Marcus Kwesi Makam

Marcus Kwesi Makam-|+233 - | Antswere Gonno Nungua, Ghana LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marcusmakam PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Smart young man with economic and finance knowledge successfully working as an Operations Associate at Brolly Africa. Having graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Economics and Finance, I have substantial knowledge of international finance, business management, macroeconomics and microeconomics. I have English proficiency and I am committed to exploring opportunities for further growth and career development. CORE SKILLS • • • • • Proficiency in QuickBooks Digital literacy (MS Office) Good communication skills Contract management Data collection • • • • • Fashion Designing Investment management Custody services skills Report generation Project management WORK EXPERIENCE Virtual Assistant|| SORSO, United Kingdom July 2023 – present • Social Media management and content creation. • Developing marketing proposals for the business Generating regular reports on resource utilisation, performance metrics, and capacity planning recommendations Capacity Management Administrator || Oliver Agency, United Kingdom April 2023 – present • Updating commercials on client requests • Continuously monitoring the performance and utilisation of client’s resources • Generating regular reports on resource utilisation, performance metrics, and capacity planning recommendations Executive Assistant || Facets Commercial and Consulting, United Kingdom January 2023 – March 2023 • Analysing market trends and identifying areas for improvement • Developing proposals, pitch presentations, and sales materials to potential clients. • Identifying new business opportunities • Using business development tools such as Cognism, Lusha, Asana, Clutch to effectively manage leads. Operations Associate || Brolly Africa, Accra September 2022 – November 2022 (Contract) • Coordinating interactions with partners • Researching, analysing data and writing reports • Planning and executing marketing activations • Supporting customer service, sales and claims. Schemes Administrator || United Pensions Trustees Limited, Accra. September 2021 – August 2022 • Updated schemes with bank transaction details. • Prepared fees invoices and paid monthly fees to service providers • Prepared and submitted regulatory reports on time. Research Assistant || 60 Decibels Inc, United States of America – New York May 2020 – Present • • • Collects data from customers from companies for research purposes with the permission of the companies via phone calls Upload responses of these customers using a software called Qualtrics Assists in qualitative coding EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS ⮚ ⮚ ⮚ Bachelor of Arts – Economics and Finance (Hons) || University of Ghana, Ghana Relevant coursework in commercial law, business finance, investment fundamentals, applied statistics for economist, elements of economics and econometrics, economic theory, and banking management and operations Lean Data Collection|| 60 Decibels Inc. (2020) BAC West African Senior School Certificate Examination || Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, Legon (2017) INTERESTS & HOBBIES • • Taking care of children Listening to music • • Dressmaking Volunteering