Kenneth Harris has over 20 years of experience in indirect taxes including sales, use, property, payroll and income taxes. He is currently the Indirect Tax Manager at John Bean Technologies where he manages a team of seven professionals and is responsible for transaction tax compliance across nine business units. Prior to this role, he worked as a Tax Consultant and held tax management roles at various companies where he managed teams, ensured tax compliance, identified tax savings opportunities, and handled audits.

1. Kenneth Harris, J.D.
Kennethlharris2001@yahoo.com
14295 Lake Preserve Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32824
Mobile: 863-594-0966
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the past 20+ years I have primarily worked in the areas of VAT, sales, use, fuel, payroll,
property and income taxes, including unclaimed property. Proven experience working with Senior
Management at numerous Fortune 500 companies dealing with preparation, disputes,
controversies and audit of both indirect and direct taxes. Cost savings totals in the millions for
companies where I was directly employed or engaged as a tax consultant.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
John Bean Technologies, Orlando, FL 2015 – Present
Indirect Tax Manager – North America Shared Services Center
 Manage a staff of seven tax and accounting professionals.
 Reviewed and managed all state and local transactional taxes and regulation based fees
including taxes and fees for sales, use, property and unclaimed property. Ensured
compliance with Federal, state and local taxes.
 Manage all related state, local and unclaimed property audits for nine business units in a
variety of states.
 Managed, reviewed and reconciled all related general ledger tax accounts.
 Coordinated all tax planning and compliance matters.
 Provided hands-on leadership to Finance to ensure complete and accurate preparation,
completion and timely filing, of all tax returns.
 Responsible for tax budget of seven employees.
 Managed the maintaining, application and issuance of exemption certificates.
 Managed all state and local tax notices.
 Managed a variety tax projects while working outside accountants and lawyers.
HARRIS TAX CONSULTING, Championsgate, FL 2013 – 2015
Tax Consultant, Tax Specialist
 Create transaction tax savings opportunities by relentlessly searching out smart,
innovative ways to cut through dense codes, rulings, records, and the other tax minutiae
that comes with them.
 Commit every day to sifting through, drilling down, and peeling back the intricacies of
asset classification and filing nuances for as long and as far as it takes to discover a truly
significant opportunity for my clients to recover sales, use and property taxes that they
should not have paid in the past, and to keep more of what’s theirs in the future.
 Responsibilities include managing Transaction Tax projects. Establishing, and
assembling project teams and coordinating activities are just a few of my other duties.
WORLD FUEL SERVICES, INC., Doral, FL 2011 - 2013
Tax Manager
 Managed a staff of 13 tax and accounting professionals.
 Managed the day-to-day operations and compliance related to all state and local
transactional taxes. I was also responsible for accuracy of the related general ledger
accounts.

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 Reviewed and managed all state and local transactional taxes and regulation based fees
including taxes and fees for excise, sales, use, property and escheat. Ensured
compliance with Federal, state and local taxes.
 Managed all related state and local audits.
 Managed, reviewed and reconciled all related general ledger tax accounts.
 Coordinated all tax planning and compliance matters.
 Provided hands-on leadership to Finance to ensure complete and accurate preparation,
completion and timely filing, of all tax returns.
 Responsible for tax budget of thirteen employees.
 Managed the maintaining, application and issuance of exemption certificates.
 Managed all state and local tax notices.
 Managed a variety tax projects while working outside accountants and lawyers.
 Assisted with income and franchise tax issues and reporting when necessary.
 Assisted with and reviewed company’s short-term and long-term tax provision.
THE MOSAIC COMPANY, Fish Hawk, FL 2009 – 2011
Sr. Tax Analyst
 Was responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of state, county and local tax payments
and filings in the Phosphates and Commercial BU’s in various states throughout the U.S.,
including sales taxes, property taxes, severance taxes, pollutants taxes, tonnage taxes,
etc.
 Assisted with appropriate accruals and internal controls over state, county and local taxes
in Phosphates and Commercial units. .
 Assisted with income and franchise tax issues and reporting when necessary.
 Assisted with and reviewed company’s short-term and long-term tax provision.
 Coordinated indirect tax opportunities in Phosphates and Commercial units.
 Coordinated monthly and quarterly state, county and local tax accruals with accounting
personnel.
 Prepared tangible personal property returns for a variety of jurisdictions within Florida and
Louisiana.
 Managed tangible and personal property system within OneSource Property tax system.
 Prepared all appropriated accruals, reconciliations and journal entries for property tax
items.
 Prior to preparation of property tax returns a valuation reasonableness review was done
for every jurisdiction. If an increase was deemed inappropriate an appeal of assessment
would be done and documents provided to jurisdiction to contest assessment.
 Managed monthly and quarterly state, county and local tax payments and filings,
including audits, refunds and dispute resolutions.
 Developed and performed sales/use tax training sessions for operations, maintenance,
and procurement and finance personnel to drive cost-savings behavior in Phosphates
and Commercial units.
SABRIX, INC., San Ramon, CA 2007 – 2009
(Now part of One Source)
Manager Business Tax Consultant Team
 Developed innovative client solutions drawing on the appropriate skills in the areas of
U.S. Sales and Use tax and VAT, information systems, financial management, and
operations.
 Offered clients innovative and practical solutions for the demands of determining,
calculating, and recording complex, high-volume, cross-border tax transactions.

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 Actively identified and pursued transaction tax systems and process issues for customer
prospects, participate in complex proposal development, and help account executives
close sales opportunities with existing and new clients.
 Managed other Business Consultants that worked for Sabrix Managed Tax Service.
 Was Responsible for creating business relationships and generating sales leads with
high level contacts through face-to-face and client site visits.
 Successfully managed multiple customer prospects and developed client business cases
in a manner that met customer requirements, anticipated potential problems, and avoided
surprises during implementation.
 Maintained an ongoing business relationship with current industry clients to facilitate
future sales
SIEMENS CORPORATION, Orlando, FL 2007 – 2007
(Contract through Accountemps)
Sales/Use Tax Consultant
 Effectively and efficiently managed assigned sales/use and property tax audits.
 Reviewed, analyzed and determined validity of proposed sales tax adjustments.
 Provided professional sales and use tax advice that was consistent, timely and accurate.
 Performed internal audits to identify potential sales, use and property tax exposure
amounts and overpayments.
 Proposed tax reducing strategies and recommend changes that allowed for
improvements in operational effectiveness and efficiencies.
 Stayed informed with respect to changes in sales and use tax laws.
 Property tax returns and associated accrual and journal entries were done in numerous
jurisdictions throughout the United States.
 Prior to preparation of property tax returns a valuation reasonableness review was done
for every jurisdiction. If an increase was deemed inappropriate an appeal of assessment
would be done and documents provided to jurisdiction to contest assessment.
HARCOURT PUBLISHING, Orlando, FL 2004 – 2007
(Now Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Tax Supervisor
 Assisted management with supervision of four employees in the sales tax department.
 Reviewed sales and use tax returns to ensure compliance with the applicable state law.
 Included in those duties were the preparation of allocation schedules, tax research for the
sales tax department as well as other accounting departments and special tax and
accounting related projects.
 Assisted and coordinated with the Tax Manager in the areas of audits and researched
any changes in tax law.
 Performed monthly reconciliations of the sales and use tax accounts; and audited entries
from the accounts payable department for accuracy.
TRENTO & HARRIS, LLP, Brockport, NY 1994 - 2004
Junior Partner
 Prepared individual, partnership and corporate tax returns for clients
 Audit practice was primarily in the areas of non-profits, health care and governmental.
 Assisted in the areas of bookkeeping and the answering of client’s financial questions.
 Performed bank reconciliation’s, A/R, A/P and other general accounting duties.
 Procurement of new clients was also required.

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EDUCATION
State University of New York at Buffalo
Jurist Doctorate (JD), Specialized in Tax Law
State University of New York at Brockport
Bachelors of Science in Accounting (BS)
SKILLS & Certifications
 Licensed and Board Certified Tax Attorney in New York State.
 Completed Certified Audit Training – Practitioner Level in Florida.
 Computer Skills: Proficient in CCH, Excel, Microsoft Word and RIA.
 Knowledgeable in SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft software.
 Knowledgeable with Insource, ADP Taxware and Vertex sales tax software.
 Significant tax and audit experience in the areas of federal, state and local.
 Experienced in Corporate tax provision process under ASC 740 and SOX 404.
 Proficient in Sabrix Enterprise and Managed Tax Services.
 Knowledgeable of OneSource Software for both Sales and Property taxes.