Keiko Wang
Flower Mound,TX
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Tax manager
RS Americas, Inc
Fort Worth, TX
01.2022 - Current
- Supervise and train the sales tax specialist assisting the outsourced monthly sales tax compliance works.
- Prepare the annual income tax provision calculation in accordance with ASC 740, including calculations of permanent/temporary differences, deferred assets/liabilities, return-to-provision adjustments, and tax journal entries.
- Prepare the monthly tax provision using the prior effected tax rate at the year end and reconcile the income tax account accounts monthly.
- Calculate federal and state estimate and extension and process timely payments after reviewed by the external tax preparer.
- Prepare the federal tax income tax work paper and review federal and state income returns prepared by the external tax preparer.
- Manage the sales tax compliance process in US and Canada by providing the required data to the external tax preparer, reconciling data to the internal tax system, and sending timely payments.
- Manage the income tax and sales tax audits, preparing IDRs and negotiating the assessments with the auditor to reduce the additional tax assessments, accrued interests and penalties.
- Manage unclaimed property filings filed by the external tax preparer and make timely payments if needed.
- Manage the property tax compliance and annual report filings prepared by 3rd party tax preparers.
- Update the tax calendar for all tax type filings and payments to make sure that the company is filing required returns and payments timely before the due dates.
- Track and respond to notices and inquiries from all tax authorities.
- Assist the controller for the tax expense trend analysis for reviewing and signing tax documents and tax returns.
- Assist the controller for reviewing outsourced tax preparer’s invoices with approved statement of works.
- Perform tax research for planning purposes and for the determination of income, sales, and other tax compliance requirements.
- Assist the finance director to forecast the quarterly tax expense and cash tax payments reporting to the parent company in UK.
- Identify, drive, and implement process improvement within the tax function.
- Coordinate the estimate and extension payment calculation payments quarterly with the sister company in US.
- Communicate and update the important tax issues including the new tax laws impacting US entities and open tax audit’s status to VP of tax in the parent company monthly to assist her making appropriate tax decisions globally.
Tax Supervisor
Kubota Tractor Corporation
Grapevine, TX
07.2013 - 11.2021
- Supervise, train two tax accountants, provide immediate feedback and mentor them to improve their skills.
- Assist the tax manager for interviewing the new tax accountants.
- Manage the tax calendar, monitor the progress of filing deadlines weekly and assist the staff’s assigned duties in order to meet the deadlines timely.
- Review the sales tax work papers and payment requests prepared by two tax accountants.
- Coordinate the tax compliance and tax provision work process with third party accounting firms and review tax returns and provision work papers.
- Handle state tax and sales tax audits including responding to information requests by tax auditors and answering their questions during the audits.
- Prepare the federal tax M-1 work papers for 5 Grapevine entities and provide them to third party accounting firms.
- Prepare and update the state permanent work papers for 4 Grapevine entities to analyze the major state income tax attributes.
- Assist the tax manager for updating the tax footnote for audit financial statements.
- Assist the tax manager for S/4HANA implementation related to tax depreciation and Vertex sales tax software.
Tax Consultant
Vaco
Los Angeles, CA
11.2012 - 03.2013
- Assist the tax manager for the year-end tax provision and federal/state estimate and extension.
- Reconcile and clean up the deferred tax account roll forward schedules.
- Review the company’s tax depreciation and research the tax depreciation method and estimated useful life for the company’s newly acquired assets.
Tax - Senior Associate
KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, CA
01.2008 - 07.2012
- Prepare and review of both consolidated & separate company, federal & multi-state corporate tax returns.
- Prepare and review of corporate quarterly estimated tax payments and extension tax payments.
- Prepare tax provision work papers and review tax provision work papers prepared by clients.
- Research on various tax issues using by CCH IntelliConnect and RIA Checkpoint.
- Assist the tax manager with both IRS and various state tax audits and prepare the notice response letters to the states.
- Train and supervise tax associates and interns.
- Assist the tax managers with the preparation of budget and creating the invoices to the clients.
Accounting Manager
Square Enix Inc.
El Segundo, CA
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Manage all aspects of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and month end/year-end closing.
- Prepare consolidated financial statements and monthly financial reporting packages to the head office in Japan.
- Handle cash flow management responsibilities on a daily basis.
- Assist the controller with annual budget and monthly budget to actual cost analysis.
- Supervise 5 employees involved in accounts receivable, payable, and general ledger.
Accounting Supervisor
Beikoku Travel Network, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Manage all aspects of Accounts Payable and Receivable.
- Prepare adjusting journal entries, account analysis, and reconciliation.
- Assist the manager with accruals and closing processes.
Senior Accounting Associate
Jalpak International, Inc.
Chicago, IL
01.1998 - 01.2001
- Manage cash receipts, cash disbursements, and bank reconciliations.
- Assist the manager with account reconciliation, accruals, and month-end closing processes.
- Help the manager with creating reports for year-end audits.
Timeline
Tax manager
RS Americas, Inc
01.2022 - Current
Tax Supervisor
Kubota Tractor Corporation
07.2013 - 11.2021
Tax Consultant
Vaco
11.2012 - 03.2013
Tax - Senior Associate
KPMG LLP
01.2008 - 07.2012
Accounting Manager
Square Enix Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2008
Accounting Supervisor
Beikoku Travel Network, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2004
Senior Accounting Associate
Jalpak International, Inc.
01.1998 - 01.2001