Apr 2016 – Oct 2021 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Pleasanton, California, United States

• Voice of the customer in translating business requirements to value driven features in the Accounts payable functional area.
• Product champion and go-to person for internal and external stakeholders for Accounts payable area.
• Successfully delivered complex cross functional global projects including enhancements to supplier invoice processing, AP-AR Netting and other features involving accounting and tax.
• Partnered with customers to run numerous Design partner meetings to gather feedback and incorporate them into feature functionality to enhance usability and adoption.
• Contributed to Roadmap plans by providing insights and ideas geared towards achieving Spend Area and Workday’s strategic objectives.
• My journey towards Product Management in Workday has been an exhilarating experience, having joined workday in a quality role to understand and imbibe the principles of software product development from close quarters.

Mar 2012 – Apr 2016 · 4 yrs 1 mo · San Ramon, California, United States

• Worked in the Tax systems group as a part of a team doing the monthly tax provision loads, yearly tax compliance loads and assisted with Corptax requests, system requests, SOX compliance and other tax systems related issues.
• Was responsible for entity maintenance and management and was able to successfully manage the process
• Transitioned to International tax department within 11 months and was able to successfully prepare workpapers and tax returns (Form 5471 and 8858s) for three compliance seasons.
• As a part of the International tax team, worked extensively with local country accountants and tax contacts to gather information for US tax returns.
• Worked extensively with Tax planners to structure deals and provide information for restructuring.
• Worked on both stock and asset sale of companies to calculate gain or loss on sale including section 1248 pick-up.
• Worked on preparing subpart F calculations for tax provision analysis.
• Worked extensively on reconciling Foreign Tax credits and reconciling amounts to Form 1118.
• Was a part of the efile team which successfully efiled two consolidated Federal tax returns for Chevron.
• Worked on filing several State tax returns after efiling the federal return, including working on estimated payments and extensions and amended tax returns.

Nov 2008 – Mar 2012 · 3 yrs 4 mos · San Jose, California, United States

• Prepare and review of consolidated US federal income tax returns, state tax returns
• Identify and calculate book to tax adjustments and prepare supporting work papers.
• Prepare book to tax variation analysis, credit calculations, and carry forward schedules.
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of quarterly effective tax rate, annual tax provision calculations, and the calculations of estimated tax payments.
• Research tax laws and regulations to develop practical and effective tax approaches
• Assist in providing audit support to state audits including timely response to all state and federal notices received.
• Assist in preparing data for non-income tax filings like Property tax returns.
• Worked extensively in Corptax and e-file many returns.
• Worked in automating several data spreadsheets using Corptax Office.

Jan 2006 – Oct 2008 · 2 yrs 9 mos · San Jose, California, United States

• Preparation and review of consolidated US federal income tax returns, international returns and state tax returns for large clients. I have been very actively involved in working on large engagements and have extensively prepared and reviewed several consolidated federal returns, international returns (5471s and 8858s) and several state returns. I have also been managing several small clients and worked effectively in reviewing and managing projects with staff under me for two years.
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of quarterly effective tax rate, annual tax provision calculations, and the calculations of estimated tax payments. I have been actively involved in audit of tax provisions for one large technology client since their pre-IPO stage, and have been involved in their preparation for IPO and have been auditing provisions quarterly and annually ever since they went public. I have had multiple small clients where I have prepared tax provision (both annual and quarterly). I have had training in using TaxStream for provision preparation.
• Worked on a large stock option restatement project and have working knowledge of FAS 123 R and helped in audit of various option models and testing opening APIC pool calculations. I have also assisted in consulting projects involving documentation of various option plans for a large public client.
• Research tax laws and regulations to develop practical and effective tax approaches.
• Audited Provisions for large clients, several small pre-IPO clients.
• Prepared year-end provision for a large bio-technology client.

Aug 1999 – Apr 2001 · 1 yr 8 mos · Singapore

• Part of the foreign exchange derivatives group and worked on the accounting side supporting the trading operations.

Jun 1997 – Dec 1998 · 1 yr 6 mos · India

• Prepare detailed project cost and performance projections highlighting investment requirement and plan equity, term loans, working capital arrangements and loan repayments.
• Work closely with banks towards securing medium term loans and working capital loans for the company. Secured USD 1.6 Million from Industrial Development Bank of India.
• Ensure compliance to all statutory functions relating to sales tax, excise duties, customs duties and company law procedures relating to public limited companies.