Miriam Amunyamekeh Vox-Afful, PMP ®
Clarksburg,MD
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
PCES Doo
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Project Planning and Execution: Led multiple planning, execution, and closure phases of projects, including defining project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
- Resource Management: Allocated resources efficiently, including personnel, equipment, and materials, to ensure successful project execution.
- Risk Management: Identified potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize project disruptions and ensure timely delivery.
- Stakeholder Communication: Served as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, addressing concerns, and managing expectations.
- Team Leadership: Led and motivated project teams, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring team members are clear on their roles and responsibilities.
- Budget Management: Developed and managed project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring adherence to financial constraints.
- Documentation and Reporting: Maintained accurate project documentation, including project plans, schedules, status reports, and meeting minutes.
- Change Management: Managed changes to project scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring that any deviations are properly documented and approved.
- Continuous Improvement: Identified opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance project management effectiveness and efficiency.
Project Accounting and Administration Coordinator
Pure Earth
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
- Prepared and made statutory payments for employees, contractors and vendors (SSNIT, PAYE, Withholding tax etc.) thereby avoiding sanctions from regulators.
- Partnered with vendors and suppliers to effectively manage and control budget.
- Negotiated prices with suppliers on goods and services thereby reducing prices by various margins to the benefit of the organization.
- Developed and rolled out new policies designed to reduce overall costs. For instance, during my tenure, the company saw the reduction of office supply wastage by 25% or more.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
- Organized various stakeholder engagement meetings for small and large stakeholder groups with the most successful one being the organizing of stakeholder meeting for over 1000 participants from diverse backgrounds.
- Procured resources and supplies to facilitate smooth project execution while reducing impediments on the project significantly.
- Created budgets and forecasts for management group to meet regular accounting deadlines.
Office Manager
Pacific Diagnostics
10.2016 - 12.2017
- Maintained computer and physical filing systems.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
- Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
- Coordinated special projects and managed schedules.
- Developed standard operating procedures for employees.
- Sourced vendors for special project needs and negotiated contracts.
- Arranged corporate and office conferences for company employees and guests.
Office Manager
Quipu GmBH
08.2013 - 08.2016
- Improved overall office efficiency by establishing smooth workflow processes, monitoring daily productivity and implementing modifications to eliminate operational bottlenecks.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering, stocking and receiving shipment. This ensured the elimination of wastage by 40% and over.
- Prepared travel arrangements for colleagues by getting competitive deals on tickets and other logistics thereby reducing our travel cost by over 20%.
- Prepared monthly financial reports for the Ghana office promptly and accurately thereby avoiding sanctions from the head office.
- Effectively prepared meeting materials and took clear notes to distribute to stakeholders.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable thereby refusing work waste time.
National Service Personnel
Access Bank Ghana Limited
09.2012 - 08.2013
- Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
- Improved customer satisfaction ratings by addressing issues and fostering timely resolution.
- Reconciled cash drawer and resolved discrepancies.
- Sold and cross-sold bank products to new and existing customers.
- Processed customer transactions promptly, minimizing wait times.
Education
Master of Arts - Management And Administration
University Of Ghana Business School
Accra, Ghana10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University of Professional Studies, Accra
Ghana10.2012
Diploma in Business Studies - Accounting
University of Professional Studies, Accra
Ghana10.2007
Skills
- Excellent Multitasking Abilities
- Budget Administration
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Administrative Management
- Stakeholder management
- Project cost control
- Finance administration
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Operational support
- Facility management
Certification
- PMP - Project Management Professional
Referees
- Faisal A. Wahab
Digital Innovation Manager
PCES Doo (Ghana Office)
3rd Floor, Opeibea House
37 Liberation Road.
Accra - Ghana
Phone: +233 20 845 8200
- Elsie Appeadu (Former Country Director, Pure Earth)
Managing Director
Delft Imaging (Ghana Office)
1st Owusu Tetteh Link
Dzorwulu - Accra, Ghana
Phone: +233 24 436 7211
Timeline
Project Manager
PCES Doo
01.2023 - 12.2023
Project Accounting and Administration Coordinator
Pure Earth
01.2021 - 06.2023
Office Manager
Pacific Diagnostics
10.2016 - 12.2017
Office Manager
Quipu GmBH
08.2013 - 08.2016
National Service Personnel
Access Bank Ghana Limited
09.2012 - 08.2013
Master of Arts - Management And Administration
University Of Ghana Business School
Bachelor of Science - Marketing
University of Professional Studies, Accra
Diploma in Business Studies - Accounting
University of Professional Studies, Accra
- PMP - Project Management Professional
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