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James McAndrews
Tax Director
Watkins Megan LLC
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Public Accounting Firm - Regional
Professional Summary
Process-driven leader that builds and elevates the contributions of high performing teams. With more than 20 years of broad experience with two public companies, a law degree and a CPA, uses business, tax, accounting, management and leadership skills to assemble teams delivering extraordinary results.
Specialties
accounting, auditing, consulting, contract management, customer relations, disaster recovery planning, file management, finance, financial planning, financial statements, innovative, legal analysis, mentoring, policy analysis, process engineering, property management, real estate, reports, Sarbanes Oxley process controls, strategic analysis, tax planning, tax compliance and tax audit/appeals resolutions
Experience
Watkins Megan LLC
Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20814
Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20814
Tax Director
Public Accounting Firm - Regional
2010 - Present
Co-Lead of the Firm's tax practice
HealthSouth Corporation
Birmingham, Alabama, USA 35243
Birmingham, Alabama, USA 35243
Senior Vice President Tax and Tax Counsel
Corporation - Publicly-Held
2005 - 2010
Tax Department Head
Tatum LLC
Vienna, Virginia, USA 22182
Vienna, Virginia, USA 22182
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
2004 - 2006
Freddie Mac
McLean, Virginia, USA 22102
McLean, Virginia, USA 22102
Vice President Tax and Tax Counsel
Corporation - Publicly-Held
1985 - 2003
Arthur Andersen & Co.
Washington, USA 20006
Washington, USA 20006
Tax Manager, Federal & State
Public Accounting Firm - Big Four
1978 - 1984
Education
LLM, Taxation 1989
Georgetown University Law Center
WashingtonUnited States
JD, Taxation 1985
Georgetown University Law Center
WashingtonUnited States
Sewell Key Prize for the highest cumulative grade point average in courses in taxation.
BS, Business Administration - Accounting 1978
Georgetown University
WashingtonUnited States
Professional Certifications
Certified Public Accountant(CPA)
Virginia
Active
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Tax Court
Associations and Societies
- American Bar Association - Section of Taxation
- Tax Executives Institute
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants