Sumeet Prasad

-Analyze and evaluate client requirements and business goals.

-Recommend appropriate strategies and logistics to increase business opportunities.

-Create different analytical role models appropriate to projects.

-Identify and implement operational business logistics.

-Conduct research and information gathering.

-Initiate structure documentation and presentation of findings.

-Identify and document functional requirements, information sources, distribution paths and system specifications.

-Perform financial analyses and make reports.

-Drive process improvements and efficiencies.

-Integrate best practices while evaluating business prospects, goals and objectives.

-Managing Integrated Audit cases-IT/VAT/PAYE

-Managing of VAT returns checking and processing for the Northern Region

-Performing VAT Deregistration Duties

-Carrying out inspection and attending to complains as directed by OIC

-Customer Service Duties which Includes: -Managing General enquiries related to IT/VAT and other TAX enquires -Assisting the illiterate Taxpayers fill their Tax Registration Forms and explaining them of the changes and new requirements of the TAX Authority

-Managing the Labasa office in the absence of the Regional Manager Northern

-Assessing vat returns

-Doing Vat Audit

-Verification of tax invoices

-Dealing with P.A.Y.E matters

-Handling special inquires

-Evaluate financial documents for accuracy and compliance with federal regulations

-Identify the financial risk of the organization and offer recommendations to reduce risk.

-Identify accounting and financial record-keeping processes that can be improved

-Determine ways to cut costs and improve profitability

-Assess the efficiency and productivity of internal staff and make recommendations for improvement

-Present findings to upper management in the form of reports and presentations

-Assisted in Fraud verification cases

-And attending to general tax matter enquires

-Verification of tax invoices and source documents

-Dealing with P.A.Y.E matters

-Doing Inspection and Desk Audits

Attending to customer enquires in a timely manner at the counter and attending to all types of customer enquiry also through calls and emails.

-Handling different types of TIN and Tax type registration at the counter and clearing of work items

-Assisting in refunds for Form S, Form B, Form C, VAT, RIWT

-Assist with identification of people and organizational risks, in your area of responsibilities, ensure mitigation strategies are in place and as appropriate, action taken to minimize any actual or potential impact

-Support Customer Services with initiatives to have an up-to-date risk management framework in place linked to FRCS risk management strategies

-Plan, manage, and perform specialized investigative audits, including determining audit objectives and scope, identifying and assessing risks, developing time budgets and audit programs, and ensuring compliance with Internal Audit work paper standards for each audit.

-Using knowledge of area of expertise, perform examinations of specialized operations to determine compliance with all pertinent statutes, policies, procedures, effectiveness in meeting operational requirements, efficiency, and sound accounting principles and practices and serve as a consultant for departments on such matters.

-Assist with the overall supervision of internal audit staff, including assisting with staff professional development, training, and evaluation.

- Assist in the development of the annual audit plan, execution, monitoring, and risk assessment, especially for area(s) of expertise. - Examine records of institutional fiscal expenditures in assigned area(s) for compliance with all pertinent external controls, reporting methods and limitations.

- Interview concerned administrators and/or staff to obtain complete and accurate information related to specialized investigations and/or operational reviews.

- Analyze/evaluate results of audits performed and develop recommendations to correct deficiencies.

- Maintain currency in audit practices and regulations..

- Prepare audit reports including recommendations for improved practices/procedures, with supporting data, and review findings/recommendations with Audit Directors

- Follow up recommendations and prepare new strategies for continuous improvement.

-This position will report directly to the Special Administrator(s) and the person will deliver high quality leadership in municipal administration, and promote organizational commitment to the following areas:

-Excellence in community engagement and stakeholder relations;

-Workforce planning and development with emphasis on strengthening capacity of the local workforce, providing strategic guidance and strong operational leadership to ensure the effective delivery of Council programs and projects

-Corporate and operational planning, policy development and review, and risk management;

-Developing and monitoring departmental budgets, progressing successful internal audits;

-Business case development, project planning and delivery, securing grant funding;

-Build and grow the economy and prosperity of the communities living within the boundaries of the respective City and Town Councils

-Major reform of customer service, records management and ICT services; and

-Maintaining Council’s assets

Overall supervision and management of the organization including planning, coordinating resource needs, budgeting, human capital investment and development of staff for the efficient administration of the department;

-Develop the Business Plan, 5-Year Strategic Plan 2019-2024 and its corresponding implementation Plan in line with the 5-Year National Development Plan 2017-2021, in consultation with the Special Administrator(s)

-Ensure that mandatory progress reports to the Permanent Secretary are submitted within the specified timeframe

-Ensure that capital projects and programs are implemented within the specified timelines and budget allocations

-Provide policy advice to the overall decision making process of Council and private sector with respect to urban management of the respective Municipal Council

-Actively contribute to all corporate requirements of the Council, including planning, budgeting and human resource activities where required

-Ensure Internal Audit function is thoroughly adhered according to the council audit charter

-Ensure and implement an efficient approval system for business licenses, restaurant hygiene and standards within their respective jurisdiction in the support of the private sector

-Ensure that the services to ratepayers are provided and maintained at all times and with a high standard.

-Managing the overall operation for Taxation-Revenue Collections at Labasa and Savusavu office and entire affairs of Vanua Levu Operation

-Ensure to achieve Revenue Collection targets as per business plan

-Approve correct amendments to tax returns and refunds

-Approve applicable tax assessments for Gold Card clients in accordance with relevant

-Ensure achievement of targets through maximum revenue collection

-Companies & Business Taxpayers

-Approve assessments of company’s tax refunds

-Assess tax clearance applications for business/technical taxpayers, and for Land Sales tax Transactions and non-resident issues

-Issue tax clearance to customers providing and meeting requirements

-Provide prompt tax assessment to Gold Card clients based on legislated privileges

-Provide monthly taxation revenue report for Gold Card and provide revenue analysis to Management and Policy Branch

-Provide excellent customer service to Gold Card clients to enhance voluntary compliance

-Human Resource Support by monitoring staff attendance, punctuality and leave

-Coaching and Mentoring of employees and Management Team

-Procedures and Systems Support

-Identify Opportunities for Improvement

-Role Output

-Performance measures

-Annual Work Plans

-Develop, implement and monitor annual work plans for audit teams

-Audit Cases Selection

-Select audit cases and approve annual audit plans for the team

-Bring legislative issues to the attention of the Manager

-Plan and set target for the teams to be achieved

-Achieve Targets within specific timelines

-Monitor teams performance as per Annual Audit Plan

-Conduct and coordinate complex audit cases

-Fraud & Evasion and Internal Audit Strategy Monitring and guidance.

-Direct, monitor, coach, review, tax audit or compliance tasks conducted for complete & correct conformance with all laws of the land and any international agreement

-Finance Reporting

-Submit timely reports on collections/recoveries as per audit findings and recommendations to Executive Management

-Monitor and measure team performances against team/individual targets

-Approve Vat refunds

-Staff Management

-Staff coaching and mentor

-Identify gaps for skills training and drive teamwork

-Plan staff leave

-Assist the MHR&Director-HR in staff management and development plan

-Check and submit reports for Executive Management

-Interactions with Tax Agents, Tax Lawyers, Taxpayers, Government Agencies, Law & Enforcement Agencies, and other external stakeholders,Taxation Executives and stakeholders.

-Provided Consultancy/Tutoring service to Pacific Tafe(University of the South Pacific) Students who had been enrolled in Professional Diploma in Business Management)

-Contribute to student learning, growth and advancement

-Demonstrate academic competence in the subject area(s) and build a curriculum

-Maintain a growth mindset toward student learning and teaching practice

-Facilitate problem-solving with a curious mind and critical thinking

-Demonstrating academic best practices for specific subjects and assignments, including research and writing tactics

-Developing and distributing teaching materials to supplement classroom lessons, including study guides

-Conducting practice tests to track progress, identify areas of improvement and help set goals for exam preparation

-Providing students positive and constructive feedback

-Offering feedback on progress to students’ parents and teachers where appropriate

-Building meaningful connections with students from diverse backgrounds

-Instructing students both in person and over video chat

-Diagnosing student needs through active listening techniques and questioning strategies

-Recognizing different learning styles and student preferences

-Designing differentiated learning goals

-Staying up to date with the University of the South Pacific Tafe curriculum