B. Kent Derr

About B. Kent Derr

Collaborate with corporate leadership to deliver efficient change; including startups, market expansion, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, and business integration. Well versed in tax-optimization for global operations, tax-efficient funds administration, transfer pricing, and tax minimization. Experience in international and host country taxation, ASC 740 reporting, tax audit resolution and tax planning for P&L and cash savings.

Experience

1. Vice President, Tax

   Reconext

   May 2020 — Present · Grapevine, TX, US

   Develop and execute tax plans for operations in North America, Asia, and Europe to ensure the worldwide group is operating on a tax- and cost-efficient basis. Monitor, research, and model the impact of U.S. and foreign tax law changes. Review and defend the company’s global tax positions on audit, including the defense of transfer pricing matters. Monitor and interpret tax treaties to ensure the organization’s cash is deployed efficiently while recommending structural changes where required. Liaison with the control team to ensure all transactions and positions are compliant with ASC 740.

Education

• West Texas A&M University

  Bachelor’s of Business Adminstration, Accounting

• Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

  Masters of Taxation, Tax Law/Taxation

Skills

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Tax Software
• Internal Controls
• Department Budgeting
• Auditing
• Foreign Tax
• Corporate Tax
• Fin48
• Tax Accounting
• Asc 740
• International Tax
• Tax Audit Representation
• Tax Law
• Financial Reporting
• Tax Advisory
• Due Diligence
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Strategic Planning
• Income Tax
• U.s. Sec Filings
• Federal & State Income Tax Compliance
• Tax Returns
• Finance
• Cpa
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Tax Research
• Transfer Pricing
• Tax
• Financial Software Implementation
• Gaap
• Contract Negotiation
• Restructuring
• U.s. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca)
• Tax Executives Institute