1. ChristopherM. Conner
5821 Oxford Circle Gurnee, Illinois 60031 - cconner5821@yahoo.com –847-772-5693
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Becton, Dickinson and Company/CareFusion Corporation, Vernon Hills, Illinois
Medical Equipment and Supply Manufacturer and Distributor
Tax Advisor (February 2014 – Present)
 Manage all phases and activities of transactional tax audits initiated by taxing authorities.
 Maintain tax systems for proper tax application for all products, services and customers
 Utilize SAP BW for company sales data, customer transactions and SAP partner function categories.
 Collaborate with consultants and accounts receivable department to recover sales taxes paid erroneously to
taxing authorities.
 Prepare monthly tax account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and make appropriate journal entries as
needed.
 Integrate all new acquisitions customers and products into current CareFusion Transactional Tax
Compliance and Tax Systems.
 Leverage knowledge of medical products, customers and systems while partnering across multiple
departments.
 Monitor transactional tax legislative and regulatory changes that will impact the company, ensure any
changes are timely and efficiently implemented into the tax system and company processes.
 Research issues and prepare documentation to respond to specific tax issues or advise on particular
initiatives or projects as needed by the company.
 Document areas of exposure in accordance with requirements of FASB #5 and SOX 404.
Bald Eagle C.I., Lake Bluff,Illinois
Privately owned tax & audit consulting firm working with Fortune 500 companies
SR. Auditor/Tax Consultant (November 2004 – February 2014)
 Represented corporate clients during negotiations on multi-million dollar tax audits by taxingauthorities.
 Successfully negotiated client audit tax liability reductions of between $100,000 and $600,000 on 40 audits.
 Successfully eliminated all audit liability on 10 audits.
 Successfully obtained real property assessment reductions of $1,000,000 to $4,000,000 with County
Assessors on over 20 multi-million dollar properties represented.
 Designed & conducted web-based GoToMeeting and PowerPoint classroom training for our client’s
employees throughout the U.S.
 Collaborated with owners on customer contracts, sales strategies and new customer acquisition.
Green Leaf Auto, Wadsworth, Illinois
Subsidiary of Ford Motor Company: Selling new, recycled & re-manufactured auto parts.
Inside SalesRepresentative (August 2002 – November 2004)
Direct phone sales to insurance companies, body shops, mechanical shops and car dealers. This required working
with GPOs and using quantitative & analytical programs to exceed sales objectives. Reason for leaving: Recruited
to Bald Eagle C.I., by a former Manager, which offered greater professional opportunities and allowed me the time
to fulfill personal family commitments.
Cardinal Health/Allegiance Healthcare / Baxter Healthcare, McGaw Park, Illinois
Hospital Supply Distributor & Manufacturer: Selling hospital & laboratory supplies
Inside SalesRepresentative (December 1999 – August 2002)
Direct phone sales to hospitals, nursing homes and extended care facilities. This required working with GPOs to
ensure member contract compliance, understanding IDNs and their effect on hospital purchasing dynamics,
maintaining strong relationships at multiple levels within organizations, negotiating pricing, cold calling potential
new customers, working with outside manufacturers and collaborating with Field Reps and Marketing Personnel.
This position ended when the Inside Sales Department was disbanded

2. Tax Accountant (July 1997 – December 1999)
 Represented company during multi-million dollar tax audits by taxing authorities
 Prepared and filed monthly state sales and use tax returns for various states.
 Reconciled general ledger accounts for $5 million in real estate & $2.9 million for personal property tax.
 Initiated automated property tax processing and implementation of new fixed asset system.
SAP Implementation Team Member (January 1996 – July 1997)
 Baxter Healthcare employee until spin-off of Allegiance Healthcare on October 1, 1996.
 Collaborated with internal IT department, outside Consultants and plant personnel on the implementation of
SAP company-wide.
 Communicated with key healthcare customers nationwide to verify and standardize customer information for
conversion and transfer from mainframe to real time SAP system.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Bachelor of Science in Economics (May 1994) – Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
Masters of Business Administration – Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Lake Forest, Illinois
 Approximately half way towards completion