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West Bloomfield Township, Mi, Us

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

London, England, Gb

• Supported the NA Region Internal Control over Financial Reporting process, including legal entity and account risk assessment, maintaining framework and effective design of controls, information technology considerations and reports, major class of transaction narratives and flowcharts, roll-forward of controls tested during interim, and control deficiency remediation• Provided business area support and training for effective control documentation over relevant risks and assertions• Reviewed roles and authorization levels on workflows for uniform delegation of authority compliance• Effectively communicated and implemented process improvement initiatives across the organization resulting in hard and soft savings• Managed the NA Region account reconciliations ensuring completeness for consolidated monthly scorecard reporting to Heads of Finance• Additional responsibilities: SG&A Business Unit Controller; BlackLine Account Reconciliation Administrator, Wdesk Administrator, SharePoint Administrator, G Suite Implementation Lead, HFM Training and Support Lead

London, England, Gb

• Prepared interim and annual consolidated financial statements and disclosures in accordance with IFRS• Completed internal management briefing book reporting, explanations, and ad-hoc analysis• Improved quarterly reporting processes reducing workday requirements • Reviewed and approved new capital projects, leases, and disposals• Provided accounting and financial reporting guidance to international locations, plants, and functional departments • Coordinated SOX compliance, including documentation and inquiry analysis• Assisted with technical accounting research, special projects, tax, and government reporting

Guelph, On, Ca

• Responsible for the accounting close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and reporting to Heads of Finance• Completed the annual budget and quarterly forecast to actual analysis• Filed all required sales and use tax returns for nexus states• Member of Equipment Leasing and Finance Association

New York, Ny, Us

• Prepared federal tax returns for individuals, estates and trusts, partnerships, S corporations, and C corporations, including multi-state nexus compliance followed by all entity-level and composite return filings • Completed and indexed tax work papers, income tax provisions, and evaluated client information for reasonableness and completeness • Performed and presented tax research, projections, and various tax analysis• Verbal and written correspondence with federal and state tax agencies, in addition to working with the respective auditors in order to resolve and defend client positions• Performed private company audits, reviews, and compilation engagements including preparing supporting workpapers and disclosure checklists • Performed audits of retirement benefit plans to ensure compliance with the US Department of Labor requirements• Completed efficient observations of physical inventory ensuring that inventory counts were performed in accordance with industry standards

• Preparation of payroll, personal property, individual, partnership, S Corporation, and C Corporation tax returns ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory agencies• Verbal and written correspondence with federal and state tax agencies• Performed private company audits, reviews, and compilation engagements • Bookkeeping functions including monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, depreciation, and amortization schedules • Member of Business Networking International which held weekly promotional meetings requiring the presentation of firm services to over 30 members in order to stimulate growth and expand firm presence to local business owners

Southfield, Mi, Us

• Provided individual tax planning and preparation services• Worked closely with financial planners, attorneys, insurance agents, and mortgage brokers creating holistic financial plans for clients