Christopher Dera
Douglas
Summary
Seeking a full-time position that is professionally challenging whilst giving me a platform to utilise my relationship building and interpersonal skills, time management and problem-solving skills and allows me to advance my career and broaden my work experience.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Manager-AEOI reporting
JTC PLC
Douglas
11.2024 - Current
- Maintained AEOI relationships with key stakeholders, including Tax Administrators, client teams and external clients.
- Led remediation projects for historical filing corrections and threshold exemptions.
- Implemented periodic controls to minimise errors during client onboarding processes.
- Mentored junior staff through on the job coaching sessions and conducted internal online FATCA introduction course for JTC AEOI staff.
- Managed end to end reporting project activities for IOM, Switzerland, Mauritius, Ireland and BVI jurisdiction reporting.
- Reviewed work by performed by junior staff, and provided timely constructive feedback for performance improvement.
- Contributed to the JTC AEOI classification guide documentation and offered interpretative guidance.
- Led business acceptance AEOI classification reviews and annual classification reviews by adopting best practices and the JTC House view policy to mitigate risk.
Tax manager
Mann Made Corporate Services Limited
Douglas, Isle of Man
06.2022 - 10.2024
- Prepared and submitted CRS and FATCA returns for IOM, UK, B.V.I, Cyprus, and Ireland jurisdictions.
- Conducted reviews of W8Ben-E forms and classification forms required by financial institution for account opening and continued compliance.
- Identified tax risks through new business and trigger events tax classification form review and approval process and implemented tax risk mitigation measures.
- Researched on tax legislation changes (horizon scanning) and assessed the impacts on client portfolios via client or admin team briefing notes.
- Responsible for maintaining relationships with various tax administrators which includes, responding to tax enquiries, inspections and responding to tax disputes.
- Assisted the Corporate Admin team with the review and preparation of board resolutions and in particular, the aspects relating to compliance with the capital maintenance rule applications and the identification and documentation of tax risks arising from transactions.
- Reviewed annual corporation tax returns for UK, Ireland, and IOM to ensure compliance with the legislation and tax administrators requirements.
- Drafted tax advice notes for the client team in relation to the procedures / actions necessary for complying with the legislation in respect to restructuring, de-enveloping, and jurisdiction migration transactions.
- Prepared and submitted annual ATED returns and assisted with the review of quarterly GSC financial returns (aspects) for gaming client portfolio.
Tax Manager
Grant Thornton
, Isle Of Man
01.2019 - 06.2022
- Significantly contributed to an increase of the firms' tax revenue by 30% for the financial year ended 2021.
- Delivery of tax compliance services to IOM and UK individual and corporate clients.
- Delivery of VAT compliance services to IOM Customs and Exercise VAT registered corporate clients.
- Supporting the CSP on managing the tax risk arising out of non-resident trusts.
- Review of Trust information to confirm the domicile of settlor and the residency of the Trust to determine the tax implications thereof.
- Supporting the audit and tax practice .
- Supporting the in-house payroll department on client facing engagements.
- Involved in the tendering processing for new clients for tax, audit and accounting work for the UK, IOM office opportunities and global opportunities.
- Responsible for maintaining client relationships at the appropriate level and enhancing the firm's brand.
- Involved in liaising with external reviewers on tax quality reviews carried out on the firm.
- Responsible for convening and chairing the weekly tax feedback meeting.
- Recruited, interviewed, hired and trained tax assistant employees and implemented mentoring programs to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Research and analysis of tax developments and investigating market opportunities and their application to client specific business circumstances.
Audit Senior
KPMG
, Isle Of Man
04.2018 - 12.2018
Audit Senior
Baker Tilly
Nassau, Bahamas
06.2017 - 03.2018
- Executions of audits primarily in the financial services sector.
Tax Manager
EY
Harare, Zimbabwe
05.2012 - 04.2017
- Carried out restructuring due diligence reviews to advise clients on the tax impact of mergers, acquisitions and re-organisations of business operations to achieve tax structuring and supply chain tax efficiencies
- Carrying out transfer pricing risk reviews to check whether client transfer pricing documents comply with the requirements of local legislation and international best practice and the most recent international tax regulations
- Advising clients on the tax cash-flow impact of transactions and carrying out cost benefit analysis of various transaction options where applicable
- Conducting technical training for the tax team on deferred tax and annual budget highlights
Audit Manager
EY
Harare, Zimbabwe
07.2010 - 04.2012
- Execution of audits from planning to completion.
Audit Senior
PwC
Perth, Australia
02.2008 - 04.2010
- Worked as a Senior Accountant/ Supervisor in the Assurance and Business Advisory Services (ABAS) Group for PwC
Audit Senior
EY
Sydney, Australia, Australia
05.2006 - 12.2007
- Accountant in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services (AABS) Group of Ernst and Young.
Audit Senior
EY Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
01.2001 - 04.2006
- Assisting in planning , evaluating and execution of audit tasks to be carried out for financial statements and other audit assignments.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Applied Accounting Sciences
University of South Africa
2014
Bachelor of Accounting and Auditing -
University of South Africa
2004
Skills
- Proactive and Focused
- Relationship Building
- Critical Thinking
Accomplishments
- Application for ATT membership.
- Speaker for e-gaming seminar on the subject of Economic Substance.
Affiliations
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)-Member
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ)-Member
Custom
https://www.financeisleofman.com/news/be-aware-of-impact-of-covid-19-on-economic-substance/
https://issuu.com/galleryisleofman/docs/march_spring_2020
https://issuu.com/keithu/docs/iom_portfolio_june_20
Timeline
Senior Manager-AEOI reporting
JTC PLC
11.2024 - Current
Tax manager
Mann Made Corporate Services Limited
06.2022 - 10.2024
Tax Manager
Grant Thornton
01.2019 - 06.2022
Audit Senior
KPMG
04.2018 - 12.2018
Audit Senior
Baker Tilly
06.2017 - 03.2018
Tax Manager
EY
05.2012 - 04.2017
Audit Manager
EY
07.2010 - 04.2012
Audit Senior
PwC
02.2008 - 04.2010
Audit Senior
EY
05.2006 - 12.2007
Audit Senior
EY Zimbabwe
01.2001 - 04.2006
Postgraduate Diploma - Applied Accounting Sciences
University of South Africa
Bachelor of Accounting and Auditing -
University of South Africa
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