Darren Eliasov

Experience

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  Grant Thornton

  Mar 2006 - Mar 2009

  Trainee accountant

  My duties included:• Auditing• Preparing budgets and planning staff• Monitoring the running of the audit teams for various companies including JSE Listed companies.• I supervised between 2 and 9 people per audit• Meeting deadlines• Compiling financial statements, as well as audit consolidated financial statements• Assessing financial information for compliance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)• Compliance with ISA (International Standards of Auditing)• Evaluating client systems of accounting for internal control• Performing agreed upon procedures and compiling respective factual findings report, such as performing due diligence auditsClients audited during my traineeship:• Elvey Security Technologies a division of Hudaco Trading Ltd• A division of Netcare• Skye Footwear and Subsidiaries• Ozz Industries (PTY) LTD, now a division of Scaw Metals• New Way Motors (PTY) LTD• LAW Holdings (PTY) LTD• Bidcorp Pension Fund• Rietpan Hardware• Chromex Mining (PTY) LTD• As well as a few smaller companies Show less

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  Verpakt Management Services

  Dec 2009 - Dec 2011

  Financial Accountant

  Duties include:• Internal auditing – Creating systems and controls as well as reviewing the controls on a constant basis.• Preparing budgets and company forecasts• I am 2nd to the financial manager where between the 2 of us we managed 9 people • Meeting deadlines• Compiling financial statements• Ensuring the companies records for the companies is up to date and correct.• Assessing financial information for compliance with the VAT act, Tax act as well as the companies acts. • Reviewing work of the 9 people under me• Creating and improving on controls as well as current reports• Creating and analysing data for management decisions. Show less

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  Crowe Horwath / US Tax and Financial Services

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  Associate

  • Manage the US tax department • Preparation and reviewing of tax returns, including individuals and estates.• Analysis of financial statements, and reconciling the financial statements according to US tax law• Analysis of bank documents in accordance with US tax law• Create and update existing excel templates for the whole corporation. • Created macros in excel that have saved the company hours of work for each of our clients.• Researching US tax law

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  KPMG Israel

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2015

  Senior tax associate

  • Perform a US tax due diligence on corporations• Preparation and reviewing of US federal and state corporate tax returns• Preparation of US federal and state provisional tax liabilities and extension requests• Preparation and reviewing of Individual tax returns• Researching US federal and state tax law

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  Philip Stein & Associates

  Apr 2015 - now

  • Tax planning for US people living abroad and Non-US people investing in the US.• Consult with clients about complex US tax issues• Lead a team of 6 employees in US tax preparation• Helping US citizen's become compliant using various voluntary disclosure procedures. • Review US tax returns• Prepare complex US tax returns. • Manage and train 1 junior associate• Prepare complex US tax returns• Consult clients in all US tax matters. Including Structure and complex international issues.

  • Manager

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Team Leader

    May 2017 - Dec 2020

  • Senior Associate

    Apr 2015 - May 2017