Speakers
Stephen is a Principal with Deloitte Tax LLP. He has over 25 years of experience in automating tax systems and processes. Currently, he leads the Enterprise Tax Integration component of the Tax Management Consulting (“TMC”) practice in the United States and leads the global tax technology Center of Excellence. Stephen has significant experience designing, configuring, implementing and managing various integration projects. He has created tax technology solutions in many environments that address a wide range of tax issues. Utilizing external tax software, he has implemented successful automated solutions for taxes, fees and levies as a component of order to cash, procure to pay and other business processes. Additionally, Stephen has worked extensively with tax data retention, data analytics and tax document management.
Stephen also leads the Diversity and Inclusion efforts for Deloitte’s Gulf Coast Region and the Tax Management Consulting service line. He has worked with various diverse business resource groups to develop programs that highlight the relevance of diversity to business initiatives. He is active on the Lamar Education Awards Foundation Board and serves the community in various roles.
Stephen obtained his Masters in Business Administration and Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Louisiana Tech University. After graduation he began his career in the tax department of a Global Fortune 100 Company and was responsible for value added, sales, use and excise taxes. He was assigned as a tax department representative to an ERP integration team, he began his training and work in the areas of technology and process redesign. He has run the indirect tax organization for a Fortune 500 client as an outsourced provider and brings true industry experience. He speaks regularly at domestic and international forums and conferences regarding indirect tax automation and process improvement.