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Muhammed Sanni Abubakar

Toronto

Summary

Revenue Manager/ Zonal Head, Island Region Hotel Occupancy & Restaurant Consumption Unit (HORCU), Lagos Internal Revenue Service, Lagos, Nigeria (2022-2024). Assistant Revenue Manager/ Deputy Station Manager, Victoria Island Tax Station (2020 – 2022). Group Supervisor, Tax Audit & Reconciliation Unit, Lagos Internal Revenue Service, Lagos, Nigeria (2014-2020). Assistant Manager, Commercial Banking (SME) responsible for Business Development through prospecting and business acquisition, and instituting an effective relationship management mechanism and retention for growth at Standard Chartered Bank (2008 – 2011). Successfully managed a sales force of 43 staff as the Branch Sales & Service Manager (BSSM) at Standard Chartered Bank, Lagos Nigeria and exceeded the branch budget for Mass Segment by mid-year by about 75% during this period (2006 – 2008). Personal Financial Consultant (PFC) responsible for Operational Risk Management & Assurance and saddled with the responsibility of redesigning a seamless process for Risk Management in account opening procedures for the Bank (2004 – 2006). Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2005). Standard Chartered Bank’s Most Loyal Staff Award winner (2005). Standard Chartered Bank’s Inaugural Clean-Desk Policy award winner (2004). Branch champion for Know-Your-Customer (KYC)/Customer Due Diligence (CDD), customer charter and customer centricity initiatives in Standard Chartered Bank. Successful organization and coordination of Annual Customers’ Forum for the Mainland regional branches. Over 18years of experience in excellent customer service sales roles, handling bank customer and taxpayers’ transactions, resolving complaints, and performing tax assessment duties. Excellent interpersonal skills, adept at functioning as a team member and working with clients; experience selling and promoting products and services to customers. Result-oriented professional capable of prioritizing a demanding workload with a positive can-do attitude. Demonstrated ability of strong verbal and written communication skills; experience in working with customers, preparing reports, writing/editing business letters, and planning and managing corporate taxpayer accounts.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

  • Branch champion for Know-Your-Customer (KYC)/Customer Due Diligence (CDD), customer charter and customer centricity initiatives in Standard Chartered Bank
  • Successful organization and coordination of Annual Customers’ Forum for the Mainland regional branches
  • Over 18 years of experience in excellent customer service sales roles, handling bank customer and taxpayers’ transactions, resolving complaints, and performing tax assessment duties
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, adept at functioning as a team member and working with clients; experience selling and promoting products and services to customers
  • Result-oriented professional capable of prioritizing a demanding workload with a positive can-do attitude
  • Demonstrated ability of strong verbal and written communication skills; experience in working with customers, preparing reports, writing/editing business letters, and planning and managing corporate taxpayer accounts.

Revenue Manager/ Zonal Head, Island Region Hotel Occupancy & Restaurant Consumption Unit (HORCU)

Lagos Internal Revenue Service
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Responsible for the growth of internally generated revenue from specialized business operations of hotels, clubs, lounges, bars and events centres within the Lagos Island region by ensuring adequate and timely consumption tax remittances to the Revenue Agency as and when due
  • Determining the right and accurate consumption taxes due from companies through assessment from record of sales as well as financial statements
  • Ensuring effective relationship management of all active hotels, clubs, lounges, bars and events centres within the Lagos Island region though regular liaison, visits and telephone calls
  • Staff management and general office administration.

Assistant Revenue Manager/ Deputy Station Manager

Lagos Internal Revenue Service
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Effective management of companies within the region to ensure prompt and up-to-date remittances of PAYE, Withholding taxes, and other relevant applicable taxes
  • Enumeration of new companies into the tax net for increased IGR for the State
  • Profiling of Directors on Direct Assessment for proper management and remittance of due tax
  • Preparation of Tax Deduction Cards (TDC) for companies to determine the right amount of PAYE taxes payable by these companies from time to time
  • Collation of weekly activity reports of collections vis-à-vis revenue target for the Station for submission to Management
  • Providing timely and up-to-date information to taxpayers on tax reforms via education and enlightenment
  • Assisting with such requests as electronic tax cards, tax assessment, tax liabilities, Demand notices for both corporate and individual clients and High Net worths, and ensuring prompt delivery
  • Staff management and general office administration.

Group Supervisor

Lagos Internal Revenue Service
01.2014 - 01.2020
  • Coordination of field works of tax audit exercises of companies by Board staff
  • Vetting and editing of final tax audit reports of companies from tax audit exercises conducted by Board staff for submission and processing by the Tax Audit Directorate (Review and Assessment Units)
  • Conducting strategic audit exercise on companies as required by the Board
  • Engagement in joint tax audit exercise through the Joint Tax Board (JTB) in collaboration with other States’ Internal Revenue Services within Nigeria
  • Preparation of audit report of findings on tax audits and engagements thereof.

Assistant Manager, Commercial Banking (SME)

Standard Chartered Bank
01.2008 - 01.2011
  • Responsible for Business Development through prospecting and business acquisition, and instituting an effective relationship management mechanism and retention for growth at Standard Chartered Bank.

Branch Sales & Service Manager (BSSM)

Standard Chartered Bank
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Successfully managed a sales force of 43 staff as the Branch Sales & Service Manager (BSSM) at Standard Chartered Bank, Lagos Nigeria and exceeded the branch budget for Mass Segment by mid-year by about 75% during this period.

Personal Financial Consultant (PFC)

Standard Chartered Bank
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Responsible for Operational Risk Management & Assurance and saddled with the responsibility of redesigning a seamless process for Risk Management in account opening procedures for the Bank.
  • Grew the mass market balance sheet to N500million within two years.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Insurance -

University of Lagos
01.2000

Skills

  • Account Reconciliation
  • Customer/Business Relationship Management
  • Microsoft Excel proficiency
  • Data-driven decision-making

Languages

English
Professional Working

Certification

  • Associate Member (ACA), 2022, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Lagos, Nigeria
  • Associate Member (ACIT), 2023, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Lagos, Nigeria

Timeline

Revenue Manager/ Zonal Head, Island Region Hotel Occupancy & Restaurant Consumption Unit (HORCU)

Lagos Internal Revenue Service
01.2022 - 01.2024

Assistant Revenue Manager/ Deputy Station Manager

Lagos Internal Revenue Service
01.2020 - 01.2022

Group Supervisor

Lagos Internal Revenue Service
01.2014 - 01.2020

Assistant Manager, Commercial Banking (SME)

Standard Chartered Bank
01.2008 - 01.2011

Branch Sales & Service Manager (BSSM)

Standard Chartered Bank
01.2006 - 01.2008

Personal Financial Consultant (PFC)

Standard Chartered Bank
01.2004 - 01.2005

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Insurance -

University of Lagos
Muhammed Sanni Abubakar