Azhar Hussain

Director @Taxcellent - The Tax Consultancy

Telford, GB

Delivered cross-functional leadership to the tax team to provide comprehensive financial services and tax planning strategies to enable clients to minimize tax liabilities and achieve financial goals. Monitored the accuracy and timeliness of tax reporting and compliance with updated on tax legislation and industry trends. Instrumental in managing complex tax issues, ensuring regulatory compliance, and optimizing tax efficiency. Implemented risk assessment frameworks to identify potential tax risks for clients, with a 40% reduction in the likelihood of tax audits and penalties. Conducted a tax audit for a business, identifying areas of non-compliance and implementing corrective measure.Key Contributions• Implemented tax planning strategies that resulted in a reduction in clients\' overall tax liabilities, representing a 10% decrease in their tax burden.• Developed and implemented a comprehensive VAT compliance program for a portfolio of clients, driving a 95% reduction in VAT penalties and fines, saving clients over Promoted process improvement change management, streamlining tax compliance processes by implementing automated systems and workflows; slashed time spent on tax preparation by 20% and improved accuracy by 15%.• Developed and delivered customized tax training programs for client finance teams, improving team understanding of tax regulations and compliance requirements by 25%.• Actively monitored changes in tax legislation and industry trends, providing timely updates to clients and ensuring their tax strategies remained compliant, resulting in a 95% client retention rate and new business growth of 20%.

University of Wolverhampton

BA Hons, Accounting and Finance

University of Oxford

BA, Information Technology

University of Wolverhampton

MSc, Professional Accounting & Finance