Experience

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  Keda Zambia Ceramics Company Limited

  • Zambia

  • Head of Tax

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • Zambia

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  Self-employed

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Taxation, Corporate Finance & Legal Consultant

    • Sep 2021 - May 2024
    • Lusaka, Zambia

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  DAI

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Independent Tax Consultant

    • Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
    • Lusaka, Zambia

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  Independent

  • Lusaka

  • Tax Consultant

    • Sep 2017 - Apr 2021
    • Lusaka

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  Zambia Revenue Authority

  • Lusaka

  • Assistant Director - Compliance Enforcement and Debt Management

    • Apr 2015 - Apr 2021
    • Lusaka

    Head- Tax compliance & Debt Recovery Unit. My work involved among others, managing a national wide team of Tax compliance and enforcement staff and acting as the first port of call for the resolution of tax payment disputes and the actual implementation of Tax Act on none tax compliant persons. I was also a member of both the Technical Committee of the Zambia Revenue Authority Tax Administration Bill Reviews Committee and, the Tax Legislative Committee which reported to the Cabinet Legislative Committee.

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  Zambia Revenue Authority

  • Lusaka

  • Executive Assistant to Commissioner General

    • Aug 2014 - 2015
    • Lusaka

    I was responsible for managing and coordinating the daily activities in the office of the Commissioner General. In a nut shell, this involved providing well researched information on all contentious tax matters to enable him make educated and timely decisions, production of monthly, quarterly and annual corporate reports. I researched and prepared well analysed and detailed reports for the Commissioner General as a basis for his decision making. I also represented him in meetings and made technical presentations, briefs and responded to queries addressed to Commissioner General. I read all reports, including corporate strategic reports and following up on implementation on such issues as audit recommendations raised on all business areas of the Zambia Revenue Authority on behalf of CG.

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  Excel Solicitors

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Associate

    • Dec 2011 - May 2013
    • London, United Kingdom

    Tax advisory work.My work involved among others, creating tax strategies for Multinationals (MNCs) whose subsidiaries and /or branches are being restructured and plan their financial futures. I carried out detailed computations to calculate tax liability, submit tax returns by the relevant deadline and deal with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on behalf of the clients. This also included planning the risk management to get a grounding in the basic internal processes and preparing tax computations both for tax provisions, for statutory accounts and for submission to HMRC, deferred tax calculation and payment calculations and billing, conducting clientele due diligence work, research into double tax treaties and working on listed clients.Key duties:. Providing legal and technical support on cross boarder tax structuring issues. . Advising on core international tax technical issues. . Assisting with product tax advice. . Developing overseas tax risk management procedures.. Tax accounting and auditing for multi-jurisdictional operations. Transfer pricing consulting. Ownership structuring. Offshore trusts and entities. International estate and asset protection tax planning. Foreign national and expatriate taxation and tax preparation. Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and due diligence. Foreign investments in U.K real estate structure. International tax treaties and conventions analysis. Worldwide expansion of domestic operations. Foreign tax credit planning

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  ROSS SIMON & CO.

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Insolvency & Corporate Recovery & Restructuring Associate

    • 2010 - Dec 2011
    • London, United Kingdom

    Tax and Legal due diligence works including other attendant risks

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  Belmarsh Crown Courts

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Witness Service

    • Jan 2009 - Jul 2010
    • London, United Kingdom

    Advising and counselling victims of financial crimes.

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  Tangent Business Challenge

  • Sales & Marketing

    • Apr 1998 - Jan 2004

    I was responsible for internal Audits and quality assurance systems.

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  Mercury Travel

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Feb 1998 - Mar 2000