Bala Bako BD

Experience

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  Skye Bank Plc

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  Front, Bulk Teller and CCO

  • CCO Support• Cash Confirmation, Deposit and Payment• Revenue Collection.• Cash Movement In-and-out of Vault/CBN• Cash Sorting, Loading and Resetting of the ATM.• Using Banking Software – Skye plus, Cheque Truncation, Flex cube, GEFU, Bulk Transfer Western Transfer, and Excel.• Cash Sorting, Bulk Cash Confirmation, Cash payment, and Posting• Working with the marketing team to advertise our products within and outside the banking hall and increases the generated revenue Show less

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  Nigeria Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP) - International Health - John Snow

  May 2015 - Oct 2016

  Data Entry Specialist (Epi-data Software)

  • Kept optimal quality levels to prevent critical errors and support team performance targets.• Scanned documents and saved them in the database to keep records of essential organizational information.• Managed documents by organizing forms, making photocopies, filing records, preparing correspondence, and creating reports.• Introduced filing solutions that resulted in a 98% increase in turnaround times.• Troubleshot and located data entry errors, implementing prompt corrective measures to maintain efficiencies.• Corrected any data entry errors to prevent later issues such as duplication of data degradation. Show less

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  Evidence Action/FMOH

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Humanitarian Aid Worker (Child Deworming Officer)

  • Administering Deworming Drugs to Nursery/Primary and Secondary Schools within the state• Assessed service user and family needs, allocating and implementing appropriate service provisions accordingly.• Coordinated schedules and team assignments.• Kept notes of behaviour issues, food served and medications administered to children.• Worked with SS/JS students to provide both individual and group tutoring on core subjects.Deworming of a targeted 1.4 million children of school age.Administered deworming drugs to children from age 5-14 years. Show less

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  Port Harcourt, Rivers State

  Jan 2018 - now

  Accountant II

  • To assist the senior Finance Officers/Managers in ensuring that timely and accurate payments are made and improved accuracy. and advanced • Evaluated and improved accuracy made improvement accuracy and completeness of financial records to boost regulatory compliance. accuracy and advanced advances • Coordinate with district teams for advance issuance and their timely adjustment of advanced senior authenticity of signatures& Training documentation. • Ensure completeness of supporting documents in all respect which includes authenticity of signatures, cross-checking attendance sheets, and verifying payments to be made • Posting all vouchers into the transaction spreadsheet on daily basis for review by the senior Finance Officer. Ensure that all information in the spreadsheet is correct and complete and the schedule is completely advanced and replenished. • Processing of petty cash transactions on daily basis. Ensure petty cash is replenished in with relevant with replenished completely advanced time to meet daily cash needs. Carry out cash count as per the SPXC policy and schedule. Document the cash count sheets for records completely and. • Prepare all payments and make sure that they are properly coded and supported with necessary documents. • Analyzed monthly balance sheet accounts for corporate Show less

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  Scelloo

  Oct 2020 - now

  Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Identify and report issues found, then verify that issues are resolved • Performing regression testing • Designing and creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases • Utilizing required third-party issue tracking systems, as required, to develop acceptancerequirements, manage tests and issues, and report on progress and risks • Reviewing and analysing requirements, specifications, and technical design documents,providing timely feedback • Carry out a detailed test of any feature/functionality within any product/project assigned toensure they are error-free • Create test plans and test cases • Execute test cases including regression, Execute exploratory test cases • Report, verify, and track bugs in Bug reporting tool, Create and maintain documentation andproject sites pages and Generate test reports as needed at various stages • Ensured that process checks were done properly and at the correct frequency. • Reviewed project requirements to uncover bugs and resolve issues in a timely manner. • Researched new tools and technologies that could be used by the quality assurance team. • Created and achieved product quality objectives and met product specifications. • Deliverables and Timelines Tracking: Responsible for documenting and updating developers’tasks, deliverables and timeline on the project management tool (Jira) for product reviewmeetings. • Communicate with developers to update their tasks before the meeting. • Ensured that process checks were done properly and at the correct frequency. • Supported the company in maintaining a work environment focused on quality, communication,collaboration, integration, and teamwork. • Reviewed project requirements to uncover bugs and resolve issues in a timely manner. • Researched new tools and technologies that could be used by the quality assurance team. • Created and achieved product quality objectives and met product specifications. Show less

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  Global Goodwill Ambassadors (GGA)

  Oct 2020 - now

  GGA Youth Global Change Leader
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  My Body is My Body Programme - MBIMB Foundation

  Oct 2021 - now

  Ambassador for Nigeria

  MBIMB Facilitator Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programme. Making the world a safer place for children.

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  UN SDSN Youth - Nigeria

  Aug 2023 - now

  SDGs Alliance State Coodinator

  • Facilitating the development and implementation of the Alliance's strategic plan in their respective state. • Mobilizing and coordinating the activities of Alliance members, partners, and stakeholders in their respective states towards the achievement of the SDGs. • Representing the Alliance at state-level meetings and engaging with state government officials, policymakers, and other stakeholders on SDG-related issues. • Ensuring that the Alliance's programmes and activities are aligned with the SDGs and are effectively implemented in their respective state. • Review programme implementation tools (partnership, work plan, budget, performance monitoring plan, program audits, and assessments, etc.) to determine funding, procedures, staffing, technical assistance, and allotment of other resources needed for the successful implementation of the network activities. • Providing regular updates and reports to the Alliance's Supervisory Committee on the progress of the Alliance's activities in their respective state. • Managing the SDG Alliance's staff members, volunteers, and partners in their state. • Ensure that all local members are fully familiar with and operating in accordance with SDSN’s values, quality standards, policies, and program objectives, as well as their responsibilities for upholding these standards and policies. Show less