RIZWAN AKRAM SHERWANI

32-E-III Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan

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Summary

I am a tax and public financial management professional, with a working experience of more than 22 years at different positions in public sector. I have a good understanding of tax management & resource mobilization with working experience at policy & operational level. I have been working with the international donors as a focal person of E&T Department fortax reform programs. My core competencies include business process reengineering, institutional reforms, tax policy formulation, anti-narcotics drive, small & medium enterprise development, teaching and mentoring.

Employment

Current job:

Director, Excise & Taxation Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan October 2, 2008 – to 31 March 2013 and 1 Aug. 2015 to date

Primary responsibilities:
Supervision of regional tax collection for the Excise & Taxation Department, Punjab
Management of Motor Vehicle Registration and Taxation
Administration and regulation of Excise Duties and licenses
Human Resource Management of jurisdictional area
  • Member of core team of the Department responsible for tax policy formulation and resource mobilization
  • Focal Person for implementation of World Bank funded “Punjab Public Management Reform Program (PPMRP)” (2013-18)
  • Focal Person for the GIZ administered “Support to Good Governance Program” (2014-17)
  • Member of the core team responsible for GIS based property tax survey in 5 major cities of Punjab (2013-14)

Deputy Secretary, Excise & Taxation Department, Punjab, Pakistan

2 February 2007 to 1 Oct.2008 and 30 April 2015 to 31 July 2015

  • Key responsibilities include secretarial services for the Excise & Taxation Department noting, drafting and preparation of policy documents
  • Tax policy formulation and resource mobilization for the Punjab Government
  • Administrative oversight of provincial tax management
  • Coordination with the Federal Board of Revenue, provincial tax collecting departments and Finance Department for integrated tax management

Excise & Taxation Officer, Govt. of the Punjab, Pakistan

9 March 1994 to 1 Feb.2007

Key responsibilities were:

Motor Vehicle Registration
Assessment and collection of provincial taxes
Narcotics control and detection of Excise crimes
Regulation of Excise business

Computer Skills

  • Operating Systems: Windows
  • Microsoft Office
  • SPSS (Statistical Package)

Education

  • M.Sc. in Public Services Policy and Management from King’s College, London 2009-10
  • Master in Political Science from Government College, Lahore, (Pakistan) 1990-92
  • Graduation from The Punjab University, Lahore 1986-88
  • Intermediate from the BISE, Lahore 1984-86
  • Matriculation from the BISE, Lahore 1978-80

Professional Qualifications

  • Financial Management;

Management & Professional Development Department, Lahore, Pakistan2008

  • Presentation Skills

Management & Professional Development Department, Lahore, Pakistan2007

  • Diploma in Marketing and Sales Management

Pakistan Institute of Management (PIM), Lahore, Pakistan 2007

  • Program on Human Resource Management

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan 2007

  • International Certificate Course; Property Taxation,

National Institute of Valuation, Malaysia 2005

Research Thesis and Academic Activities

  • Research thesis on“Religious Minorities in the 1990-92

Politics of Pakistan”submitted to Government College Lahore

forMA Political Science

  • Research article on “Religious Economy of Pakistan and Rise of 2010

Militancy: post 9/11 scenario”

  • Research thesis “Cherished Vehicle Registration Numbers and 2009-10

the Use of Marketing Strategies” submitted to the

King’s College, London for

M.Sc Public Services Policy and Management

  • Member visiting faculty of National Institute of Management(NIM), Since 2011

Government of Pakistan

  • Member visiting faculty of Management and Professional

Development Department (MPDD), Government of the Punjab, Since 2012

  • Member visiting faculty of Government College University, Lahore Since 2013
  • Member International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), Canada Since 2006

Extra-Curricular Activities and Academic Memberships

  • Member, International Property Tax Institute, Canada 2005
  • Certificate in Musicology, National College of Arts,

Lahore, Pakistan. 2005

  • Member, Dramatic Club, Government College,

Lahore, Pakistan. 1990-92

  • Member, Debating Society, Government College, Lahore. 1990-92

Professional Highlights & Achievements

  • Attended a workshop on “Media Handling Strategy” organized by GIZ Germany at Islamabad on 6-7 April 2015
  • Key person for implementation of a Project for computerization of Motor Vehicle Registration & Taxation in Punjab (Pakistan) titled as‘Motor Transport Management and Information System’ (MVR-MTMIS)2006
  • Attended a two days workshop on ‘Punjab Urban Immoveable Property Tax Reforms’ conducted by World Bank and Government of the Punjab on 22 & 23 May 2007 at Lahore, Pakistan
  • Attended a workshop titled as “Punjab Development Forum” organized by Punjab Resource Mobilization Program sponsored by Asian Development Bank, 2007
  • Attended international Conference organized by Institute of Revenues, Rating, and Valuation (IRRV), UK from 28 Sept. to 1 Oct. 2010 at Harrogate, United Kingdom
  • Attended 3rd International Development Conference jointly conducted by International Growth Centre (IGC), University of Oxford, London School of Economics and Department for International Development, UK at LSE, London from 19 to 21 Sept. 2010
  • International Conference titled as “Forum of Federations: Making the 18th Amendment and NFC Award Work” held at Islamabad, Pakistan on 30-31 October 2010.
  • Member of the project implementation committee for ‘Employees Census and automation of HRM for the Excise and Taxation Department, Punjab, Pakistan 2010
  • Coordinator for the research project titled “Testing the role of wage, incentives and audit on tax inspector’s behavior” 2012.
  • Reframed Punjab Rules of Business 2011 for the E&T Department for functional reorganization
  • Organized International Property Tax Workshop on 24 March 2016 at Lahore in collaboration with the World Bank Team for the “Punjab Public Management Reform Program”
  • Prepared policy document for the auction of cherished motor vehicles registration number which increased annual provincial revenue by over Rs. 500 million.
  • Developed Policy and legal framework for levying tax on vacant plots for the first time in Pakistan in 2016. Projected annual revenue is Rs. 750 million
  • Organized a conference on 26 June 2016 at Lahore in connection with the International Anti-narcotics Day and received letter of commendation from the Government of Punjab.
  • Project Director for the establishment of 9 taxpayers’ facilitation centers in Punjab for better service delivery and minimization of interface between taxpayers & staff.
  • Prepared a comprehensive restructuring plan for the E&TD which is under implementation after approval by the Government