Mohammad Zamir Zainal Abidin

Professional Summary

Zamir currently serve as the Senior Manager of the Global Mobility Services Division at Crowe KL Tax Sdn Bhd (CKLT), where he specialize in expatriate and personal taxation, as well as payroll compliance in Malaysia.

Experience

• Over ten (10) years of experience managing compliance requirements for international assignees, providing expert advice to multinational companies on income tax and social security obligations.
• More than seven (7) years of experience in payroll outsourcing, demonstrating strong capabilities in this area.
• Successfully directed multiple payroll outsourcing projects, managing client portfolios under tight deadlines, showcasing effective leadership in high-pressure environments.
• Proven expertise in individual tax advisory for global mobility and cross-border issues, with a strong skill set in structuring tax-effective remuneration packages for international assignees. Recently involved in due diligence projects.
• Extensive experience in tax compliance within the oil and gas sector, capable at addressing employment tax implications for crews.
• Actively conducted internal training for staff on individual tax compliance and payroll processes, fostering a knowledgeable team and ensuring high operational standards.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with Honours from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

Service Focus:

• Expatriate and Personal Tax Compliance and Advisory
• Employment Tax Compliance and Advisory
• Payroll Compliance Industry

Focus:

• Privately-held businesses
• Manufacturing, wholesale and distribution
• Professionals
• Digital and IT
• Finance

Skills:

• Ms Office (Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Outlook,Ms Teams, OneDrive)
• Cloud Database
• Payroll software (i.e. Quickpay, Autocount and Payroll Panda).