1. EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Accounting/Auditing: Possessing a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree, with emphasis in accounting, from the University of Liberia, I am pursuing an MBA Degree in Finance. October 19 – 22, 2008, Vertex Exchange 2008 Training: CPE Certificates•Hands-On Basics for Vertex (Quantum) Sales and Use Reporting and Analysis•Sales and Use Tax Audit Start to Finish•Hands on Basics for Sales Tax L, Q, and O series.•Using Automated Compliance Systems for Sales Tax Audit Defense.Manager, Tax Compliance, Best Buy Enterprises, Inc., June 2008 – April 2009.•Hired and managed a team of six tax professionals, including one assistant manager, and five tax accountants, along with one admin personnel.•Responsible for managing a monthly tax budget of approximately $170 million dollars.•Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures, (SOP), for tax dept. within first three months of being at Best Buy.•Provided leadership role in automation project to bring Best Buy Tax Dept. in full compliance with electronic filing requirements for States of Louisiana, Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee.•Provided leadership role in developing process and procedures for seamless processing of electronic payments between Best Buy’s accounting and tax departments. December 2000 – November 2004, Manager of Tax Compliance at CIT Group, Inc. in Livingston, New Jersey.•Responsible for filing 3300 monthly and quarterly sales and use tax returns for 28 CIT legal entities. Managed 8 tax accountants and 2 administrative personnel to facilitate this process. CIT’s tax dept. was highly complex, with two sales & use tax software in use: CorpSales, and Vertex-Quantum. The Company was engaged in leasing activities with about $75 billion in assets under management.