SOLOMON ELLIS KWASI KUMAHOR
Summary
Data Analyst with expertise in PowerBI and Python programming, recognized for contributions to the Ghana Mobile Money Interoperability project at Ghana Interbank Payment & Settlement Systems Ltd, resulting in over 1 billion in transaction volume. Proven ability to foster collaboration and strengthen partner relationships, enhancing product deployments and driving significant organizational growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST
GHANA INTERBANK PAYMENT & SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS LTD
10.2017 - Current
- Develop and review standards and procedures of all information security manuals to ensure it aligns with ISO standards
- Worked with units and departments to ensure all business requirements and documentations conform to organizational standards and practices
- Worked with Financial institutions (Banks, Savings & Loans companies and third parties) on product reports and account credits in their core-banking systems
- Develop and publish information systems policy manuals for staff and thirdparty institutions in relation to the company's products and services
- Organized information security workshops aimed at training, evaluating, and controlling staff adherence to information security procedures, requirements, risk management and designated work programs
- Providing support and training to staff on information security good practices
DATA ANALYST
GHANA INTERBANK PAYMENT & SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS LTD
10.2016 - Current
- Developed and designed useful database reports and dashboards based on logical data models by employing specific tools to achieve organizational strategy
- Developed, analyzed, and maintained month in review (MIR) reports for banks and partner institutions using business intelligent tools such as PowerBI and Tableau Desktop data analytical tools
- Carried out IT support and critical asset management for in-house staff including software testing, telephony systems support, product rollout and training
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ANALYST
GHANA INTERBANK PAYMENT & SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS LTD
08.2012 - Current
- Oversaw product deployment and testing to ensure adoption and usage
- Participated in the development the Ghana Mobile Money Interoperability project designed to make easy payments across mobile wallets, electronic money issuers and banks
- The service has now reached over a 13million transactions per month
- Facilitated walk-through sessions for industry players on technical specification documents on new products
- I scheduled test slots, engaged participants in testing and reviewed logs and reported test outcome to the development team
- Successfully implemented the Ghana Quick Respond Code (GhQR) that has over 200,000 individual businesses signed-ons
- Successfully implemented the Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) that has over 1Billion in transaction volume over the last 5 years
- Collaborated with financial institutions to deploy Ghana Quick Respond Code (GhQR) to individual businesses, government agencies and large corporates
- This has translated into significant value for the organization and partner institutions
- I worked closely with partner institutions on transaction related complaints (settlement and misdirected payments) to ensure the Service Level Agreement (SLA) is adhered to and customer complaints are resolved on time
- Collaborated with financial institutions to enroll 320,000 beneficiaries onto the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty Program (LEAP)
- LEAP is a government of Ghana flagship program for extending financial support to the vulnerable in society (children with disabilities, the aged, and orphans)
- Achieved 5million gh-link card holder mark for domestic payments
- I worked closely with partner institutions to expand the gh-link card scheme for interbank payment and eCommerce activities
Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSC) - INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY
LONDON, UK01.2017
BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA) - PSYCHOLOGY & POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
ACCRA, GHANA01.2011
Skills
- PowerBI
- Tableau Desktop
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Python Programming
- Disaster recovery planning
- Project planning
- Enterprise architecture
- Troubleshooting
- Reporting
- Change management
- Technical assistance
- Technical support
- Cybersecurity
- Business process improvement
- Benchmarking
- Test engineering
- Product lifecycle management
- Data review
- Data analysis
- Troubleshooting skills
- Information security
- System improvements
- Reporting skills
- IT risk management
- System updates
Websites
Certification
- Global Leadership in Financial Supervision, TORONTO CENTER, 01/24
- Risk in Payment Systems, GNBC, 01/17
- Tableau Desktop Specialist (Data Analytics), 01/17
- Google IT Support Professional Certificate, 01/21
- Data Analytics and Data visualization, 01/21
Timeline
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST
GHANA INTERBANK PAYMENT & SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS LTD
10.2017 - Current
DATA ANALYST
GHANA INTERBANK PAYMENT & SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS LTD
10.2016 - Current
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ANALYST
GHANA INTERBANK PAYMENT & SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS LTD
08.2012 - Current
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSC) - INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA) - PSYCHOLOGY & POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
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