Experience

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  Lowe's home improvement

  Dec 2010 - Jan 2013

  Customer service associate

  -Successfully improved department’s sales by 18% through great customer service and an aggressive sales strategy -Received an award for the best performing department of the year 2011-Managed sales transactions of up to $7,000-Solidified a loyal customer base of 25 repeat customers by providing each of them with personal attention and meeting their expectations -Ensured inventory levels were accurate by performing physical counts of products and cross-referencing them with computer counts-Eased transition of incoming associates by providing on-the-job training and helping others reach their respective sales goals Show less

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  Ladder up chicago

  Feb 2012 - May 2012

  Tax preparer

  Prepared tax returns for low income families throughout Chicago

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  Bansley & kiener, llp certified public accountants

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Tax intern

  -Prepared over 100 individual (Form 1040) and trust (Form 1041) tax returns with precision and in a timely manner using sophisticated tax software-Worked with various tax forms, including: W-2, W-2G, 1099-B, 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1099-R, SSA 1099, 1098-INT, 1098-T, and 1098-E-Participated in a successful software implementation called Autoflow (It automatically populates certain fields of the tax form through a document-scanning process)-Interacted with clients to ensure accurate representation of their documents and focused on maximizing their tax savings-Performed research on complex tax issues in order to complete work individually and with little help from superiors-Worked with three team members throughout the busy tax season and offered help to colleagues with their work-related queries Show less

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  Elkay manufacturing

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2022

  • Lead the day-to-day aspects of US federal income tax including returns, estimates, extensions, audits, and budgets• Supervise the team in preparing the federal & state tax returns in accordance with applicable standards • Administrator of Onesource Income Tax solution, serving as a problem solver and a primary point of contact for other users• Train and mentor new employees• Prepare the foreign tax credit calculation (Form 1118) and other international forms such as 5471, 8858, 8865• Assist with preparing tax related financial statement disclosure & other technical memorandums to support Elkay’s tax positions • Research tax issues that could affect the company and stay current on US legislative changes in order to plan and model the impact on the business• Support the annual R&D credit study lead by external tax advisors• Transitioned the fixed assets database to a new software (Oracle Depreciation), effort that required cross-functional collaboration to make sure this system was satisfactory to the needs of all users• Lead continuous improvement efforts, including automation and technology initiatives to improve existing processes of the tax function • Calculate the quarterly tax provision (ASC 740) • Prepared tax workpapers & calculations for carve-out financial statements in anticipation of a business unit spinoff Show less • Prepared the annual income tax provision (federal & state) in accordance with ASC 740 standards • Lead the preparation of form 1120, the annual consolidated federal tax return• Prepared income tax returns for a majority of US states• Identified and quantified the financial statement impact of uncertain tax positions defined under FIN 48• Maintained fixed assets in Sage Depreciation to effectively calculate the annual tax depreciation expense and leveraged the system to prepare various ad-hoc calculations as needed • Assisted in preparation of quarterly estimated tax payments for federal and state Show less

  • Tax Manager

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Senior Tax Analyst

    Feb 2017 - Jan 2021

  • Tax Analyst II

    May 2014 - Feb 2017

  • Tax Analyst

    Jun 2013 - May 2014
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  Cushman & wakefield

  Jan 2023 - now

  Global tax manager