AMY EMIKE IKPITAH ✦ TESTER ✦

Finance Specialist, Software Tester, IT specialist

Highly skilled in leveraging technology to strengthen anti-money laundering frameworks and combat financial crime. Now transitioning into software testing and quality assurance, where I aim to apply my strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and IT proficiency to ensure the integrity, functionality, and performance of financial systems and products.

Professional experiences

Finance Process Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions Vilnius, Lithuania

September 2024- Present

  • Serve as a liaison between internal teams and partners to resolve operational or integration issues

  • Maintain clear records and communication logs for all partners

  • Administration of insurance product payouts and ensuring that the process complies with AML regulations

  • Reconcile accounts receivable balances, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies

  • Collaborate with payment gateway providers and internal teams (Payments, Billing, Data)

  • Support audit preparation and compliance reviews by gathering operational data

  • completing primary bookkeeping tasks (record of invoices, bank transactions, payments)

  • Work with P&C Insurance policy administration (create/terminate/update private and commercial customers insurance policies)

  • Conduct quality checks on customer profiles to verify compliance with and other regulatory requirements

Finance Process Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions Vilnius, Lithuania

September 2024- Present

  • Serve as a liaison between internal teams and partners to resolve operational or integration issues

  • Maintain clear records and communication logs for all partners

  • Administration of insurance product payouts and ensuring that the process complies with AML regulations

  • Reconcile accounts receivable balances, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies

  • Collaborate with payment gateway providers and internal teams (Payments, Billing, Data)

  • Support audit preparation and compliance reviews by gathering operational data

  • completing primary bookkeeping tasks (record of invoices, bank transactions, payments)

  • Work with P&C Insurance policy administration (create/terminate/update private and commercial customers insurance policies)

  • Conduct quality checks on customer profiles to verify compliance with and other regulatory requirements

Finance Process Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions Vilnius, Lithuania

September 2024- Present

  • Serve as a liaison between internal teams and partners to resolve operational or integration issues

  • Maintain clear records and communication logs for all partners

  • Administration of insurance product payouts and ensuring that the process complies with AML regulations

  • Reconcile accounts receivable balances, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies

  • Collaborate with payment gateway providers and internal teams (Payments, Billing, Data)

  • Support audit preparation and compliance reviews by gathering operational data

  • completing primary bookkeeping tasks (record of invoices, bank transactions, payments)

  • Work with P&C Insurance policy administration (create/terminate/update private and commercial customers insurance policies)

  • Conduct quality checks on customer profiles to verify compliance with and other regulatory requirements

Accounting and Administrative Assistant

Embassy of Nigeria Vilnius, Lithuania

March 2023- September 2024

  • Assist in preparing and managing departmental budgets. Track expenditures and receipts

  • Procurement & Vendor Relations: source vendors and negotiate pricing to achieve cost-effective procurement

  • Maintain meticulous records of receipts and departmental expenditures, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance

  • Tax & Accounts Assistance: Support the preparation and submission of tax documents, ensuring compliance with regulations, including maintaining VAT records

  • Assisting Senior finance associates on various tasks

  • Investigate and resolve transaction-related issues efficiently

  • Communicate and coordinate with payment service providers

Accounting and Administrative Assistant

Embassy of Nigeria Vilnius, Lithuania

March 2023- September 2024

  • Assist in preparing and managing departmental budgets. Track expenditures and receipts

  • Procurement & Vendor Relations: source vendors and negotiate pricing to achieve cost-effective procurement

  • Maintain meticulous records of receipts and departmental expenditures, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance

  • Tax & Accounts Assistance: Support the preparation and submission of tax documents, ensuring compliance with regulations, including maintaining VAT records

  • Assisting Senior finance associates on various tasks

  • Investigate and resolve transaction-related issues efficiently

  • Communicate and coordinate with payment service providers

Accounting and Administrative Assistant

Embassy of Nigeria Vilnius, Lithuania

March 2023- September 2024

  • Assist in preparing and managing departmental budgets. Track expenditures and receipts

  • Procurement & Vendor Relations: source vendors and negotiate pricing to achieve cost-effective procurement

  • Maintain meticulous records of receipts and departmental expenditures, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance

  • Tax & Accounts Assistance: Support the preparation and submission of tax documents, ensuring compliance with regulations, including maintaining VAT records

  • Assisting Senior finance associates on various tasks

  • Investigate and resolve transaction-related issues efficiently

  • Communicate and coordinate with payment service providers

Customer Service Representative

Wise Payments Ltd

December 2022- March 2023

  • Manage and escalate fraud alerts, assist customers in managing their assets, providing guidance on Wise’s platform features and facilitating smooth transactions

  • Worked closely with internal teams, including compliance and technical departments, to streamline processes and improve service delivery

  • Managed sensitive customer information with the utmost discretion, ensuring accuracy and compliance with data protection standards

  • Consistently met or exceeded performance targets, such as response times, resolution rates, and customer satisfaction scores

  • Monitor existing transactions performance and identify suspicious trends or activities

Customer Service Representative

Wise Payments Ltd

December 2022- March 2023

  • Manage and escalate fraud alerts, assist customers in managing their assets, providing guidance on Wise’s platform features and facilitating smooth transactions

  • Worked closely with internal teams, including compliance and technical departments, to streamline processes and improve service delivery

  • Managed sensitive customer information with the utmost discretion, ensuring accuracy and compliance with data protection standards

  • Consistently met or exceeded performance targets, such as response times, resolution rates, and customer satisfaction scores

  • Monitor existing transactions performance and identify suspicious trends or activities

Customer Service Representative

Wise Payments Ltd

December 2022- March 2023

  • Manage and escalate fraud alerts, assist customers in managing their assets, providing guidance on Wise’s platform features and facilitating smooth transactions

  • Worked closely with internal teams, including compliance and technical departments, to streamline processes and improve service delivery

  • Managed sensitive customer information with the utmost discretion, ensuring accuracy and compliance with data protection standards

  • Consistently met or exceeded performance targets, such as response times, resolution rates, and customer satisfaction scores

  • Monitor existing transactions performance and identify suspicious trends or activities

Technical/Admin Specialist - Immigration Desk

Embassy of Nigeria, Budapest

December 2020- December 2022

  • Troubleshoot and solve application issues by reviewing application and local system configurations and adjusting them, reinstalling the application, installing support patches and fixes

  • Work collaboratively to ensure IT policies, standards, and configurations are adequately maintained, communicated, and compliant with internal and external policies

  • Support risk assessments, baseline reviews, and Information Security Management System policy updates to maintain security compliance and drive improvement

  • Identify, analyze, and mitigate third-party risks using internal policies and industry best practices Support oversight of controls relating to Technology to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data

  • Comply with performance metrics, handling cases in a timely manner and communicating with clients across the globe in a professional manner

  • Test production changes, coordinate with other support teams, perform configurations, and work with a variety of tools

  • Support security specialists and product teams in tracking security recommendations, control assessments, audits, and compliance reviews, ensuring documentation and remediation follow-ups

Technical/Admin Specialist - Immigration Desk

Embassy of Nigeria, Budapest

December 2020- December 2022

  • Troubleshoot and solve application issues by reviewing application and local system configurations and adjusting them, reinstalling the application, installing support patches and fixes

  • Work collaboratively to ensure IT policies, standards, and configurations are adequately maintained, communicated, and compliant with internal and external policies

  • Support risk assessments, baseline reviews, and Information Security Management System policy updates to maintain security compliance and drive improvement

  • Identify, analyze, and mitigate third-party risks using internal policies and industry best practices Support oversight of controls relating to Technology to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data

  • Comply with performance metrics, handling cases in a timely manner and communicating with clients across the globe in a professional manner

  • Test production changes, coordinate with other support teams, perform configurations, and work with a variety of tools

  • Support security specialists and product teams in tracking security recommendations, control assessments, audits, and compliance reviews, ensuring documentation and remediation follow-ups

Technical/Admin Specialist - Immigration Desk

Embassy of Nigeria, Budapest

December 2020- December 2022

  • Troubleshoot and solve application issues by reviewing application and local system configurations and adjusting them, reinstalling the application, installing support patches and fixes

  • Work collaboratively to ensure IT policies, standards, and configurations are adequately maintained, communicated, and compliant with internal and external policies

  • Support risk assessments, baseline reviews, and Information Security Management System policy updates to maintain security compliance and drive improvement

  • Identify, analyze, and mitigate third-party risks using internal policies and industry best practices Support oversight of controls relating to Technology to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data

  • Comply with performance metrics, handling cases in a timely manner and communicating with clients across the globe in a professional manner

  • Test production changes, coordinate with other support teams, perform configurations, and work with a variety of tools

  • Support security specialists and product teams in tracking security recommendations, control assessments, audits, and compliance reviews, ensuring documentation and remediation follow-ups

Consular Assistant

Embassy of Hungary Abuja

April 2017- September 2020

  • Data Privacy Compliance: Ensured all visa-related data handling adhered strictly to EU data privacy regulations (GDPR), safeguarding applicants' sensitive information.

  • EU Visa Application Processing: Managed and processed visa applications through the EU Visa Application System, ensuring accuracy and compliance with EU guidelines.

  • Organized and maintained secure records for all applications, implementing data protection measures to prevent unauthorized access or breaches

  • Collaborated with EU authorities and internal departments to address compliance requirements and resolve application queries efficiently

  • Monitored and enforced strict data security protocols to protect applicant information and maintain confidentiality in line with EU policies

Consular Assistant

Embassy of Hungary Abuja

April 2017- September 2020

  • Data Privacy Compliance: Ensured all visa-related data handling adhered strictly to EU data privacy regulations (GDPR), safeguarding applicants' sensitive information.

  • EU Visa Application Processing: Managed and processed visa applications through the EU Visa Application System, ensuring accuracy and compliance with EU guidelines.

  • Organized and maintained secure records for all applications, implementing data protection measures to prevent unauthorized access or breaches

  • Collaborated with EU authorities and internal departments to address compliance requirements and resolve application queries efficiently

  • Monitored and enforced strict data security protocols to protect applicant information and maintain confidentiality in line with EU policies

Consular Assistant

Embassy of Hungary Abuja

April 2017- September 2020

  • Data Privacy Compliance: Ensured all visa-related data handling adhered strictly to EU data privacy regulations (GDPR), safeguarding applicants' sensitive information.

  • EU Visa Application Processing: Managed and processed visa applications through the EU Visa Application System, ensuring accuracy and compliance with EU guidelines.

  • Organized and maintained secure records for all applications, implementing data protection measures to prevent unauthorized access or breaches

  • Collaborated with EU authorities and internal departments to address compliance requirements and resolve application queries efficiently

  • Monitored and enforced strict data security protocols to protect applicant information and maintain confidentiality in line with EU policies

Education

Technical Skills

Power BI
Power BI
Advance Excel
Advance Excel
CMS Management
CMS Management
SAP ERP
SAP ERP
Python
Python
Finance reporting
Finance reporting
PCI DSS
PCI DSS
SQL
SQL
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27002
ISO/IEC 27002
EU GDPR
EU GDPR
Salesforce
Salesforce
Agile
Agile
computer Networking
computer Networking
Software testing
Software testing

“Amy is an excellent communicator, intelligent, committed and an inquisitive individual. She has the skills and personality needed to be successful in any endeavor.”

– Dr Sandor Beer
Ambassador- Embassy of Hungary,.

Certifications

Certified in Cyber Security ISC2
Networking Basics cisco
Microsoft certified security, compliance and identity
Networking Basics cisco

Languages

EN

English (Native)

FR

French (Beginner)

Interests

Software testing
Quality Assurance
Cyber security
Databases
Data privacy
Governance risk and compliance

Contact me

Here to make it happen

www.amyikpitah.framer.website
www.amyikpitah.framer.website
amy.emikeikpitah@gmail.com
b.amy29@yahoo.com

Amy Emike Ikpitah

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