Lesley Jones

VP, North American Tax @Grifols

Research Triangle Park, NC, US

Manage the preparation of the consolidated federal and state income and franchise tax returns, state annual reports, property tax returns, sales and use tax returns, business licenses and various other required filings• Prepare/review quarterly US tax provision and tax entry (including multi-entity deferred tax rollforward and effective tax rate calculation)• Review quarterly tax provision prepared by Talecris German subsidiary• Analyze and prepare FIN 48 inventory and entries for uncertain tax positions• Assist in the preparation of the tax footnote for annual and quarterly financial statement presentation• Assist in the preparation of annual and quarterly budgets/forecasts/projections• Prepared/reviewed “carve-out” financial data for S-1 filing with the SEC; key role in preparation/review of tax filings related to successful IPO (2009)• Worked with Big 4 consultants to obtain requested information needed for a Method Study and the annual R&D/Orphan Drug Credit calculations• Part of team responsible for obtaining and maintaining over $25 million in NC incentives related to a manufacturing facility expansion• Research and analyze current tax law and methodologies to locate and pursue opportunities for tax savings• Manage state & local tax audits and prepare responses to IRS information requests on complex issues; led significant real property tax appeal & personal property tax audit of major manufacturing facility• Organized and implemented multi-entity conversion of tax fixed asset tracking from SAP to FAS Asset Accounting• Key participant in the preparation and review of Tax Dept. policies and procedures to comply with Section 404/Sarbanes-Oxley Act• Major role in systems migration following the acquisition of Talecris (general ledger, fixed assets, use/privilege tax)(Senior Tax Director: 20••••23; Tax Director: 20••••22; Senior Tax Manager: 20••••15; Tax Manager: 2008–2010; Senior Tax Analyst: 2006–2008; Tax Analyst: 2005–2006)

Le Moyne College

BS, MBA