Kojo G. Weeks, Sr.

Experience

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  United Methodist Church, Liberia Annual Conference

  Jul 2005 - Feb 2007

  Program Finance Officer (Department of Evangelism and Mission)

  • Maintaining financial, accounting, administrative and personnel services in order to meet LAC requirements and support operations.• Develop in-depth knowledge of assigned program areas, including current issues and key resource people and organizations, and a clear understanding of how they fit into the Department’s interests. • Develop proposals in the assigned initiative program area(s) and formulates recommendations for funding. Ensures that proposal summaries are coherent and accurate, and that all required information is provided.• Administer and monitor the financial system in order to ensure that the Departmentfinances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner• Prepare the budget, implement financial policies and procedures and maintain cash controls.• Prepare and reconcile bank statements, establish and maintain supplier accounts and process invoices.• Approve final evaluation plan for each proposal recommended for funding. Review and approve funded grants' evaluations (grant reviews). • Conducts site visits to grantees and potential grantees, and the consequent travel, as an integral part of the position Show less

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  United Bank for Africa - Liberia Ltd.

  Mar 2008 - Aug 2012

  Branch Operations Manager

  • Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of the Bank’s mission - specifically, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning. • Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services (HR, IT and Finance), through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions. • Maintaining and monitoring of branch Standard Operating Procedures by checking of vouchers, GL Reports and other system generated reports regularly. • Approval and authorization of transactions as per approved limit.• Ensure the validation of all GL accounts reconciliation and proofing.• Maintain and monitor GL accounts to ensure cost minimization and proper recognition of income in accordance with various budget lines. • Assist in the recruitment and training of new employees and ensure the maintenance of branch appearance such as cleanliness of branch premises, board to ensure the UBA image and have an efficient working environment.• Receive and performs daily operational functions for processing GOL payments and Wire Transfer transactions accurately and timely.• Meet critical processing deadlines for all work including: processing incoming wires, processing and monitoring outgoing remiantances, agreement customer maintenance and servicing. Show less

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  Global Bank Liberia Ltd

  Sept 2014 - now

  • Carrying out periodic AML/CFT compliance audit of branches using the risk based approach. • Ensuring that AML/CFT returns required by regulators are comprehensively rendered and in a timely manner. • Ensuring that suspicious transactions reports are filed with the FIU/CBL, including nil reports where necessary. • Coordinating the training of staff in AML/CFT awareness, prevention/detection methods and reporting requirements. • Serving both as the Bank’s liaison officer with the CBL, FIU and other agencies and as contact point for all staff on issues relating to money laundering and terrorist financing. • Exercising oversight of all aspects of the Bank’s AML/CFT activities, Policies and Procedures. • Reporting and resolving non-compliance issues and minimizing the damage to the bank’s reputation. • Monitoring proposed and actual changes in AML/CFT regulations and legislations, assessing their potential impacts on the business process, and disseminating the new requirements to all units while informing them on the way forward. Show less • Allocate economic capital to business activities based on risk, and optimize Global Bank’s risk portfolio through business activities and risk-transfer strategies • Assist management in developing and implementing responses for each identified material risk • Continuously drive the risk management process towards global best practices • Coordinate risk assessments within Global Bank on a regular basis • Develop risk management policies including the quantification of management’s risk appetite through specific risk limits • Develop the analytical, systems and data management capabilities to support the risk management function • Establish an integrated risk management framework for all aspects of risk across the Bank Show less

  • Head, Compliance

    Sept 2014 - now

  • Head, Risk Management Department

    Sept 2014 - now