Professional Summary
Tax Manager with over 7 years of experience in corporate tax compliance and financial reporting. Specializes in managing complex tax filings, improving forecasting accuracy, and ensuring SOX compliance for multinational clients. Known for identifying cost savings and streamlining tax processes to reduce audit findings.
Skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- .Net
- Agile
- R
- Project Management
- Excel
- GO
- Teamwork
- Tax Compliance
- Financial Reporting
- Process Improvement
Experience
Tax Manager — Vaco by Highspring
- Prepared financial statements and tax filings for 12 multinational clients, ensuring zero compliance issues.
- Reduced audit findings by 30% through improved documentation and cross-department collaboration.
- Identified cost savings of £1.1M by refining transfer pricing documentation and local compliance.
- Coached a team of 5 analysts on tax research, compliance deadlines, and soft skills.
- Implemented a tax technology stack that cut manual processing time by 40%.
Senior Tax Analyst — BDO UK
- Managed quarterly estimated tax payments and compliance reports for £800M in corporate revenue.
- Improved forecasting accuracy by 15% through better integration of tax and finance planning.
- Led training workshops on tax legislation changes for finance and operations teams.
- Resolved IRS inquiries by coordinating documentation requests and taxpayer rights guidance.
- Automated tax provision calculations using Excel modelling to accelerate close cycles.
Tax Manager — Staff Financial Group
- Oversaw tax compliance and provision work for clients with revenues up to £500M.
- Reduced compliance cycle time by 3 weeks through checklist automation and team coaching.
- Presented tax strategy recommendations to client boards and M&A due diligence teams.
- Implemented cloud-based tax software that improved collaboration and version control.
- Developed training materials for junior analysts on research and compliance standards.
Education
M.S. Financial Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Certifications
- ACCA
- CIMA