Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Timeline
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Oluwafisayo Sofowora

Oluwafisayo Sofowora

Business Operations / Analyst
Lagos

Summary

A driven and dedicated professional with a proven track record in Business Operations, Payment Processing and Reconciliation. Skilled in identifying gaps in Business processes and also leverage on cutting edge technologies to streamline these processes to drive efficiency. I am a detail-orientated and analytical individual, consistently seeking opportunities to learn and develop new and existing skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Operations Digitization Executive

Interswitch Group
Lagos, Nigeria
04.2024 - Current
  • Streamlined operational processes, resulting in significant cost savings and increased organisational efficiency.
  • Engaged cross-functional teams to execute high-impact projects for timely delivery to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations.
  • Fostered culture of continuous improvement by championing innovation and implementing best practices across departments.

Head, Service Reconciliation

Interswitch Group
Lagos, Nigeria
10.2023 - 02.2024

Acting Head, Service Reconciliation:


  • Daily Monitoring and Reporting of Reconciliation activities within the Team
  • General process improvements and project tracking.
  • Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
  • Delivered reports outlining project progress and results.
  • Stakeholder engagements and mapping of reconciliation scope for new products.
  • Engaged in brain-storming sessions and dicussions within the unit.


Cluster Lead (Industry Ecosystems Reconciliation)

Interswitch Group
Lagos, Nigeria
11.2022 - 09.2023
  • Responsible for managing and reconciling transactions within the Industry Eco-systems and Financial Inclusion Business.
  • Optimization of Reconciliation Tools and Processes.
  • Transaction Monitoring and Reporting.
  • B2B/ B2C Engagements for Conflict resolution
  • Training and on-boarding of new team members.
  • Daily and Weekly QA of the reconciliation activities within the team.
  • Applied positive customer service approach to increase satisfaction levels.

Reconciliation Analyst

Interswitch Group
Lagos, Nigeria
01.2022 - 11.2022
  • Responsible for transaction reconcilation between Internal and External systems
  • Conflict Resolution using tools like JIRA and CRM
  • Built dashboards to actively monitor transactions.
  • Account Management and reconciliation (IFIS NIP, Payment Gateway, AMEX, PTSP)
  • Daily Transaction Reporting
  • Used SQL knowledge to write queries and stored procedures for improved reconciliation processes.

Relationship Officer

Access Bank Plc.
Lagos , Nigeria
04.2017 - 12.2021
  • Kept track of current and potential clients needs to recommend new applicable products and services.
  • Reviewed client files to identify opportunities for cross selling.
  • Nurtured positive customer relationships to increase satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Monitored statutory and regulatory changes, implementing accordingly for compliant operations.
  • Communicated client feedback to leadership teams and identified improvement possibilities.
  • Assessed market and competitor activity to remain ahead of trends.
  • Conducted customer surveys and recommended ways of improving customer satisfaction.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Physiology

University of Lagos
Nigeria
10.2010 - 01.2014

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Tools
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Statistical Data Analysis
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Cross-Functional Team leadership
  • Workflow Automation
  • Data Entry
  • Effective Communication
  • Business Process Modelling

Certification

Enterprise Design Thinker


Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB)


Certified Business Analyst (IIBA) - In view

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Operations Digitization Executive

Interswitch Group
04.2024 - Current

Head, Service Reconciliation

Interswitch Group
10.2023 - 02.2024

Cluster Lead (Industry Ecosystems Reconciliation)

Interswitch Group
11.2022 - 09.2023

Reconciliation Analyst

Interswitch Group
01.2022 - 11.2022

Relationship Officer

Access Bank Plc.
04.2017 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Science - Physiology

University of Lagos
10.2010 - 01.2014
Oluwafisayo SofoworaBusiness Operations / Analyst