VIJAYA VENKATA RAMAKRISHNA GANDROJU
Tax Manager
Rajahmundry
Summary
A Highly Analytical, Organized & Detail–Oriented Tax Professional with over 15+ years of progressive experience in US Individual Income Tax Returns providing tax compliance and consulting services for high-net-worth individuals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Tax Manager – People Advisory Services (Global Mobility)
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
01.2010 - Current
- Extensive experience in preparing and signing individual Federal & State income tax returns for high net-worth individuals
- Hands-on experience in dealing with tax returns having schedule K-1s, interpreting international tax forms like PFICs
- Communicated with client tax liaisons to gather the information necessary for new account reviews and ad hoc projects
- As a manager on engagements, my role includes daily client contact, management activities (scheduling, billing), information-gathering from the client and payroll teams, and management of onshore and offshore Tax Consultants, Seniors assigned to the engagements
- Handling client queries concerning US tax matters and ensuring end-to-end coordination with the clients for timely US tax return filing
- Conducting research on International Tax treaties between US/UK/E&A regions and other countries, determining the lowest Tax withholding rate, PE threshold, and any other Indirect Taxes applicable in the country
- Conducted pre-assignment tax consultations, including analyzing each assignee’s tax situation on a case-by-case basis and briefing them on home and host country tax implications
- Manage project financials (budgets, timely billing and collection, and variance recognition)
- Communicated with IRS and state tax authorities to resolve critical tax notices promptly to prevent escalations
- Understanding foreign tax returns and link with US returns and tax reimbursement calculation
- Reviews client compensation and analyses state tax filing requirements
- Ensures turnaround of e-Deliverables for processing returns for e-Filing
- Coordination with foreign office teams weekly to receive the required information about foreign tax information promptly to mitigate the delay in filing the tax returns
- Advised clients on tax-efficient structuring of international assignments, effective use of tax treaties, and tax planning strategies to minimize worldwide tax burdens on business transactions and operations related to their global workforce
- Advised clients on cross-border taxation issues with short-term business travellers and income tax treaty applications
- Involved in analysing, advising, and preparing the memo for US citizens and Green card holders who relinquished US citizenship (expatriate rule)
- Provided advisory services for clients’ international assignments and tax equalization/tax protection policy design and implementation to meet specific company goals and objectives
- Demonstrates expertise in differences between policy options, including tax protection, tax equalization home-based structures, and host-based structures
- Tax reimbursement policy review
- Coordinating training, helping in recruiting, and performing research for technical content review for national training
- Assisted and provided inputs to my managers on advisory projects, where I also coordinated and delivered the project(s) to the client
- Represented employer at the client annual review meeting in the United States and completed an 8-month rotation to Detroit Office, United States
- An Enrolled Agent with 15+ years of experience in US Taxation
- Expertise in both Inbound and Outbound populations
- Managed and conducted Expatriate tax consultations
- Managing a team of Staff/Seniors// Managers/Assistant Managers regarding overall career development
- Extensive experience in Managing the tax compliance process & Signing US tax returns on a Fortune 500 Engagement
- Tax equalization calculations, Tax advisory, FATCA compliance work, FinCen
- Been on a secondment to the Local EY office in Michigan & also on-site client locations
- Currently serving as a Champion for any queries or complex issue resolution in regards to the tax software
- Contacting IRS and respective state tax authorities to resolve tax issues, notices, and queries
- Conducting tax technical & non-technical training at EY offices
- Tax Quality leader at the EY Chennai Office
- Won the prestigious 'EY Golden Beam Award' in the Exceptional Client Service category Sep 30, 2016
- Won Star awards at EY for Excellence in Client Service Management in 2014 & 2015
- Won Quarterly Spot Award for Quality & Team Management
- Received multiple feedback on various occasions from the client contact & taxpayers, which had a positive impact on the engagement & for the firm
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Andhra University
06.2005 - 06.2007
Bachelor of Science - Computers
Andhra University
06.2001 - 06.2004
IRS Enrolled Agent - undefined
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
03.2023 - 03.2026
Skills
Tax compliance expertise
Tax research
Partnership taxation expertise
Tax law interpretation
Achievementsrecognitions
- An Enrolled Agent with 15+ years of experience in US Taxation.
- Expertise in both Inbound and Outbound populations.
- Managed and conducted Expatriate tax consultations.
- Managing a team of Staff/Seniors// Managers/Assistant Managers regarding overall career development.
- Extensive experience in Managing the tax compliance process & Signing US tax returns on a Fortune 500 Engagement.
- Tax equalization calculations, Tax advisory, FATCA compliance work, FinCen.
- Been on a secondment to the Local EY office in Michigan & also on-site client locations.
- Currently serving as a Champion for any queries or complex issue resolution in regards to the tax software.
- Contacting IRS and respective state tax authorities to resolve tax issues, notices, and queries.
- Conducting tax technical & non-technical training at EY offices.
- Tax Quality leader at the EY Chennai Office.
- Won the prestigious 'EY Golden Beam Award' in the Exceptional Client Service category 09/30/16.
- Won Star awards at EY for Excellence in Client Service Management in 2014 & 2015.
- Won Quarterly Spot Award for Quality & Team Management.
- Received multiple feedback on various occasions from the client contact & taxpayers, which had a positive impact on the engagement & for the firm.
Educationcertification
- Master of Business Administration, MBA, 06/01/05, 06/01/07, Andhra University
- Bachelor of Science in Computers, B.Sc., 06/01/01, 06/01/04, Andhra University
- IRS Enrolled Agent, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 03/01/23, 03/01/26, Active
Professionalsynopsis
A Highly Analytical, Organized & Detail–Oriented Tax Professional with over 15+ years of progressive experience in US Individual Income Tax Returns providing tax compliance and consulting services for high-net-worth individuals., US Tax Returns, Individual Federal & State Income Tax Returns, Client Service Support, Engagement Planning, Tax Research, Planning & Preparation, Client Relationship Management, Team Training, Mentorship & Leadership
Accomplishments
· Won the prestigious “EY Golden Beam Award” in Exceptional Client Service category
· Won Star awards at EY for excellence in Client Service Management
· Won Quarterly Spot Award for Quality & Team Management
· Received multiple feedback on various occasions from the client contact & taxpayers, which had a positive impact on the engagement & for the firm.
Timeline
IRS Enrolled Agent - undefined
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
03.2023 - 03.2026
Tax Manager – People Advisory Services (Global Mobility)
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
01.2010 - Current
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Andhra University
06.2005 - 06.2007
Bachelor of Science - Computers
Andhra University
06.2001 - 06.2004
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