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Brian Pham

Grand Prairie,TX

Summary

Committed, business-minded professional with a career established in the financial services industry. Concurrently, I am an entrepreneur in event management, who has connected and collaborated with local businesses and young freelancers across Texas and Southern California. My long-term goal is to continue to develop and explore new innovations that facilitate effective business processes.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Director

Abyss Entertainment
Dallas, TX
04.2023 - Current
  • Managing all aspects of event promotion, talent, and social media content for events coordinated by Abyss (the event services group).
  • Analyzing ticket and beverage sales to gauge revenue for contracted venues and the event services group.
  • Generating budget and expense reports via Microsoft Excel to evaluate the costs of booking talent and running paid promotions.
  • Proficiently utilize QuickBooks to administer payouts to business partners/contractors and reconcile for yearly tax filings.
  • Composing and reviewing business contracts with venues, talent, and business partners.

Property Tax Compliance Analyst

Kroll (Duff & Phelps)
Richardson, TX
04.2022 - Current
  • Investigating new personal property and real estate assessments conducted by taxing jurisdictions to determine if clients' property tax data corresponds.
  • Reviewing and processing filings/renditions, assessment notices, and tax bills.
  • Conducting systematic inspection of client property tax data through yearly differences reports to ensure assets and values are listed accurately before filing renditions to assessors.
  • Creating thorough tax bill reports via proprietary software and Excel to ensure property taxes are paid timely and accurately.
  • Resolving complex tax payment issues caused by misapplied balances, double assessments, and existing personal property being assessed under new accounts created by taxing jurisdictions.
  • Operating on tax savings projects such as property tax assessment appeals and penalty removals.
  • Advising the cross-functional, Global Services team on projects designed for mass retrieval of clients' tax bills and assessment notices.

Tax Specialist | Prior Period Adjustments

Paycom Payroll
Grapevine, TX
09.2020 - 04.2022
  • Effectively research, track, and resolve tax issues in a timely manner.
  • Examining wage reports, tax liabilities, payment reports, and payroll adjustment reports to assess the reconciliation of tax filings.
  • Comparing current reports to historical reports to validate system-calculated tax differences needed for amendments.
  • Analyzing semi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly tax audit reports to ensure funds are drafted and transmitted accordingly.
  • Utilizing formulas, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP within Excel to obtain correct payroll data for tax filings.
  • Creating accurate journal entries of funds within the Paycom BOSS system for prior period adjustments.
  • Diligently completed tax filings via paper, Excel file creation, and/or online data entry based upon particular methods required by tax authorities.
  • Providing valuable collaboration in tax projects during quarter-end and year-end to ensure client payroll taxes are filed correctly.

Education

B.A. Psychology / Minor in Human Relations -

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
05.2020

Skills

  • Detail-oriented; analyzing information with accuracy
  • Providing well-informed advice and guidance
  • Ability to think critically on complex issues
  • Coordinating teams to achieve goals effectively
  • Conflict management and problem resolution
  • Maintaining strong relationships with clients and partners
  • Competency in research and statistics
  • Excellency in account reconciliation
  • Expertise in payroll taxes and property taxes
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Square, and QuickBooks

Timeline

Managing Director

Abyss Entertainment
04.2023 - Current

Property Tax Compliance Analyst

Kroll (Duff & Phelps)
04.2022 - Current

Tax Specialist | Prior Period Adjustments

Paycom Payroll
09.2020 - 04.2022

B.A. Psychology / Minor in Human Relations -

University of Oklahoma
Brian Pham