Experience

• University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business

  Adjunct Accounting Lecturer

  Taught multiple undergraduate accounting classes (each section containing approximately 60 students) at the Michael G. Foster School of Business. Topics included theoretical structure of financial accounting, financial disclosures, revenue recognition, and inventory measurement. Business and political context of accounting is also explored via Harvard Business Cases on WorldCom, Apple, Lehman Brothers, and Exxon Mobil.
  
  Independently designed the curriculum, class materials, and exams.
  
  Provided feedback, additional insights, and career advice to students during office hours.

• Amazon

  Tax Senior - WW Tax Reporting

  Paul worked at Amazon as a Tax Senior - WW Tax Reporting

• Amazon

  Tax Manager - Worldwide Tax Reporting

  Coordinate audit of tax provision with EY (auditor)
  
  Review deferred tie-outs prepared by subject matter experts (SMEs)
  
  Review foreign and state ETRs by legal entity
  
  Prepare tax provision memos
  
  Assist with special projects related to the tax provision
  
  Assist with data modeling related to intercompany transactions and transfer pricing

• Amazon

  Tax Senior Manager - Global Tax Reporting

  With regards to income tax, I oversee forecasting, management reporting, quarterly SEC tax reporting and tax-related disclosures in SEC filings, and lead tax accounting M&A and transaction operations processes.

• EY

  Tax Manager

  Promoted a year early from new staff to senior (skipping experienced staff year).
  
  Managed large-scale federal corporate and partnership compliance engagements.
  
  Managed tax provisions, many of which are for SEC multinational clients.
  
  Researched tax treatment for various unusual and complex transactions and drafted technical memorandums to support the conclusions.
  
  Cultivated robust client relationships by providing a full suite of tax services, collaborating with subject matter professionals as well as professionals within other services lines, and actively assisting with business development and identifying additional value-add tax opportunities.
  
  Mentored and developed junior staff and new seniors by acting as a peer advisor, providing formal and informal feedback, and initiating concept-specific training sessions for the office. Spent a month in Buenos Aires, Argentina mentoring and coaching a group of thirteen new staff at a newly opened global talent hub.
  
  Regularly served as an instructor and a coach leader at the firm’s national training sessions, teaching modules on tax software, tax research, and tax provisions.