KWAME FREMPONG OPOKU
Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd
Accra
1
Language
1
Certification
20
years of professional experience
To play a leading role in a growing establishment, ensuring critical analysis of performance at all times towards propelling the establishment’s position in the industry whilst achieving and maintaining top class status for both the institution and myself.
Work History
Compliance Business Partner
3 Months- Financial crime compliance
- Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
- Business Continuity Management
- Compliance Monitoring and Internal Control Reviews
- Training and Compliance Awareness
- Training Oversight- Remittances and Mobile Money
- Customer Onboarding Review
- Digital Business and Bank Assurance Review
- Head Office Accra
Branch Manager
6 Years 1 Month- Responsible for Branch Management
- Building rapport with the community whiles promoting Pan-African Savings & Loans
- Financial Planning and Management
- Supervision and monitoring
- Reports generation
- Loan approvals
- Customer creation
- Mentoring and training and appraisals
- Debt recovery
- Business development
- Management of systems (IT)
- Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd Kenyase- Ahfo
Branch Manager
1 Year- Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd Madina Branch- Accra
Branch Manager
2 Years 10 Months- Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd Abeka-Lapaz Branch- Accra (With oversight responsibility over the Madina Branch from January 2018 – June 2018)
Senior Loan Officer
2 Years 7 Months- Promotion of products and origination of new clients
- Review loan evaluations according to policies and procedures
- Provide high-quality customer service
- Manage and recover late repayments
- Build community rapport
- Management of Allocated Loan Officers
- Supervision and Monitoring
- Loan Approvals
- Branch Oversight
- Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd, Ashanti-New Town Branch, Kumasi
Loan Officer
2 Years 7 Months- Promotion of all PASL products and origination of new clients
- Conduct loan evaluations according to policies and procedures
- Credit committee member
- Provide high-quality customer service
- Manage and recover late repayments
- Build community rapport
- Support the PASL Team
- Portfolio administration
- Training
- Compliance
- Pan-African Savings Co Ltd, Kenyase Branch, Brong-Ahafo
Disbursement/Customer Service Officer
1 Year 1 Month- Accompany tellers and Branch Administrator to cash out and cash in at Vault
- Disburse loans with approval from risk management and credit committee
- Invite customers whose loans have been duly approved by phone.
- Arrange cash for new loans with the Branch Administrator
- Termination of loans that are not matured
- Address issues on loans to customers with complaints
- Explain contract letters to customers and guarantors
- Preparing & filing of Offer Letters for disbursement
- Inputting/capturing of funds transfer
- Conduct collateral search & registration for eligible loan above Ghs2000 on BOG Collateral Registry
- Ensure every document regarding disbursement are filed & sent into cabinets
- Debit collateral charges on customer’s account
- Book & termination of fixed deposits
- Book & release lien/collaterals on loans
- Verification of loan file before disbursement
- Petty cash custodian and store keeper
- Pan-African Savings and Loans Co. Ltd, Kenyase Branch, Brong-Ahafo
Administrative Assistant
10 Months- Record keeping and office management
- Pay roll officer
- Reconciliation of accounts and report writing
- Preparation of Documents for competitive tendering process
Administrative and Logistics Manager
1 Year 2 Months- Record keeping
- Preparation of documents for competitive tenders
- Report writing
- Representing the company at Seminars and Workshops
- Mobilization of materials and equipment to various sites
- Fleet management
- General Administrative Work
Tutor, Crop Science and Aqua Culture
10 Months- Tutoring crop science and aquaculture
- Preparation of exam questions and marking of exam scripts
Education
Chartered Banking
Levels 1&2
Commonwealth Executive Master’s of Business Administration (CEMBA) - Business Administration And Management
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination
Basic Education Certificate Examination
Skills
Financial crime compliance
Regulatory compliance monitoring
Internal control reviews
Customer onboarding review
Business continuity management
Branch operations management
Loan portfolio management
Credit analysis
Debt recovery
Staff supervision
Interests
Music and basketball
Affiliations
Student Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers
Certification
- Chartered Institute of Banker, Ghana
- Chartered Banking (Levels 1&2)
Languages
English and Twi
Timeline
Compliance Business Partner
Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd
05.2026 - CurrentRead More
Branch Manager
Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd
06.2019 - 07.2025Read More
Branch Manager
Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd
06.2018 - 06.2019Read More
Branch Manager
Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd
05.2015 - 03.2018Read More
Senior Loan Officer
Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd
10.2012 - 05.2015Read More
Loan Officer
Pan-African Savings & Loans Co. Ltd
03.2010 - 10.2012Read More
Disbursement/Customer Service Officer
Pan-African Savings and Loans Co. Ltd
02.2009 - 03.2010Read More
Administrative Assistant
Awuahaman Construction Works
03.2008 - 01.2009Read More
Administrative and Logistics Manager
Joevide Company Ltd.
08.2007 - 10.2008Read More
Tutor, Crop Science and Aqua Culture
Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture-National Service
10.2006 - 08.2007Read More
Chartered Institute of Banker, Ghana
Chartered Banking
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Commonwealth Executive Master’s of Business Administration (CEMBA) from Business Administration And Management
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University of Cape Coast
Bachelor of Science from Agriculture
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T. I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination
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Rev. John Teye Memorial Institute
Basic Education Certificate Examination
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Training/Workshop
- Emerging Leaders Program – Generation Leadership
- Performance Impact Workshop-Appraisal Software
- Capacity Building in Leadership Qualities for Supervisors
- Management Capacity Building in Banking Operations
- Effective Credit Delivery and Credit Portfolio Management
- GLOBUS TEMENOS (Banking Software)
- FLEXCUBE F12 (Banking Software)