Irene Peterson

• Support accounting team for capital labor, implemented tracking system
• continue to support in all aspects of tax and regulatory matters for 4 companies
• Continued to help support growing the company internationally and domestically
• Processed/supported Payroll for all the companies, including Philippines, UK and Netherlands operations.
• Handled Stock compensation for the firm for 2 separate sales
• Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and overall departmental productivity.

• Support all tax and international tax matters as well as Telecom regulatory matters for Masergy.
• This includes: Telecom taxes, property tax, state and federal income tax prep including estimates and extensions, audits, FAS109
• Support M&A activities and IPO opportunity.
• Staff of 4 employees
• Support sales personnel for tax support
• Grow the business internationally with creating branches and or entities as needed.
• Created a transfer pricing model for the company
• Work with 3rd parties for support as needed
• Handled tax due Diligence for 2 purchases and 3 buyouts of the Company

• Coordinate all tax requirements, including sales tax, property tax, federal and state income tax, GST, VAT and PST
• Prepare monthly tax provision, tax forecasts and budgets and reconciled all all tax accounts
• Prepared various monthly reports to Japan
• Worked closely with management team for international market penetration for tax requirements, treaty conventions and permanent establishment as well as transfer pricing arrangements
• Oversaw all operations of payroll for 4,500 employees and supervised 4 staff members
• J-Sox team member for requirements for financial reporting and controls
• Helped prepare audit report
• Responsible for all general and administrative expense actuals and report any variances to budget
• Reported to the Vice President and Controller of accounting
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Coordinated Sales tax and prepared corporate tax package for Fujitsu's US operations.

Worked closely with 3rd party consultants to minimize Fujitsu's inventory and facility tax exposure.

Supervised one sales tax person.

Responsible for monthly closing process. Prepared various quarterly and yearly analysis for the office controller.