Katie Batson

Background

About Katie Batson

Katie is a Director leading tax transformation at Standard Industries. Katie spent over 10 years at PwC in the global Tax Reporting Strategy (TRS) practice. As a director in New York she utilized process, data and technology to redesign, redefine, and redeploy client's tax functions. She has eighteen years of experience providing multi-national organizations services in tax reporting strategies, operations, project management, change management, tax accounting and compliance. Katie is passionate about helping businesses' become more efficient by improving their processes and enhancing their use of technology.Katie specializes in ASC 740, corporate income tax, large project management, tax function transformation, Corptax, OneSource, ERP implementations, various RPA solutions and Data and Analytic tools. She has experience with a wide range of industries including Entertainment & Media, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, Building & Materials, Manufacturing, Insurance, Gas and Utilities, Retail & Consumer and Digital Media.Katie is a licensed CPA in New York and New Jersey, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Project Management Institute. She is a DeVry University Graduate with a major in Finance. Katie is a Corptax Certified Professional, a ONESOURCE Certified Implementer and has earned her Six Sigma Black Belt, Project Management Professional and Automation Anywhere certifications. She has spoken at a variety of conferences regarding the benefits of technology and process improvement in tax.