Alen Susan Joseph

• Reviewed and ensured compliance with state and local tax (SALT) regulations for multistate corporations, verifying proper apportionment and allocation among other items on state returns from a 1120 standpoint.
• Led the review and preparation of consolidated state tax returns for the corporate group. Worked closely with the team to ensure compliance with each state's rules, while keeping everything audit-ready and in line with state tax authority requirements.
• Reviewed and ensured accurate state estimated tax payments and extension filings, ensuring compliance with state-specific rules, minimizing penalties, and aligning projections with business changes, while coordinating with federal filings for timely and accurate submissions.
• Trained and mentored junior staff, ensuring quality control in tax return preparation and contributing to the professional development of the team.
• Led a team of 5 professionals, delegating tasks, providing mentorship, and fostering a collaborative environment to ensure high-quality work and timely project completion.
• Acted as a key liaison between the team and management, facilitating communication, conducting performance evaluations, and implementing strategies for continuous improvement and professional development.
• Lead the entire international tax team for my market territory (south-east market ITS SPOC) in the year 2023. Directed the team in ensuring the proper application of tax treaties, foreign tax credits, and international reporting requirements while minimizing risk and optimizing tax efficiency.
• Led an entire market, serving as the main point of contact for clients and internal teams, ensuring smooth operations and driving growth.
• Worked hand in hand with the L&D team, prepared case studies and gave a walk through for the campus hires.
• Been a part of the testing group for various automation processes.
• Assisted and collaborated directly with the Tax Director as a key team member, managing multiple clients without additional support staff from the US, during tax season.

• Completed and filed returns with tax departments at local, state and federal levels.
• Prepared wide array of returns under corporate, ITS (5471's & 8858's)
• Demonstrated proficiency in using firm tools and software, to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and ensure accurate and efficient tax compliance.

Worked as an accountant for a period of 2 months after graduation just to get a market experience, managed the entire supplying unit, completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and all types of cash and banking reconciliations.