John Njoku
Cybersecurity Analyst
FCT
Summary
To work in a reputable organization, utilizing available resources to ensure growth of the organization while excelling in my area of expertise, by stepping up to challenges that come my way in the corporate world, and achieving corporate goals with a keen desire to learn and achieve results within a friendly, professional and multicultural environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
RISK COMPLIANCE OFFICER (RMD)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
03.2024 - Current
- Produced and filed reports to inform senior management of current activities and progress with investigations.
- Conducted comprehensive risk assessments for new products and services to ensure proper controls were in place.
- Reduced instances of non-compliance by providing regular training sessions on relevant regulations and industry best practices.
- Ensured timely reporting of incidents or breaches by implementing effective incident response protocols across all areas of operation within the organization.
- Supported strategic decision-making through detailed analysis of industry trends related to risk management methodologies and emerging regulations affecting the company''s operations.
- Monitored and assessed compliance risks associated with operational processes and procedures.
- Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders, auditors and legal counsel to confirm compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Conducted statistical analysis and evaluated risk via use of portfolio management software.
EMERGING AND SPECIAL TAX DEPT
Federal Inland Revenue Service
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Research and Analysis: Stay abreast of emerging tax laws, regulations, and policies
- Conduct in-depth analysis of special tax provisions and their implications on taxpayers.
- Compliance Oversight: Monitor compliance with emerging and special tax regulations
- Develop strategies to address non-compliance and mitigate risks.
- Guidance and Advisory: Provide expert advice to taxpayers and internal teams on emerging and special tax matters
- Interpret complex tax laws and regulations for diverse stakeholders.
- Legislation Review: Collaborate with legal and policy teams to review and provide input on proposed tax legislation
- Assess the impact of legislative changes on tax administration.
- Risk Analysis for Audit: Assist in the planning and execution of audits related to emerging and special tax areas e.g
- Stamp Duty, Mining and Gaming
- Provide documentation and information to auditors as needed.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with industry associations, professional bodies, and other stakeholders to understand their perspectives and concerns on research projects carried out by the Emerging and Special Tax Department
- Conduct outreach programs to educate taxpayers on emerging and special tax obligations.
- Reporting and Documentation: Prepare comprehensive reports on compliance trends, audit findings, and legislative developments
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of all activities and decisions.
- Collaboration: Work closely with other departments within FIRS to ensure a coordinated approach to tax administration
- Collaborate with external agencies, including law enforcement, to address tax evasion and fraud.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of instructional interventions through ongoing data collection and analysis, adjusting approaches as needed to support continuous improvement.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Freelance Web Programmer Php Mysql Coding
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Organized and maintained work environment to allow for maximum productivity.
- Ensured customer satisfaction by verifying that products met specifications and functioned as intended before release.
- Reduced defect rates through meticulous attention to detail during code reviews, working closely with developers to address any identified issues quickly.
- Mentored and coached team members on QA topics and strategies.
- Streamlined QA processes for increased efficiency and reduced time spent on redundant tasks.
- Reported progress, test metrics and results to project stakeholders.
- Identified risks associated with software changes, mitigating potential issues through careful analysis and proactive communication with stakeholders.
- Used SQL, Test Director and TestBench to assist with completing projects.
RETURNS PROCESSING UNIT
Federal Inland Revenue Service
05.2022 - 10.2022
- Carry out desk review on taxpayer returns declared and make efforts to reconcile to update records of payments and reports filed.
- Review file codes for non-compliance and escalate to the Audit unit.
- Carry out monitoring exercises and enforcement of compliance and revenue collection.
- Make recommendations to management on ideas to improve on available processes.
- Carry out se sensitisation exercises regularly to educate taxpayers on the current trends and their obligations to the government.
FILING DEBT & ENFORCEMENT (FD&E)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2021 - 05.2022
- (Reviving at least 20 Inactive cases weekly by carrying out web portal search on at least 20 dormant case files per week, write letters and dispatch to inactive taxpayers.
- Monthly Garki MSTO reconciliation report for state coordination and Micro Small Tax Department and preparation of PPMD report on Additional assessments raised.
- Intelligence report gathering of 5 new cases weekly, carrying out online investigation and visiting at least 5 non-filers weekly.
- Process at least 5 (five) live cases for TCC application daily
- Checking for debts raised either by Self-assessment, additional assessments, or instalment applications and keep track of payment plans.
- Carry out Tax drive once a week to sensitize and educate taxpayers on tax obligations.
VALUE ADDED TAX UNIT (VAT)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2020 - 01.2021
- To administer and supervise all VAT unit work process daily.
- Ensure and oversee the preparation of the monthly VAT compliance program and make submission and meet demand form FCT VAT coordination.
- Representation of VAT compliance position on the VAT annexure for Unit Head approval.
- Monitor returns filed on SIGTAS, and TAXPROMAX.
RETURNS PROCESSING UNIT (RPP)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
04.2016 - 01.2020
- Carry out desk examination on tax returns filed by taxpayer.
- Examination of Audited Financial statements and compliance.
- Representation of financials on the Annexure template and filing of documents in company file.
- Revisiting rejected cases due to insufficient returns statements filed.
- Communique to taxpayer on tax matters arising, if necessary.
- Committing taxpayers tax position to SIGTAS, AMANDA, and TAXPROMAX.
ADMINISTRATIVE/ TAX ACCOUNTING
Federal Inland Revenue Service
6 2012 - 4 2016
- Administrative duties
- Keeping records of incoming files, attendance, requisition and filing of admin returns at the month end.
- Tax Accounting
- Accountable for the collection of tax-related information, reporting to taxation authority at the federal level in the county, in a timely manner, and advising management on the tax impact of various corporate strategies.
- Devise tax strategies to defer or eliminate tax payments.
- Create tax data collection systems.
- Complete required tax reporting in a timely manner.
- Prepare and update tax provision schedules.
- Update the company sales tax database as tax rates change.
- Coordinate audits by various taxation authorities.
- Research and correct process errors that caused incorrect tax filings.
- Negotiate on behalf of the tax authority over tax payment issues.
- Research the basis for tax positions to be taken.
- Identify tax savings in prospective acquisition scenarios.
- Manual review of taxpayer tax returns and confirmation of payments by receipt number.
- Also representing transactions on the k-card.
- Customer relations as information on any outstanding liability raised for collection.
TAX CONTROLLER SUPPORT
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Manual upload of Electronic Tax clearance certificate.
- Supervising electronic services in the office and assisting with IT related issues.
- Compiling of reports and reconciliation, on weekly and monthly basis.
- Quality assurance check on incoming TCC applications to confirm payments made, SIGTAS upload of accounts, Turnover or Late Returns Penalty on VAT if any, and correspondence letters served manually and electronically.
- Follow up on memos issued from the Tax controller to Units in the tax office.
ITAS END USER & SUPERVISOR E-SERVICES
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Operating SIGTAS (Standard Integrated Government Tax Administration System) Platform to discharge Tax transactions between Taxpayer and Tax officer.
- All access to Upload Taxpayer files, Maintain Tax Accounts, Document/ Filing and Creation of Assessment Notice as test run with aim of 100 top taxpayer information among Tax offices in the federation.
- Educate/sensitize taxpayers on E-filing making it faster and easier for taxpayers to make declaration of financial year of assessment online.
- ITAS Train the trainer program gave me a platform to conduct training for colleagues in the same service as we strive to take Tax transactions to a better and more transparent standard.
- For better use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to provide e-services to taxpayers, to challenge persistent bottlenecks in the payment and filing of taxes through active stakeholders and to bring about a seamless automation of Tax operations and for issuance of electronic Tax clearance certificate.
Education
TADAT TRAINED - undefined
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
PRELIMINARY INSPECTOR OF TAXES COURSE - undefined
CLASS GOVERNOR BATCH A, 2018 SET
COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS -
HARVARD CS50
Agricultural Extension Technology -
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OWERRI
Federal University Of Technology Owerri 04.2001 - 05.2008
Skills
Activities
- Ability to work under pressure
- High level of integrity and commitment
- High stress tolerance
- Highly effective and dedicated
- Focused and organized
- Open to other people's opinion
- Maintained a 90% rating on my key performance indicators for 2 Quarters consecutively.
- Pioneered the implementation of the Standard Integrated Government Tax Administration Tools.
- Lunched two business modules still relevant in business.
- Tax Clearance Certificate issuance on an average of 30 Applications per day.
- Helped in the deliberating team of the new eService portal roll out.
- Most efficient and hardworking staff in my department 4 quarters on a roll.
Timeline
RISK COMPLIANCE OFFICER (RMD)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
03.2024 - Current
Quality Assurance Analyst
Freelance Web Programmer Php Mysql Coding
01.2023 - 11.2023
EMERGING AND SPECIAL TAX DEPT
Federal Inland Revenue Service
10.2022 - 03.2024
RETURNS PROCESSING UNIT
Federal Inland Revenue Service
05.2022 - 10.2022
FILING DEBT & ENFORCEMENT (FD&E)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2021 - 05.2022
VALUE ADDED TAX UNIT (VAT)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2020 - 01.2021
TAX CONTROLLER SUPPORT
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2017 - 01.2019
RETURNS PROCESSING UNIT (RPP)
Federal Inland Revenue Service
04.2016 - 01.2020
ITAS END USER & SUPERVISOR E-SERVICES
Federal Inland Revenue Service
01.2016 - 01.2018
Agricultural Extension Technology -
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OWERRI
04.2001 - 05.2008
ADMINISTRATIVE/ TAX ACCOUNTING
Federal Inland Revenue Service
6 2012 - 4 2016
TADAT TRAINED - undefined
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
PRELIMINARY INSPECTOR OF TAXES COURSE - undefined
CLASS GOVERNOR BATCH A, 2018 SET
COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS -
HARVARD CS50
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