by business partners and F&PA.