River Authority Account Officer

SOLOMON NELSON MENSAH

PROFILE

A graduate in Business administration with specialty in General Management and Tourism and Hospitality Management with good analytical skills. Highly focused with good interpersonal skills. Assertive with a strong desire for success. Very organized, Self-confident, a good team player and able to work under pressure with little or no supervision. OBJECTIVE

To develop a high level of professional excellence in work environment. Seeks a career that presents various challenges with new things to learn and application of acquired knowledge. EDUCATION

2015 - 2018Christ Apostolic University College Kumasi (affiliated to UCC and KNUST) Certificate:B.Sc. Business Admin. (Gen.Mgt.)

2011-2014 Cape Coast Technical University

Certificate: HND. Tourism and Hospitality Management 2006 - 2009Akwamuman Senior High School

Atimpoku-Akosombo – E/R

Certificate: West Africa Senior High School Certificate WORK EXPERIENCE

Organization: Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited

Kumasi

Role: Account Officer

Period: May 2018 – April 2019

Training of new staff on the standard operation processes.

Prospecting for new customers and growing existing customers deposit position.

Cross selling of financial products to existing customers or prospective customers.

Generating of revenues for the branch through foreign transfers and other products.

Prospecting for transactions to increase profitability.

Preparing of financial reports (daily, weekly, monthly) Achievements.

Achieved 115% of our deposit target for Quarter 4 in 2018.

Exceeded revenue target for Quarter 4 in 2018.

Achieved 87% of Account Sign ons for full year.

Organization: Access Bank Ghana Kumasi

Role: Branch Operations Staff,Funds transfer officer Period: August 2015 – May 2018

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Scanning/presenting outward cheques (other banks cheques) to our clearing department and settling the general ledgers involved (debit inter-branch clearing to credit local clearing). Also handling First Allied Savings and Loans and Multi-Credit savings and loans cheques that clear through Access bank.

Funds transfer/movement from Access bank to the other banks through the Automated Clearing House platform (ACH) and then settle the account and general ledger involved

(debit customer account to credit inter-branch clearing).

Making callovers of all transactions processed during the day to ensure that all transactions were entered to the right accounts respectively.

Processing of our Bills such as ECG, Water and other expenses relating to the branch

Liquidating and sending of remittance transactions (Western Union money transfer, MoneyGram, RIA and Access Direct).

The foreign currency teller (Pounds Sterling, Euro and United State Dollars) for deposits, withdrawals and taking 2.5% as service charges.

Posting all customer charges on additional service request (statement request, cheque book request, counter cheque request, ATM request)

Managing of both offsite ATM and in-house ATM by either replenishing or offloading cash.

Achievements

Achieved 106% of my full year Access United Target of account sign ons and deposits.

Achieved an exception free audit for three consecutive Quarters.

Passed all integrity tests conducted.

Detected all fraudulent transactions which gave me a 100% score on the KPI during appraisals.

Organization: Ashaiman Municipal Assembly Ashaiman Role: NSP

Period: September 2014 – July 2015

Revenue mobilization.

Organization: Reroy Cables Limited Tema

Role: Factory hand

Period: November 2010–August 2011

Factory hand operation.

Organization: SRG / Armani Man. Co. Ltd. Tema

Role: Factory hand

Period: July 2009 – October 2010

Factory hand operation.

Organization: Volta River Authority Akosombo

Role: Site Guide and Administrative duties.

Period: June 2012 – August 2012

Organization: Volta River Authority Akosombo

Role: Site Guide and administrative duties.

Period: June 2013 – September 2013

LEADERSHIP ROLES/EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

July 2014 – Present: Christ Apostolic Church Int. (C.A.C.I) Position: Deacon/Elder

May 2015 - Present: Territorial Youth Executive (C.A.C.I) Position: Member/ Organizing Secretary

2013/2014 Academic year: Too Muuch Prayer Fellowship Cape Coast Technical University.

Position: President

2013/2014 Academic year: Chaplaincy Council

Cape Coast Technical University

Position: Chief Organizing Secretary

2012/2013 Academic year: Christ Apostolic Students and Associates (CASA) Cape Coast Technical University

Position: Prayer Secretary

Nov. 2013 : Cape coast polytechnic (Tourism department) Position: Press and information officer

{educational talk on tourism promotion}

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Proficient in Microsoft office word, excel, outlook, etc.

Excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills.

Strong leadership and decision-making skills.

Team player - Ability to work with people.

Very energetic and able to endure long working hours under pressure to meet deadlines.

Very ambitious and see every obstacle as an opportunity to learn.

Practical knowledge in transaction processing with respect to FX transfers for individual and corporate entities, Identifying key prospects, Account management, Prospecting and managing customers who do volumes of transfers outside Ghana.

Practical knowledge in budget preparation, Income statement and other related financial transactions of an organization.

Expertise in spoken and written communication with great presentation skills.

Total commitment to change and continuous process improvement. Excellent attention to detail. Ability to prioritize and deal effectively with a number of tasks simultaneously.

TRAINING, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

Anti-money laundering and Terrorist Financing – (GT Bank) Participant Oct, 2018

Quest for excellence hour on treasury products- (Access Bank) Participant Nov, 2017

Customer relationship management- (Access Bank) Participant June 2017

Whistle blowing (Access Bank) Participant July 2016

Leadership and ministry (Glory days campaign school of ministry) Participant Feb 2012

Transition in leadership, challenges in church leadership and conflict management. Good news fellowship network of churches and ministries (USA) in collaboration with Integrity bible training college and seminary. Participant Oct. 2012 PERSONAL DETAILS

Sex : Male

Nationality : Ghanaian

Date of birth : February 1, 1990

Marital Status : Married

REFERENCES

1. Mr. Calleb Osei

Head-Financial Control and Strategy

GT Bank Ghana Ltd.

Tel: 026*******

2. Mr. Akwasi Ampofo

Head-Branch Operations

Access Bank Ghana Ltd.

Tel: 024*******

3. Mr. Michael Kissi

Head of Tourism Department

Cape Coast Technical University

Tel: 024*******

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