Barbara Smejkal
State Tax Director
Former Global Coordinator of Operational Tax team at Whole Foods
Barbara Smejkal
State Tax Director
Former Global Coordinator of Operational Tax team at Whole Foods
Education
- Bachelor of Science – Texas State University (May 1998)
- Honors: summa cum laude (GPA: 3.89)
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Sales Tax School I, Atlanta, GA (March 2013)
- Sales Tax School II, Cleveland, OH (May 2014)
Practice Areas
- Sales & Use Tax
- Direct Pay Sales Tax
- Mixed Beverage Tax
- Franchise Tax
- Motor Vehicle Tax
- Hotel Tax
Experience
CLEAResult Consulting, Inc. (Dec 2016-Dec 2018)
- Senior Tax Analyst
- Standardize and automate the sales/use tax filing
- Review and approve all sales/use, gross receipts, and business tax returns and payments
- Manage a Tax Analyst
- File all personal property tax renditions, appeals, and audits
- Manage multi-state Voluntary Disclosure Agreements and Managed Audits
- Create tax configuration, test and train the implementation of a new ERP
Whole Foods Market, 2002 – Oct 2016
- Global Coordinator – Operational Tax Team
- Managed sales/use and personal property tax audits
- Managed a team of tax accountants
- Reviewed sales/use, VAT, GST/HST/PST returns and personal property tax renditions prepared by my team
- Trained and reviewed the 404 Sarbanes Oxley Controls (SOX) performed by operational tax team members
- Maintained and drafted the 404 SOX and Narratives pertaining to operational tax
- Reviewed the team’s quarterly reconciliations of the general ledger accounts used for operational tax on a global level
- Tested, implemented, and maintained the ERP for the Point of Sales (POS) as it related to tax compliance
- Associate Team Leader – Operational Tax Team
- Managed sales/use tax audits
- Reviewed all sales/use tax returns prepared by team
- Maintained documentation and backup for 404 SOX
- Reviewed team’s quarterly reconciliations of the general ledger accounts used for operational tax on a global level
- Associate Sales/Use Tax Analyst – Operational Tax Team
- Maintained documentation to remain compliant with 404 SOX
- Filed sales/use tax returns, set up payments, and reconcile accounts
- Reviewed invoices for use tax accruals
- Reviewed BNA Tax Rate tool updates monthly to maintain compliance for all locations: USA, Canada, and UK
- Tested and maintained a new ERP for Accounts Payable (Basware/Kofax) company wide as it related to tax reporting and compliance