Maria Saint-Pierre

• Provided consulting services regarding the transfer of business and capital to an EU country, offering expertise on currency regulations, tax implications, and cross-border transactions
• Developed a comprehensive business model for a restructured business entity.

• Established accounting and financial systems for the new enterprise from scratch (with the revenue 15 mln+ EURO)
• Implemented financial planning, securing investment approvals
• Conducted proactive expense control and developed plans for their reduction

In a role of Head of tax division

• Achieved tax optimization of following taxes for 30+ companies
• Implemented tax planning procedures to search for and mitigate unreasonable tax expenses
• Developed tax policies and defense files
• Established 'Tax KPI' for chief accountants of Holding
• As a result of my efforts, the tax burden was reduced by 30%.

• Provided tax due diligence and tax audit services
• Applied Double tax treaties (DTT) rules
• Analyzed transfer pricing transactions
• Successfully defended clients during field tax audits
• Being a leader of projects, I implemented a time-sheet for our department.

• Provided consulting services, solutions in the field of tax planning and compliance
• Prepared transfer pricing documentation
• Deal with Double-tax treaties, controlled foreign companies and other points of international taxation.