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Benjamin Mesnier

St Louis,MO

Summary

Graduated from Mizzou with my Masters in Accountancy in May of 2022. Completed both public and private accounting internships throughout my time in college. Chose public accounting out of school and have spent the past 1.5 years in a tax associate role.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Tax Associate

Anders CPAs + Advisors
St Louis, MO
10.2022 - Current

- Spent October - December of 2022 completing in office tax training and studying for CPA certification

- Full year of Spring / Fall busy season experience in 2023, billing 60 hours per week during busy seasons, including both entity and individual tax return preparation

- Working with colleagues of all levels to ensure accurate and timely tax reporting

- Spring 2024 busy season experience as a second year associate, completing more involved entity / individual returns in a timely manner

Tax Intern

RubinBrown
St. Louis, MO
01.2021 - 04.2021

- Tax Intern within the Real Estate Group for the duration of the 2021 busy season

- Prepared entity returns for real estate partnerships who dealt with low income housing tax credits

Parent Accounting Intern

Enterprise Holdings
St. Louis, MO
12.2019 - 12.2019

- Applied for Parent Accounting Internship for the following summer during my first Car Sales Internship with Enterprise

- Was offered the position as the sole Parent Accounting intern at the corporate office after three rounds of interviews

- Enterprise was forced to revoke the internship offer in April of 2020 due to COVID-19

Accounting Intern, Car Sales

Enterprise Holdings
Maryland Heights, MO
05.2019 - 08.2019

- Assisted in trade functions such as updating trade logs in excel, uploading and verifying trade documents, and contacting credit unions directly to obtain lien releases / titles for traded vehicles

- Performed internal audits on individual branches to ensure all paperwork was completed and all necessary information was present, then uploaded findings to File Review log

Education

Master of Science - Accounting

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
05.2022

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
05.2022

Skills

- Preparation of entity / individual tax returns for federal / state purposes

- Experience with all Microsoft Office applications

- Experience with Adobe PDF

- Experience with CCH Axcess Tax software, as well as Workstream, BNA Income Tax Planner, and CCH Prosystem Fixed Asset software

- Strong social skills and ability to work in a team environment

Timeline

Tax Associate

Anders CPAs + Advisors
10.2022 - Current

Tax Intern

RubinBrown
01.2021 - 04.2021

Parent Accounting Intern

Enterprise Holdings
12.2019 - 12.2019

Accounting Intern, Car Sales

Enterprise Holdings
05.2019 - 08.2019

Master of Science - Accounting

University of Missouri - Columbia

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Missouri - Columbia
Benjamin Mesnier