Ignatius Sikulu
Fraud & Risk Management at DPO Group- Claim this Profile
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Swahili Full professional proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Experience
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DPO Group
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Fraud & Risk Management
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Branch International
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United States
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Fraud Risk & Credit Research
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Jan 2019 - May 2022
1. Played a key role in the establishment of the Risk & Compliance department. 2. Spearheaded the introduction of KYC experiments and eventual roll out. 3. Developed key signals that helped in control of credit risk. 4. Developed key processes in fraud risk management. 5. Ensured general organisational compliance to prevent risk of lawsuits that may arise due to fraud risk. 1. Played a key role in the establishment of the Risk & Compliance department. 2. Spearheaded the introduction of KYC experiments and eventual roll out. 3. Developed key signals that helped in control of credit risk. 4. Developed key processes in fraud risk management. 5. Ensured general organisational compliance to prevent risk of lawsuits that may arise due to fraud risk.
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BRANCH INTERNATIONAL
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NAIROBI
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LOAN REVIEW ASSOCIATE
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Jul 2016 - Dec 2018
1. Managed to detect fraud in a timely manner and presented preventive measures on the same. 2. Actively contributed towards product development. 3. Improved overall risk through researching and presenting findings to the risk team. 4. Carried out research on competitor strengths that helped improve our risk model. 5. Set a new record in timely loan disbursement and reconciliation. 6. Effectively managed the loan origination operations for the Tanzanian market 1. Managed to detect fraud in a timely manner and presented preventive measures on the same. 2. Actively contributed towards product development. 3. Improved overall risk through researching and presenting findings to the risk team. 4. Carried out research on competitor strengths that helped improve our risk model. 5. Set a new record in timely loan disbursement and reconciliation. 6. Effectively managed the loan origination operations for the Tanzanian market
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Speed Capital Ltd.
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NAIVASHA
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Credit Officer
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Dec 2014 - Jun 2016
1. Grew my personal loan book to over Ksh. 10 Million within 15 months. 2. Managed to maintain credit risk at below 15%. 3. Represented my branch at management meetings in acting capacity. 4. Was a critical member of the branch credit committee passing resolutions loan applications. 5. Trained MSME's on how to maintain business record and how to improve their credit profile. 1. Grew my personal loan book to over Ksh. 10 Million within 15 months. 2. Managed to maintain credit risk at below 15%. 3. Represented my branch at management meetings in acting capacity. 4. Was a critical member of the branch credit committee passing resolutions loan applications. 5. Trained MSME's on how to maintain business record and how to improve their credit profile.
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Wetosi & Associates
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Bungoma, Kenya
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Accounts Assistant
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Apr 2014 - Nov 2014
1. Timely reconciliation of payable & receivable accounts. 2. Developed an audit schedule whose adoption helped prevent overlaps between clients. 3. Keen to details helped improved efficiency and accuracy of final accounts. 4. Managed to grow the client network (by 5) by explaining the importance of accounting and auditing as a health check for businesses. 1. Timely reconciliation of payable & receivable accounts. 2. Developed an audit schedule whose adoption helped prevent overlaps between clients. 3. Keen to details helped improved efficiency and accuracy of final accounts. 4. Managed to grow the client network (by 5) by explaining the importance of accounting and auditing as a health check for businesses.
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SISDO
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BUNGOMA
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CREDIT OFFICER
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Sep 2013 - Feb 2014
1. Voted the team player of the month in 2 consecutive months. 2. Created and trained 11 investment groups with the help of the social services department. 3. Created a portfolio of over Ksh. 2 million in 6 months. 1. Voted the team player of the month in 2 consecutive months. 2. Created and trained 11 investment groups with the help of the social services department. 3. Created a portfolio of over Ksh. 2 million in 6 months.
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K-REP BANK LTD
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BUNGOMA
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DIRECT SALES REP AND ACTING MICROFINANCE OFFICER
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Mar 2008 - Jun 2009
1. Appointed the branch sales team leader. 2. Commitment to my role led to being promoted to acting microfinance officer. 3. Improved client product awareness by 70% 4. Achieved average monthly deposit of Ksh. 0.8 million. 5. Worked with the department of social services to recruit and train over 24 investment groups 6. Recruited 1087 clients within 18 months. 1. Appointed the branch sales team leader. 2. Commitment to my role led to being promoted to acting microfinance officer. 3. Improved client product awareness by 70% 4. Achieved average monthly deposit of Ksh. 0.8 million. 5. Worked with the department of social services to recruit and train over 24 investment groups 6. Recruited 1087 clients within 18 months.
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Education
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West Virginia University
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation, PASS -
PRIVATE
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (CPA), PART III -
MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, FINANCE -
MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Business Administration and Management, General