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Ann-Shirley Coomson

@ann-shirleycoomson

Financial & Business Analyst at Ghana High Commission who produced fee reports supporting a policy change that cut passport fees by 44%.

United Kingdom

Message

At Ghana High Commission, I reconciled and verified high-volume passport and visa transactions, investigating discrepancies to keep financial and operational records accurate.

I produced comparative fee and transaction reports for Treasury and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. My analysis supported a policy change that reduced passport fees by 44%.

At Choice Support, I led the migration of financial and operational records to a new finance software system. I also maintained lease-vehicle records across six UK regions.

At Standard Chartered Bank, I reconciled high-value transactions and prepared AML reports supporting CDD/KYC audit reviews. I also built a direct reporting channel with an overseas partner team, cutting audit-request turnaround time.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Consular Officer (Higher Executive Officer)

Ghana High Commission

Oct 2017 - Aug 2025 (7 years 10 months)

Performed daily reconciliation and verification of high-volume passport and visa transactions, identifying discrepancies and ensuring financial and operational records remained accurate. Produced comparative fee and transaction reports that supported a policy change delivering a 44% reduction in passport fees.

Financial Reconciliations Data Validation Quality Control Exception Investigation Financial Reporting Stakeholder Management Excel Power Query SQL Power BI Python

Finance Administrator

Choice Support

Feb 2015 - Mar 2016 (1 year 1 month)

Performed comprehensive accuracy checks across supplier account records and led the migration of financial and operational records to a new finance software system. Maintained accurate lease-vehicle records across six UK regions.

Data Accuracy Financial System Migration Record keeping Excel

Corporate Banking Client Coverage Manager

Standard Chartered Bank

Nov 2012 - Aug 2013 (9 months)

Performed daily reconciliation of high-value transactions and prepared AML reports, supporting CDD/KYC audit reviews for institutional clients. Cut audit-request turnaround time by building a direct reporting channel with an overseas partner team.

Financial Reconciliations AML CDD KYC Audit Support Reporting Research Stakeholder Management

Intern, Corporate Banking Client Coverage

Standard Chartered Bank

Jun 2009 - Aug 2009 (2 months)

Completed an internship in Corporate Banking Client Coverage, supporting client coverage activities and gaining exposure to banking operations.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Glasgow

Master of Science, Data Analytics for Economics & Finance

2025 -

Activities and societies: Adam Smith Wealth of Nations Scholarship recipient

Pursuing an MSc in Data Analytics for Economics & Finance, with a dissertation on forecast reliability and data quality using statistical and machine-learning models. Recipient of the Adam Smith Wealth of Nations Scholarship.