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Abhas Abessolo Ateba

Abhas Abessolo Ateba

Risk & Compliance Manager

Highest degree :

Bachelors

Field of study :

Research

Location :

Ghana

Citizenships :

Cameroonian

Experience :

6 Year(s)

Countries :

Cameroon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea

Gender :

Male

Sectors :

Banking operations, finance

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Results-driven Risk Management and Compliance professional with 5+ years of experience in developing data-driven risk assessment frameworks, implementing compliance controls, and building organizational capacity in humanitarian and international development contexts. Proven expertise in conducting systematic audits, creating comprehensive risk registers, establishing anti-corruption frameworks, and delivering training programs that embed risk management culture across multi-country operations. Demonstrated success in automating compliance monitoring systems, identifying high-risk areas through advanced analytics, and implementing mitigation measures that achieve 99.5% accuracy rates and improve organizational performance by up to 75%.

Experience

Data Science

Ghana

Rainforest Builder

October 2022

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Present

• Build organization-wide risk registers across four countries (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ivory Coast), conducting detailed quarterly risk assessments that identified 50+ key operational and compliance risks, and implementing targeted mitigation measures that significantly improved controls and reduced critical incidents by 85%. • Developed and implemented 25+ robust A/B testing frameworks to enhance departmental decision-making, establishing a systematic and data-driven risk-assessment methodology that delivered an average 18% performance improvement and enabled all departments to consistently achieve their annual compliance and operational targets. • Created 19 real-time compliance dashboards for senior management across multiple countries, integrating live data from finance, and program departments to enable risk-based decision-making with 75% faster response times. • Established and managed a centralized Recommendations Tracker system following internal and donor audits, prioritizing high-risk recommendations and achieving 95% implementation rate within agreed timelines • Conducted thorough internal compliance audits and targeted spot checks to ensure strict adherence to organizational policies, and national legislation across all operational areas, strengthening overall accountability. • Served as focal point for counter-terrorism (COTER) compliance, coordinating with logistics, partnerships, and grants departments to ensure sanctions screening protocols were followed in all procurement and partnership agreements.

Data Analyst

Cameroon

Regional Baha'i Council

January 2019

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July 2022

• Developed a centralized data ecosystem on Google Cloud, integrating multiple departmental sources and automating reporting workflows, eliminating data discrepancies and enabling real-time, organization-wide visibility. • Implemented an organization-wide A/B testing framework to evaluate new data initiatives and outreach strategies, driving a 20% improvement in engagement and enabling leadership to make decisions with full confidence.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

United States

University of the People

September 2021

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August 2025

Awards & Certificates

• Azubi Africa

Ghana

Azubi Africa

2024

Completed an intensive, full-time Data Science program covering Python programming, SQL, data visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning, and real-world project work, gaining hands-on experience in end-to-end data analysis and predictive modeling.

• Google Advanced Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Online

Google

2023

Acquired advanced data analytics skills, including exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, regression and predictive modeling, data visualization with Tableau and Looker Studio, and automation techniques for improving business decision-making.

Languages
English
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French
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Skills

Statistical Analysis

Risk Assessment & Regulatory Compliance

Risk Identification & Mitigation

Risk Assessment & Management

risk assessment

Data Analysis & Tools

Data visualisation

audit

Cloud networking

Cloud Computing

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power bi

Looker studio

Report and document preparation

Report writing

Automation

Machine learning