Gbenga Badejo & Co.
|Audit & Tax Trainee
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Summary
Currently serving as an Audit & Tax Trainee, supporting statutory audit engagements, ensuring tax compliance, and optimizing financial reporting processes for diverse client accounts.
Highlights
Managed the preparation of comprehensive audit working papers and meticulously performed vouching and verification, significantly contributing to the efficiency and accuracy of statutory audit engagements.
Supported financial statement review and documentation processes, ensuring strict adherence to applicable reporting standards and enhancing audit assignment quality.
Identified critical internal control weaknesses and formulated actionable recommendations, directly contributing to the drafting of impactful management letters for clients.
Prepared accurate payroll schedules, computed PAYE, and managed pension contribution schedules for multiple client accounts, ensuring timely and compliant financial operations.
Developed comprehensive corporate tax schedules (CIT, VAT) and essential tax compliance documentation, supporting clients in meeting regulatory obligations and minimizing risks.
Successfully resolved complex NRS and LIRS tax queries by preparing detailed supporting documentation and actively participating in tax reconciliation meetings with authorities, ensuring favorable outcomes.
Streamlined client tax compliance and onboarding processes by facilitating TIN registrations and account setups, enhancing operational efficiency for new and existing clients.