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FARZAN BANU

FARZAN BANU

Kitchener,ON

Summary

A Finance professional with over Six years of work experience in Expatriate Taxation, Global Mobility, Expatriate Payroll, Individual Income tax, Accounts, Audit, Double taxation avoidance agreements, social security agreements, and employer and employee tax compliance. 2023-01 - 2023-04 Senior Executive Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu India LLP – Global Mobility Services, Bangalore, India Overseas and manage tax compliance and return filing for expatriate employees of large Multinational companies Determination of the taxability of income, and application of relevant double taxation avoidance agreement to ensure the assignment is tax efficient. Experience in coordinating with various client contacts and tax professionals in overseas countries Analysis of applicability of domestic tax laws and double taxation avoidance agreements/ tax treaties for expatriate employment and personal income Ability to handle confidential information with complete discretion Taking up tax briefings for expatriate employees during the initial and final phases of the assignment cycle Frequent interaction with employees and resolving their queries related to tax and other Related matters Professionally negotiated and dealt with taxpayers in confrontational situations Secured and properly handled confidential data to protect against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and unapproved disclosure

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Executive

Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu India LLP – Global Mobility Services, Bangalore, India
BENGALURU, Karnataka
01.2023 - 04.2023

· Overseas and manage tax compliance and return filing for expatriate employees of large

· Multinational companies

· Determination of the taxability of income, and application of relevant double taxationavoidance agreement to ensure the assignment is tax ef ficient.

· Experience in coordinating with various client contacts and tax professionals in overseas countries

· Analysis of applicability of domestic tax laws and double taxation avoidance agreements tax treaties for expatriate employment and personal income

· Ability to handle confidential information with complete discretion Taking up tax briefings for expatriate employees during the initial and final phases of the assignment cycle

· Professionally negotiated and dealt with taxpayers in confrontational situations other Related matters

· Professionally negotiated and dealt with taxpayers in confrontational situations

· Secured and properly handled confidential data to protect against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and unapproved disclosure.

Specialist

CGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, India
02.2022 - 12.2022
  • Assisting in preparation of budging and forecasting
  • Preparing and providing monthly cost details to various internal business center
  • Participated in ongoing training and compliance activities.
  • Posting journal entries and maintaining ledger accounts
  • Reconciliation of transaction by comparing and correcting data
  • Manage delivery of tax and compliance related work globally (Tax returns, Tax equalization settlements, Refunds and compensation, Social Security and Medical, Processing tax payments globally, assessments etc.,)
  • Prepare and process electronic transfer and payments
  • Vendor Management (Tax and Medical)
  • Act as a key point of contact vendors to address global tax related issues
  • Administration of tax and compliance services for expatriates
  • Management reporting and Billing and Data Management
  • Global coordination with internal and external stakeholders for Finance and tax related work
  • Compensation accumulation globally for tax return preparation
  • Managing queries from vendors/stakeholders on compensation and tax
  • Implementing computation accumulation process internally (database, provisioning of cost, etc.)
  • Communication on key events, dates and maintaining global Compliance calendars
  • Develop, implement, and improve Global Mobility Finance and tax.
  • Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
  • Analyzed company's expenditures and developed financial models.

Specialist

PricewaterhouseCoopers – Global Mobility Services
Bangalore, India
02.2020 - 02.2022
  • Overseas and manage tax compliance and return filing for expatriate employees of large multinational companies
  • Determination of the taxability of income, and application of relevant double taxation avoidance agreement to ensure the assignment is tax efficient
  • Experience in coordinating with various client contacts and tax professionals in overseas countries
  • Analysis of applicability of domestic tax laws and double taxation avoidance agreements/tax treaties for expatriate employment and personal income
  • Ability to handle confidential information with complete discretion
  • Advisory services include advice on the taxability of components, solving payroll issues, advice on deductions and exemptions to be claimed, compensation and benefits structuring, and drafting of employment letters and assignment-related documents
  • Taking up tax briefings for expatriate employees during the initial and final phases of the assignment cycle
  • Frequent interaction with employees and resolving their queries related to tax and other related matters
  • Professionally negotiated and dealt with taxpayers in confrontational situations
  • Secured and properly handled confidential data to protect against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and unapproved disclosure
  • Review work papers for accuracy and completeness
  • Created plans to propose solutions to problems related to efficiency, costs or profits.

Articled Assistant/Accountant Assistant

Mahesh Bhatt and Co
Bangalore, India
01.2018 - 02.2020
  • Preparation and maintaining books of accounts for clients by passing accounting entries;
  • Quarterly audit of clients and maintaining records by preparing the financial statements ;
  • Filing of Goods and Service tax (GST) for multiple firms and companies (i.e., monthly quarterly and filing of yearly returns);
  • Preparation/Review of Indian tax returns (i.e., both original and revised);
  • Filing tax audit report for Partnership firms;
  • Drafting and execution of various deeds and documents like partnership deed, rental agreement etc,
  • Conducting Statutory Audit of companies and co-operative societies;
  • Handling scrutiny assessment cases for Individual tax return and GST
  • Conducting bank audit for various nationalized banks;
  • Created and updated user friendly spreadsheets on a daily basis
  • Vouching and verification of income and expense items, obtaining confirmations from debtors, creditors and banks
  • Documentation of all the paper works in a systematic organized manner.
  • Performed audit procedures to validate financial report data.
  • Interacted with clients to request information and relay to audit team.
  • Performed audits of operational and financial areas to check compliance.
  • Analyzed balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies.
  • Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements.
  • Gathered banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in Excel format and reconciled balances.
  • Tally, Quickbooks, Winman, and Octa skilled users

Audit Assistant

Sathish Mandre and Co
Bangalore, India
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Conducting Statutory Audit of companies and co-operative societies;
  • Handling scrutiny assessment cases for Individual tax return and GST
  • Conducting bank audit for various nationalized banks;
  • Created and updated user friendly spreadsheets on a daily basis
  • Conducting concurrent audit for various nationalized banks by vouching of bank ledger, Cash ledger and verification of loan documents, Standing instructions, Statutory audit, Reconciliation bank statements and Company audit;
  • Preparation/Review of Indian tax returns (i.e., both original and revised);
  • Conducted audits on internal controls and developed reports on findings.
  • Composed clear and concise audit findings to deliver comprehensive audit reports.
  • Maintained confidentiality of company information obtained in audit assignments.
  • Inspected accounting books and systems for efficiency.
  • Supervised audit staff to align goals with company and deliver excellent internal audit services.
  • Assessed financial status using accounting and statistical principles to boost financial planning.
  • Examined financial statements to detect and report errors and irregularities.

Education

Post-graduate Diploma - Financial Technolgy

Conestoga College
12.2023

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Bangalore university
05.2016

Skills

  • Finance
  • Tax
  • Verbal/written communication
  • Audit
  • French A1
  • Data Management
  • Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills
  • Accounting
  • Team Player
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Performance Tracking and Evaluation
  • Time Management
  • Business Analysis and Reporting
  • Calm Under Pressure

Languages

English
Full Professional
French
Elementary
Hindi
Full Professional
Urdu
Full Professional
kannada
Professional

Timeline

Senior Executive

Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu India LLP – Global Mobility Services, Bangalore, India
01.2023 - 04.2023

Specialist

CGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Pvt Ltd
02.2022 - 12.2022

Specialist

PricewaterhouseCoopers – Global Mobility Services
02.2020 - 02.2022

Articled Assistant/Accountant Assistant

Mahesh Bhatt and Co
01.2018 - 02.2020

Audit Assistant

Sathish Mandre and Co
01.2017 - 12.2017

Post-graduate Diploma - Financial Technolgy

Conestoga College

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

Bangalore university
FARZAN BANU