AKSHAR PATEL
New York Metro,NJ
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Indirect Tax Lead/Senior Product Manager (Contract
Booking Holdings Inc.
12.2023 - Current
- Lead finance driven projects implementations end to end across global teams (Avalara, Zendesk, SAP R4)
- Manage US/VAT indirect tax filings utilizing 3rd party software and tax partners
- Lead implementation of Avalara tax compliance for 3 brands working alongside multiple stakeholders (Customer Care, Product, IT, Operation teams)
- Created dashboards utilizing Smartsheets, Asana, and Tableau to provide Executive Leadership live financial impacts from managed projects
Tax Consultant (Contract - Manager)
BDO
02.2023 - 11.2023
- Reviewed staff preparation of tax returns and supporting workpapers for Federal and State
- Review and preparer quarterly US tax provision
- Analyze and defend positions under state and federal audit
- Performed tax research for both indirect and income tax as new regulations/laws came into effect from a US perspective
- Led state IDR's and tax controversy efforts on an ongoing basis
Co-Head of US Tax (Layoffs February 2023, Remote)
Pilot, Inc.
04.2022 - 02.2023
- Review preparation of income tax returns and supporting workpapers for Federal and State
- Manage state team for full state compliance/provision life cycle for income and indirect tax
- Lead State IDR's and defended company positions
- Led implementation of Avalara and Gusto integration
- LEd Indirect Tax segment in all compliance and audit aspects
Tax Consultant (4 Month Contract - Manager)
EY
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Review preparation of tax returns and supporting workpapers by Staff
- Federal and state tax compliance preparation of complex returns entity flow throughs
Tax Consultant (5 Month Contract - Manager)
Greater Tax Management (GTM)
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Led 3rd party team in carve out of business and in turn the review preparation of tax returns and supporting workpapers
- Lead all IDR's and tax controversy efforts
State Tax Director (Covid Restructuring)
Morgan Stanley
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Manage tax compliance/provision management, oversight, and preparation of high-volume federal/state combined/separate tax returns
- Review preparation of tax returns and supporting workpapers for both compliance and provision purposes
- Managed team of 3 for successful completion of full life cycle state corporate income taxes
- Successfully implemented custom state state tools and utilized Tableau to provide live visual state apportionment reports
- Lead response for tax IDR's, RAR's, notices and special projects
Senior Tax Lead (Acquired in August 2020)
Abbvie Inc.
09.2016 - 08.2020
- Prepared/reviewed 1120's, 1065's, quarterly estimates/extensions including TB and workpaper analysis
- Experience in ASC 740, FAS 109, and 1042
- Managed entire state income tax and indirect tax compliance along with 3rd party vendors in assisting with preparation of state/local returns
Tax Senior- Partnerships REITS
FTI Consulting, Inc.
08.2015 - 09.2016
International & Domestic Associate
Allergan
05.2014 - 01.2015
Education
B.S. - Accounting & Finance
Rutgers University, Rutgers Business School
New Brunswick, NJSkills
- SAP
- Oracle
- Netsuite
- Corptax
- Onesource
- OTP
- GoSystems
- BNA Fixed Assets
- Sage Fixed Assets
- State Modeling Tools
- RIA Checkpoint
- CCH
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Sharepoint
Educationcertifications
B.S. Accounting & Finance, Rutgers University, Rutgers Business School, New Brunswick, NJ
Implementation Projects
- Successfully implemented Avalara sales tax software across 3 brands simultaneously (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda)
- Implemented Vertex Tax software and transitioned data to successfully (1 year project - Abbvie)
- Led implementation of Avalara sales tax software and Gusto integration within platform (Pilot)
- Managed and led implementation of Avalara within Booking.com and all affiliated brands globally (Agoda, Priceline, Kayak)
- Implemented custom state tax tool and state tax apportionment tools at Morgan Stanley
Timeline
Indirect Tax Lead/Senior Product Manager (Contract
Booking Holdings Inc.
12.2023 - Current
Tax Consultant (Contract - Manager)
BDO
02.2023 - 11.2023
Co-Head of US Tax (Layoffs February 2023, Remote)
Pilot, Inc.
04.2022 - 02.2023
Tax Consultant (4 Month Contract - Manager)
EY
01.2022 - 04.2022
Tax Consultant (5 Month Contract - Manager)
Greater Tax Management (GTM)
08.2021 - 12.2021
State Tax Director (Covid Restructuring)
Morgan Stanley
08.2020 - 08.2021
Senior Tax Lead (Acquired in August 2020)
Abbvie Inc.
09.2016 - 08.2020
Tax Senior- Partnerships REITS
FTI Consulting, Inc.
08.2015 - 09.2016
International & Domestic Associate
Allergan
05.2014 - 01.2015
B.S. - Accounting & Finance
Rutgers University, Rutgers Business School