Nawazulla Sharieff
Manager
Bangalore
Summary
Bachelor of Business Management in Finance with over 10 years of experience in Singapore Tax Compliance, Tax, Payroll & Reconciliation, Data Analysis, Team Management, Client Relationship Management, Data Management, Project Management, Compensation & Benefit. Currently serving as Manager at Ernst & Young (EY) in Bangalore. Skilled in reviewing and signing off Singapore tax returns, including Annual tax forms Form IR8A & Form B1, Clearance return form IR21, and Tax equalisation calculations. Specialized in global mobility, payroll, compensation & benefits, reconciliation, mobility policies, and working with complex data from various sources. A detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills and excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Manager
Ernst & Young (EY)
10.2024 - Current
- Lead and mentor a team of tax professionals in the preparation and review of Singapore individual tax returns.
- Develop and implement tax planning strategies to minimize tax liabilities and maximize compliance.
- Manage and conduct arrival and departure Singapore tax briefings
- Review and sign off Singapore tax returns/computations prepared by the senior’s and submission of Form B1, Form IR8T and Form IR21 to the “Comptroller of Income Tax”
- Stay abreast of changes in tax legislation and analyze the impact on the company's operations and financials.
- Managing and building client relationships and networks
- Manage the tax compliance calendar, ensuring all filings are completed accurately and on time.
- Conduct tax research and draft technical memos to support tax positions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate tax considerations into overall business strategies.
- Utilize tax software and technology to streamline processes and enhance accuracy.
- Work closely with tax partners on client and engagement management and ad-hoc tax projects like Voluntary disclosure program (VDP)
- Coaching and mentoring Reviewers (Seniors) and Preparers (staff) on tax capabilities.
- Conducting training to the team members as a facilitator
- Review & sign off global billing templates for global engagements and sending further for global coordinating office for approvals and raising invoice thereafter
- Review and raise invoices to local engagement portfolio clients
Assistant Manager
Ernst & Young (EY)
12.2021 - 09.2024
- Servicing a portfolio of clients with internationally deployed staff in Singapore (including CEO’s and key decision-makers) by assist in reviewing the client’s individual income tax returns and estimated tax payments and assisting with various aspects of Singapore income tax provision process
- Manage and conduct arrival and departure Singapore tax briefings
- Review and approve Singapore tax returns/computations prepared by the staff and submission of Form B1, Form IR8T and Form IR21 to the “Comptroller of Income Tax”
- Reviewing and delivering the tax equalisation calculations to the clients
- Constructing and reviewing Alteryx workflows to rectify issues and integrating the Alteryx workflow into the internal tools used by the firm to generate worksheets and tax computations of the assignees allocated in the portfolio
- Identify and implement improvement to tax process and work procedures, including automating tax processes
- Assisting clients in resolutions of tax issues with the tax authority (IRAS)
- Liaise with company, assignee and global coordinating office and collate necessary information for the tax return preparation.
- Provide appropriate advise to clients on tax matters
- Exercising a high degree of independent judgement and discretion in providing tax services and advising on cross bordered Income tax, Individual tax compliance
- Coaching and mentoring Reviewers (Seniors) and Preparers staff on tax capabilities.
- Conducting training to the team members as a facilitator
- Reviewing global billing templates for global engagements and sending further for global coordinating office for approvals and raising invoice thereafter
- Review and raise invoices to local engagement portfolio clients
Senior Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2021 - 11.2021
- Servicing a portfolio of clients with internationally deployed staff in Singapore (including CEO’s and key decision-makers) by assist in reviewing the client’s individual income tax returns and estimated tax payments and assisting with various aspects of Singapore income tax provision process
- Reviewing tax computations and provide tax advisory and support to business groups
- Identifying tax planning opportunities to minimize tax costs and managing client relationships
- Manage and Conduct arrival and departure Singapore tax briefings for the clients
- Reviewing source data, making decisions with regard to proper tax reporting of income and deductions.
- Reviewing Singapore tax returns (Annual, Clearance & tax equalisation calculations).
- Assessing new opportunities and revenue sources, whilst developing and improving operational processes
- Communicating and interfacing with client liaison and/or client trust administration team on a regular basis
- Showcasing an understanding of Singapore tax concepts and proactively increase tax knowledge through client assignments and current tax developments
- Exercising a high degree of independent judgment and discretion in providing tax services and advising on cross boarded Income Tax, Individual Tax compliance
- Managing and performing engagement management activities including billing, scheduling performance evaluations, mentoring/coaching, managing client expectations
- Reviewing global billing templates for global engagements and sending further for global coordinating office for approvals and raising invoice thereafter
- Review and raise invoices to local engagement portfolio clients
Senior Tax Analyst
Ernst & Young
01.2014 - 07.2020
- Preparing income tax returns and estimated tax payments and assisting with various aspects of Singapore income tax provision process
- Assist in attending to queries raised by IRAS
- Leveraging knowledge of tax law and software applications to correct data in various ways, including modifying tax coding and insertion of missing or corrected data
- Reviewing source data, making decisions with regard to proper tax reporting of income and deductions
- Ensuring that the company is adhering to the terms and conditions of a client’s contract
- Preparing and running client review meetings at a regional or global mobility management level
- Maintaining data management to ensure data safety; producing effective and valid data for client’s and internal use
- Collection and consolidation of compensation data for tax and social security compliance
- Devising optimum ways and methods to improve the data hygiene and quality by standardizing & validating data
- Works closely with other departments on tax matters (payroll, Global coordinating offices (GCO), Billing, Assignment initiation and repatriating (AI &R), Compliance engagement support (CES) and other country tax teams) for smooth procession and timely delivery of individual tax return purposes
- Creating and analysing reports on Excel spread sheet and updating the client / management
- Training team members, providing them operational guidance, evaluating their performance and implementing effective measures to improve team efficiency
- Reviewing global billing templates for global engagements and sending further for global coordinating office for approvals and raising invoice thereafter
- Review and raise invoices to local engagement portfolio clients
Senior Tax Consultant
Ernst & Young
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Handling the workpaper automation project, collating all the database in the one pdf document for multiple assignees in one click
- Conducting face to face tax briefing meetings with the internationally deployed staff in Singapore (including CEO’s and key decision-makers)
- Reviewing estimated Singapore income tax returns prepared by the staff and pushing for further sign off to Manager and further review and submission of Form B1, IR8T and Form IR21 to the comptroller of income tax
- Coordinate with the other country teams with EY, to retrieve the home country tax returns in case where the assignee is tax equalised
- Reviewing global billing templates for global engagements and sending further for global coordinating office for approvals and raising invoice thereafter
- Short term assignment
Education
Bachelor of Business Management - Finance
IIBS College
BangaloreSkills
Proficient at working on MS Office and Internet Applications
Alteryx (Data Integration tool)
Power BI (Data Visualization)
EY Internal tools
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Industry Preference: Finance
Timeline
Manager
Ernst & Young (EY)
10.2024 - Current
Assistant Manager
Ernst & Young (EY)
12.2021 - 09.2024
Senior Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2021 - 11.2021
Senior Tax Consultant
Ernst & Young
02.2018 - 07.2018
Senior Tax Analyst
Ernst & Young
01.2014 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Business Management - Finance
IIBS College