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Kokui Danquah

Accra

Summary

With a total of over 15 years working experience in customer service, project coordination, payroll supervision, HR services, and global mobility, I bring a diverse set of skills to the table. From optimizing payroll processes and ensuring seamless employee mobility to delivering exceptional customer service and driving successful projects, I thrive in fast-paced environments where excellence and efficiency are top priorities.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

HRBS PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

Integrated Business Services(IBS)
02.2024 - Current
  • Talent and Performance process management for team members
  • Oversee procedures and processes and manage queries and requests related to preparation and distribution of payroll for 22 Nestlé countries in Central, Western, Eastern and Southern Africa.
  • Coordinate team to process payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, taxes, and other deductions.
  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll month on month and oversee the maintenance of employee records.
  • Ensure payroll compliance with local legal requirements for each country’s payroll practices.
  • Facilitate audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
  • Monitoring of system configurations and updates to meet legal and business requirements

HR SERVICES AND MOBILITY TRANSFER PARTNER

Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd.
06.2022 - 01.2024
  • Enhance employee relations and engagement by executing programs with rich content to boost employee morale
  • Handle employee-related duties such as coaching, recruitment, and ensuring compliance with employment laws.
  • Lead and manage the end-to-end transfer cycle of Central and West Africa Region (CWAR) Internal Transfers and mission assignments.
  • Talent and Performance process management
  • Manage and coordinate- In and Out transfers of all expatriates of Nestlé CWAR Head Office
  • Prepare relocation compensation packages in alignment with internal and external stakeholders and with continuous communication with the transfer country, CWAR stakeholders/HRBP, and Transferee
  • Conduct full orientation/induction on related policies, benefits and pay package calculations, with specific information on related geographical area
  • Ensures that logistics associated with assignments (work permit, accommodation, medical insurance, bank account, shipment of personal effects, working tool etc.) are set in place in a timely manner

H2R PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

Nestlé Business Service(NBS)
04.2020 - 05.2022
  • Talent and Performance process management for team members
  • Oversee procedures and processes and manage queries and requests related to preparation and distribution of payroll for 22 Nestlé countries in Central, Western, Eastern and Southern Africa.
  • Coordinate team to process payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, taxes, and other deductions.
  • Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll month on month and oversee the maintenance of employee records.
  • Ensure payroll compliance with local legal requirements for each country’s payroll practices.
  • Facilitate audits by providing records and documentation to auditors.
  • Monitoring of system configurations and updates to meet legal and business requirements

CONTACT CENTRE LEAD

Nestlé Business Service
11.2012 - 05.2022
  • Talent and Performance process management for team members
  • Ensure that Contact Center KPIs are achieved: Handle customer complaints, deal with technical issues, and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Track Agents to ensure tickets are resolved within the agreed SLA: Monitor and spot check calls to ensure that they are being fielded properly. Ensure the right contact quality and be incorporated into training sessions.
  • Analyze recorded calls and randomly listen in on calls to ascertain if the right procedures are being deployed by Agents
  • Implement, monitor, and measure staff performance standards, quantity, quality and phone service levels
  • Work in conjunction with other departments/locations to identify and implement effective technologies, applications and processes

GLOBAL ME@NESTLE PROJECT MANAGER

Global Nestlé Business Service
01.2018 - 06.2019
  • Coordinate new content for HR sites for all Nestle
  • Sustain Content Management for “me@Nestle” HR sites
  • Manage the development and launch of “me@Nestle” HR content sites
  • Coordinate with technical team to provide solutions of sites

CONTACT CENTRE AND HR ADMINSTRATION LEAD

Nestle Business Service Accra
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Supervise all tasks relating to the administration and maintenance of employees’ Master Data in SAP
  • Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of employees HR data maintenance in SAP in line with HR Admin processes
  • Ensure appropriate synergy and alignment between the HR Admin team and the payroll team for 100% quality output to the internal business partners
  • Responsible for up and running of the Request Manager Tool
  • Responsible for the maintenance of employees’ payroll records including variable and recurring payments
  • Responsible for the performance management and development of team members

OUTBOUND CALL CENTER SUPERVISOR

Airtel Ghana
04.2012 - 11.2012
  • Coordinate with the team to plan and execute various projects and campaigns
  • Guide and assist team members in their assigned job responsibilities
  • Supervise team members to meet quality and productivity standards
  • Compile and analyze quantitative and qualitative reporting

INBOUND CALL CENTER SUPERVISOR

Zain Telecommunications Ghana
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Provide hands-on support and guidance
  • Identify areas for development to ensure continuous improvement
  • Monitoring service levels and optimizing service provision
  • Compile and analyze quantitative and qualitative reporting
  • Liaising with senior management on service level issues
  • Conduct coaching, training and evaluating call center agents

CALL CENTER AGENT

Zain Telecommunications Ghana
09.2008 - 12.2008
  • Develop positive relationships with customers and co-workers
  • Handle and resolve a range of customer contacts
  • Record a range of customer contacts
  • Meet performance standards

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration (GIMPA)
01-2007

Certificate - Management

Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration (GIMPA)
01-2004

Professional Diploma - Software Engineering

NIIT
01-2002

Skills

  • Customer service expertise
  • Payroll administration and processing
  • Team performance management
  • Effective communication

Timeline

HRBS PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

Integrated Business Services(IBS)
02.2024 - Current

HR SERVICES AND MOBILITY TRANSFER PARTNER

Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd.
06.2022 - 01.2024

H2R PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

Nestlé Business Service(NBS)
04.2020 - 05.2022

GLOBAL ME@NESTLE PROJECT MANAGER

Global Nestlé Business Service
01.2018 - 06.2019

CONTACT CENTRE AND HR ADMINSTRATION LEAD

Nestle Business Service Accra
01.2017 - 01.2018

CONTACT CENTRE LEAD

Nestlé Business Service
11.2012 - 05.2022

OUTBOUND CALL CENTER SUPERVISOR

Airtel Ghana
04.2012 - 11.2012

INBOUND CALL CENTER SUPERVISOR

Zain Telecommunications Ghana
01.2009 - 01.2011

CALL CENTER AGENT

Zain Telecommunications Ghana
09.2008 - 12.2008

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration (GIMPA)

Certificate - Management

Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration (GIMPA)

Professional Diploma - Software Engineering

NIIT
Kokui Danquah