Godwin Padi Tetteh Kwao

GODWIN PADI TETTEH KWAO Accra, Ghana | - |-PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A highly skilled professional with a proven track record in Operations, Administration, Business Analysis, and Project Management, I am dedicated to learning and staying on top of the demands of a fast-paced, project environment. With expertise in overseeing complex projects, optimizing operational processes, and providing strategic leadership, I am well-equipped to excel in roles that require agility, adaptability, and a keen eye for detail. I am a hardworking and reliable person ready to learn, unlearn, and develop myself in a developing and favorable environment. I am seeking a challenging role to leverage my expertise and drive business growth.  Over 2 years of working as a financial auditor with strong experience in the financial, supply chain, manufacturing, Maritime, travel and tourism, construction, energy, and NGO domains.  Over 3 years’ experience in a project management role, problem-solving, analytical thinking and a strong experience in agile methodology.  3 years in Business Process Analysis and Optimization.  Over 5 years’ experience in R&D (Research and Development).  Strong experience with Sage, Power BI, Tableau, Xero, Aha, Jira, Asana, Monday and QuickBooks Implementation.  Proficient in leading and managing teams to ensure the completion of projects on schedule, adding value, cost-efficiency, and meeting client requirements.  Experience in analysing project constraints, mitigating risks, and conducting process re-engineering when necessary.  Over 5 months of experience as a Business Analyst with strong experience in finance, Supply chain, mortgage, insurance, and banking domains.  Supervised many personnel at the same time and developed strategies and plans for achieving objectives. WORK EXPERIENCE October 2021 Jam Builders - Roman Ridge, Ghana Ass. Project Manager/Program Manager. June 2023  Handled and maintained policy, confidential and general management files including all correspondences.  Assisted in the monitoring and evaluation of projects.  Followed up implementation of projects.  Reviewed and approved all operational invoices and ensured they are submitted for payments.  Supervised materials and inventory utilisation  Assisted in managing projects on and off site.  Established and maintaining a document/work assignment tracking system including receiving, screening, logging and routing as well as maintaining a system for follow-up and retrieval;  Maintained chronological file on all outgoing and incoming correspondences.  Ensured effective travel arrangements including travel itinerary, booking, logistical requirements, visa, all protocol and other administrative matters.  Updated mailing list and other relevant contacts;  Checking and clearing for format presentation and accuracy all outgoing correspondences.  Managed the executive calendar and scheduling appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements.  Conducts research and preparing reports, presentations, and other documents for the executive's review and use.  Coordinate and organize meetings, conferences, and events, including managing logistics, preparing agendas, and taking minutes.  Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, partners, and colleagues, on behalf of the executive.  Managed confidential information and documents with discretion and professionalism.  Handled administrative tasks such as expense tracking, document management, and filing. January LPL Financial Service - NY,USA (Remote) Busn. Analyst/ Productt owner (Entry level) May 2023  Owned and managed the development team backlog; continuously order and prioritize to ensure that sprints/iterations of backlog are always ready.  Liaised with stakeholders, and team to foster collaboration and consensus  Contributed and influenced the overall project backlog of requirements.  Interacted with Stakeholders to elaborate requirements into actionable features and user Stories including strong acceptance criteria and requirement traceability.  Executed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and unit testing for completion.  Translated unstructured or ambiguous work requests into actionable user stories.  Reviewed features and user Stories with customer, Product manager, Lead Product Owner to ensure they meet customer and product needs.  Identified project risks, issues, actions and decisions, and documented and maintained them in the enterprise project software.  Engage with end users and subject matter experts to identify, develop, document, validate and endorse the requirements of their unit, demonstrating  Agile behaviors that emphasizes collaboration, delivery, reflection, and improvement.  Worked with the UI developers to make ensure UI/UX designs meets product specifications.  Created consolidated Requirement Documents, Use Case Surveys, Use Cases, External Vendor development user guides, and Supplemental  Specifications for external development projects and API services, including new Mobile applications.  Identified and understand customer expectations as part of the requirements gathering process.  Broke down business requirements into concise JIRA tickets (Epics, User Stories, and Tasks) and defined Acceptance Criteria. June International Justice Mission (IJM) - East Legon, Ghana Volunteer(Data Enumerator) September 2021  Gathered data to support the institution project objectives.   Performed in-depth stakeholder analysis; implemented and observed various institutional stakeholders needs, prioritization, protocols and regulations. Conducted analysis to generate accurate and comprehensive reports for the supervisor.  Implemented and observed various institutional stakeholders protocols and regulations.  Conducted analysis to generate accurate and comprehensive reports for the supervisor.  Interviewed and collected data across seven (7) regions in the country to strengthen the judicial service in the Country. January 2018 Tabariyeng And Associates - Tema, Ghana Associate May 2021  Generated and developed asset register for client.  Conducted comprehensive financial audits for clients across various industries, including manufacturing, technology, financial, and healthcareAudited and prepared financial statements of clients.  Assessed the internal controls of clients and assess compliance with accounting principles, industry regulations, and company policies.  Evaluated financial statements, accounting records, and internal controls to identify discrepancies and areas of improvement.  Validated the integrity of client's records  Performed substantive testing, analytical procedures, and detailed account analysis to identify financial irregularities. September 2016 - Ledzokuku, Krowor Municipal Assembly Teshie, Ghana National Service Person August 2017  Assist in the recruitment and Selection of Employees  In charge of the HRMIS (data base system) Management,  Supervise the national service personnel allowance system.  Filed all official documents.  Assist in Employees Appraisal and Job Evaluation  Assist in Employee validation  In charge of the filing system at the HR department. June 2016 Think IT Group East Legon, Ghana - Business Advisor December 2018  Assist Professionals to unlock the power within their data.  Assist in providing IT solutions.  Fraud detection and System auditing practice.  Run analysis, advice and assist the group. May2014 Volta River Authority – Akosombo, Ghana Financial Intern August 2014  Preparation of corporate bill.  Assisting in the preparation of the final Reports.  Costing of the National Health Insurance Scheme claim forms.  Bank Reconciliation statement  Handling and preparation of petty cash.  Keying forms unto the Microsoft Excel and petty work. EDUCATION Sept,2012-May 2016 BSc. Business Administration Ghana Institute of Mangt & Public Administration Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana Nov,2022-March,2023 Jan,2021-August 2021 Business Analysis (Virtual Training) Project Management Training Online Benchmark Executive Institute Accra, Ghana TECHNICAL SKILLS  Research and Development preparation, advice and execution.  Slack, Microsoft Teams  Primeavera P6  Schedule management  Risk assessment and mitigation  Agile and Scrum methodologies  MS Office (Word, Excel PowerPoint, InfoPath, OneNote, Publisher, Outlook,  Access) MS Project.  Google Suite Administration  Business Intelligence  HRMIS  Analysis tools-Google analysis,SQL etc.  SIEM-Splunk  Spark,Hadoop  Cybersecurity principles and practices for ensuring the security of project data and systems.  Advanced MS Office, MS Project, MS  Project Management using Monday.com. Outlook skills  SAP  JIRA ,Confluence, Aha, Redmine  IT Management and Project Planning  Caseware IDEA, Power BI and Tableau.  Asset Register  Inventory Management  Data collection, wrangling, mining, cleaning and exploring techniques using TypeForm, Caseware IDEA, R, Trifacta Wrangler, IDEA, Google forms, Wordpress. SOFT SKILLS  Active Listener  Honest, Integrity and trust worthy  Good Time Management  Good work ethic       Team collaboration Self-awareness Attention to details Analytical & critical thinking Problem-solving. Flexible  Task execution  Affable  Adaptability LANGUAGE English-Fluent PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES 6 months (2021) 6 months (2017) Professional certificate in Cybersecurity Certificate in Online Digital Marketing REFERENCES Mrs. Elsie Naa Dedei Komey (Human Resource Manager) LEKMA Box TN 999 Teshie-Nungua Estate Mob: +233 (0) 242 – 215693 Mr. James Sarkodie Yaw Addo JAM Builders PMD KD 64-- Dr. Linda Tsevi Snr. Lecture Email:-Mob: +233 (0) 246 - IPMC AITI-Kofi Annan Centre