Olayinka Talabi

Experience

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  AB Microfinance Bank

  Jul 2011 - Oct 2015

  Senior SME Credit Officer

  o Conduct comprehensive analysis on client's financial position.o Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on client's business assessment.o Analyse credit data and financial statement to determine risk involved.o Evaluate customer records and recommend payment plan.o Performing fundamental credit risk analysis and assign internal credit ratings.o Prepare reports that include degree of risk involved.o Monitoring market, regulatory, Micro & Macro economic development.

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  Adebisi Oderinde and Co

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2023

  • Developing tax strategies to assist clients in being tax compliant.• Identifying tax problems and developing solutions.• Completing responses and schedules in preparation for income tax audits.• Monitoring developments in tax legislation.• Reviewing tax returns, Identify and mitigate tax risks.• Informing management and staff of developments in tax legislation.• Accurately preparing and filing federal and state tax returns in a timely manner. • Building and maintaining relationships with clients.• Extensive knowledge of tax legislation.• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and Word).• Strong analytical and communication skills.• Sound problem-solving skills.• Attending to series of queries from Internal Revenue Services such as FIRS, State Internal Revenue Services, PENCOM, Land Use Charges and Industrial Training Fund (ITF), also attending to the series of reconciliations meeting related to the above names agencies• Preparation of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly report for management use• Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within timeframe• Build relationships and interact with clients to provide excellent planning, consulting, and expertise• Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns• Coordinate accounting staff and assess their performance• Manage tax provision and tax compliance process• Improve processes by developing or implementing best practices• Manage and coordinate tax audits• Prepare all tax papers in regular basis and handle all information data requests• Carrying out other functions as may be assigned by the Managing Partners. Show less • Carrying out of P.A.Y.E, Business Development and Development Levy Audit respectively• Computation and filling of VAT, Withholding Tax for Client’s and others Corporate Taxes• Tax Hearth Check/ Due diligence for Client’s• Working together with FIRS Officials to carry out Nationwide Compliance Tax Audit• Carrying out Refund Tax Audit and Special Investigation Audit respectively.• Carrying out Payroll Assignment (Payroll Specialist/Expert) to Ensure that employee payroll is processed accurately and timely.• Attending to series of queries from Internal Revenue Services such as FIRS, State Internal Revenue Services, PENCOM, Land Use Charges and Industrial Training Fund (ITF), also attending to the series of reconciliations meeting related to the above names agencies• Preparation of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly report for management use• Identify and manage budgets, balance sheets and other related financial statements• Ensure compliance with local, national and federal audit policies and regulations• Carrying out other functions as may be assigned by the Managing Partner. Show less Audit Associateso Participating in drafting of audited Financial Statement with disclosures requirements.o Carrying out reviews on new standards and it’s disclosure relevance to financial statements.o Propose adjusting journal entries and discuss audit findings with clients.o Identify and communicate accounting and auditing matter to Audit manager o Perform Internal control and Substantiate testing of transactions o Carrying out Audit and Reclassification of Expenses.o Documents audit procedure and cross reference working papers0o Attending Pre-audit and Close-up meetingso Develop audit approach plan and prepare detailed audit programs for test of controlso Audit of Account Receivable and Payables.o Stock and Cash Count Examination and Preparation of Statement of Affairs.Tax Associateso Filing of the Annual tax returns of the firm`s cliento Filing of Value added Tax returns and Withholding Tax returns on monthly basiso Filing / processing of Annual returns with Relevant Tax Authority.o Registration of Companies with Relevant Tax Authority.o Attending to Tax Queries and Tax reconciliation on behalf of the firm`s cliento Following up on obtaining Tax Clearance Certificate. Show less

  • Associate Partner- Tax and Consulting Services

    Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Head, Tax Services

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2021

  • Audit and Tax Associates

    Nov 2015 - Dec 2016
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  Grant Thornton Nigeria

  Apr 2023 - now

  Grant Thornton

  Tax Services - Direct and Indirect Taxes