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Zainab Zakariyau

Junior Data Analyst

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Kaduna, Nigeria
Tax Officer at Federal Inland Revenue Services
Studied at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
Studied Finance and Investment at Ahmadu Bello University
Studied Banking and Finance at Ahmadu Bello University
Joined November 8, 2022

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English
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Hausa
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About
About A finance and accounting professional with over 4 years’ experience whose core skills range from taxation, finance, accounting, consulting, negotiation etc. now fascinated by how data analytics works, understanding and applying it
Experience
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Federal Inland Revenue Services
Jun 2019 – Present
Nigeria
Tax Officer
*Examination of taxpayers’ audited accounts for arithmetic accuracy and correction *Raising of assessment when taxpayers’ default in payment or underreport their tax liabilities *Investigate for tax evaders and recommend to the necessary department within FIRS for further actions *Calculate the Withholding credit notes of each taxpayer assigned to me and update it on their ledger *Creation of Tax Identity Number for new Taxpayers to enable them file their Company Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Education Tax effortlessly *Helping Taxpayers migrate to E-Tax Promax for seamless online transactions with the FIRS *Providing Tax Clearance Certificate to worthy Taxpayers to enable them do business with ease *Work on any assignment directed from the head office or the regional office through teams *I participated in a monthly technical session including training on basis period, company income tax (CIT), education tax, value added tax, capital allowance etc. *I have worked at Tax Payers' Services as a front desk officer - where I receive Taxpayers and put them through on how to file Company Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Education Tax etc. *Also worked at Tax Identification Number (TIN) generation unit - where I received request from the Taxpayers to generate TIN in order to be able to pay their liabilities and also maintain a file with the office.
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PricewaterhouseCooper
Mar 2018 – Apr 2019
Nigeria
Forensics Graduate Intern
*Assisted in providing Due Diligence on companies on behalf of our clients *Assisted in forensics investigation and audit on a company in Nigeria. *Assisted in building a Whistle-Blowing Policy for a payment solution provider in Nigeria *Assisted in loan reconciliation and report drafting *Assisted in working with one of the regulators of the financial services industry to investigate a whistleblower’s allegations of misappropriation and abuse of authority by the Managing Director of a financial institution in Nigeria. *Updated the whole team on the fraud cases around the world but most especially in Nigeria
Education
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Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
– May 2021
ACA
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Ahmadu Bello University
Oct 2019 – Jan 2021
MBA, Finance and Investment
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Ahmadu Bello University
Oct 2010 – Apr 2015
BS.c , Banking and Finance