Both a Tax Department Leader and Team Member currently responsible for all aspects of North American income taxation for the US operations of a multinational company traded on the FTSE 250. Experience includes: Coordination of cross-border contract language, M&A, compliance, audits, withholdings, VAT, sales and use tax, etc.; Preparation of IFRS Group reporting packages, tax accounting disclosures and oversight of financial audits for North American operations; Conversion of US separate company audited tax reports from FAS109 to IFRS, and Reduction of audit time by over 50% while accelerating the reporting timeline by 2 months. Further reponsibilities also involve leading a team of eight in consultation with three different business divisions on projects such as coordinate transfer pricing practices with management reporting measures; revise management fee and shared service billings to comply with both US and OECD documentation requirements; advise on tax implications of centralizing operations in financial and engineering service centers; merge and consolidate maquiladora operations; and research the US international, federal and state implications of refinancing structures. Prior experience also includes establishing a state tax department and developing and documenting SOX compliant processes and standards; as well as working in Big 4 Washington National Tax consulting on legislative developments, IRS protests, office quality reviews, and tax research and planning ideas.