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
Mining
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%.
Data Science
Ghana
Rainforest Builder
October 2022
-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
-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.
Bachelor's Degree
United States
University of the People
September 2021
-August 2025
• 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
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.
