1. Bernie Garduno
12495 Tex Tan Rd, Falcon, CO 80831  berniegarduno@yahoo.com  (719) 330 – 7102
Multi-disciplined sales tax professional with 14 years of work experience in a manufacturing and retail
environment. Managed all aspects of compliance with U.S. State and Local sales tax and International tax
reporting for Canada and Puerto Rico. These responsibilities included overseeing various tax functions for
the company including but not limited to, sales tax return compliance, monthly sales report preparation, sales
and use tax audits, property tax compliance, business license compliance, tax accruals, tax forecast, and
month-end close processes. I thrive in the fast-paced environment of the tax arena and I am confident that I
can aggressively minimize the indirect tax exposure for any business.
Crocs Inc. Niwot,CO March 2007 – April 2015
Senior Tax Manager.
 Responsible for Sales and Use tax compliance for the U.S.,Puerto Rico and Canada.
 Research and document tax topics relevant to the company’s tax positions.
 Developed and implemented all sales tax/property tax process and procedures.
 Mentored and trained sales tax staff of 3.
 Worked with outside tax consultants to prepare 120 monthly retail sales tax returns.
 Managed the filing of 35 state sales tax returns for wholesale transactions.
 Responsible for Property Tax compliance for 164 locations.
 Closed 36 state sales tax audits,most under $20K.
 Accountable for accuracy of sales tax ratesfor Retailand Ecommerce sales.
 Responsible for the review and electronic storage of resale certificates.
 Provided quarterly sales tax forecast.
 Approved month-end sales reporting documents for internaland externalsources.
 Reviewed JE’s & Sales Tax reconciliation’s for month-end close.
 Responsible for the application and renewal of existing Sales & Use tax licenses.
Sales Tax Manager. April 2009 – October 2013.
Sales Tax Lead. March 2008 –March 2009.
Sales Tax Analyst. March 2007 – February 2008.
LSI Logic, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO Oct 1990 – July 2006.
Tax Analyst. February 2001 – July 2006.
 Reviewed and prepared sales tax returns for two divisions.
 Reviewed and reconciled Sales and Use tax accounts.
 Setup new exemptions for customers in Vertex and maintained resale certificate file.
 Performed research on various tax topics.
 Assisted in sales tax audits.
Sr. Accounts Payable Processor. March 1995 –January 2001.
Sr. Production Operator.October 1990 – February 1995.
Computer Skills - Knowledgeable in SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Avalara, Cognos, E-Property,Microsoft
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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