Francis Boame
Accra
Summary
I have a winner’s attitude and always look for new ways of executing a task. A self-motivated individual and student to everything. Competent and dedicated professional banking personnel with eleven years working experience, and a collaborative team player skilled at working with banking software’s.
Proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success.
Overview
1
1
Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Reconciliation Officer
Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited
08.2018 - Current
- Daily and monthly reconciliation of payment orders suspense account across all bank branches.
- Balancing Nostro accounts across all bank branches from Band of Ghana (BOG).
- I ensured accuracy of foreign account balances by reconciling SWIFT transactions against internal general ledger records and resolving discrepancies promptly.
- Reconciling cash settlement accounts from each bank branch.
- Reconcile bank statements with internal and external financial documents
- Led team in implementing process flows and new policies by improving compliance and operational standards.
- Reviewed general ledger entries for accuracy and to determine completeness.
- Investigate, follow up and clear all long out standings items on transactions processes to minimize risk and improve efficiency.
- Liaise with banks and internal departments to resolve issues.
- Assist in improving financial controls and processes.
- Prepare and submit loan reconciliation reports for management review
- Review and verify loan disbursements, repayments, and interest calculations
- Employed mathematical skills on a daily basis for accurate calculation and validation of figures within accounting systems.
- Execute month-end reconciliation and exceptions report adhering to established policy for management
Investment officer/ Teller/ Customer Service
The Beige Bank
11.2015 - 07.2018
- Booking and redeeming at least 70 transactions daily.
- Authorizing booked and redeemed investment after processing.
- Managing fixed term deposit for all bank branches.
- Auditing at least 100 clients’ certificates and identifying problems associated with them on daily basis.
- Mentored junior staff, fostering skill development and encouraging professional growth.
- Supervised daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
- Receiving deposits and issuing withdrawals to customers as a teller and Monitor bank vaults to ensure cash balances are correct.
- Verifying and processing Global remittances upon received.
- Reactivation of dormant accounts.
- Report writing.
Management Information System Officer
National Health Insurance scheme
09.2014 - 10.2015
- Data entry Personnel, 09/2014 to 10/2015
- National Service Person.
- Entering and updating records of new and old clients respectively into oracle application.
- Processing and generating Biometric ID cards.
- Copied, logged and scanned supporting documents for pregnant women.
- Evaluated source documents to locate information needed for each data entry field.
- Performed regular maintenance of the server environment and related infrastructure for optimized system performance.
- Led initiatives to improve health insurance enrollment processes and increase accessibility for beneficiaries.
Marketing Assistant
RAHMA PROPERTIES
05.2012 - 08.2012
- Planned and executed two internal and one external events.
- Worked with vendors to complete projects according to schedule and specifications.
- Tracked schedules, expenses and communication between project stakeholders.
- Developed and executed marketing campaigns to enhance brand visibility and engagement.
- Assisted in the creation of marketing materials, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines.
Education
BSc - Actuarial Science
University For Development Studies
Navrongo05-2014
Skills
- Knowledge bank software applications like T24, Abacus, Teksol-fund plus tool
- Knowledge and skilled in MS word, MS Excel, MS Power point
- Data Analysis
- Team leadership
- Report writing
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Customer service
- Flexible and adaptable
- Active listening
- Verbal communication
Accomplishments
- Part of the investment team that migrated investment transactions from Abacus to T24. (12/2016)
- Part of a team that developed time series software analysis that tracks claims in system (09/2015).
Certification
- Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science (2010-2014)
- Branch operations and Risk Management. (National Banking College-2017)
- Professionalism and Excellence in Banking ( Alkan Consult-2017)
- Operational Risk Awareness- CBG
- Customer Experience- CBG
- Ethics and Compliance-CBG
- Information Security Awareness-CBG
Additional Information
- Part of the investment team that migrated investment transactions from Abacus to T24. (12/2016)
- Part of a team that developed time series software analysis that tracks claims in system (09/2015).
LANGUAGES
English, Twi, Ewe, Hausa: Native language
Timeline
Reconciliation Officer
Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited
08.2018 - Current
Investment officer/ Teller/ Customer Service
The Beige Bank
11.2015 - 07.2018
Management Information System Officer
National Health Insurance scheme
09.2014 - 10.2015
Marketing Assistant
RAHMA PROPERTIES
05.2012 - 08.2012
BSc - Actuarial Science
University For Development Studies