Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Timeline
CHRISTINE N. ZAWEDDE

CHRISTINE N. ZAWEDDE

Kampala

Summary

To obtain a challenging and rewarding position in the area of Finance Accounting that provides the opportunity to utilize my expertise and skills while making a great contribution to the organization.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

BURSAR

BEATRICE SECONDARY SCHOOL
06.2022 - Current
  • Prepared the bank deposit daily Cash
  • Make courtesy calls to parents to remind them of their outstanding balances
  • Invoiced and recorded student charges including fees, tuition, books, uniforms, and supplies to student ledger
  • Responsible for preparing the end of month salary and wages schedule
  • Responsible for preparing and submitting monthly government collections
  • Ensured the accuracy and integrity of student account balances
  • Provided debt counseling for both students and parents

SALES PERSON /RECEPTIONIST

FLOSENJO BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
04.2021 - 06.2022
  • Answer and direct phone calls
  • Greeted all customers
  • Assisted all customers with choosing the proper cell phone device
  • Educated customers on technical features and the use of devices
  • Directed customers the best place to take their phones for repairs or replacing defective devices
  • Set up new accounts, upgrades, and add-ons, Followed up with customers to ensure satisfaction, and create sales opportunities
  • Applied screen protection on cell phone devices
  • Explained services, providing knowledge, and setting expectations for customers
  • Submitted orders and take payment information via phone from customers
  • Signed customer up for phone services.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT /SECRETARY CUM CLERK

Mr Clean Uganda Limited
11.2005 - 03.2021
  • Prepare daily reports on sales and all related works of this office
  • Provide a full range of general support services for the organization under the direction and supervision of the Country Manager
  • Perform all administrative and clerical services necessary in support of the Organization
  • Prepares responses to questions and data requests
  • Procures all materials in support of the Organization
  • Develops program support using MS Word, Excel, as necessary in order to facilitate tracking of personnel requirements, bio data
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Overall responsibility of the shop and its sells
  • Record sells, bank money, stock take, ensure that the shop is clean and tidy at all times, account for all items leaving and entering the shop
  • Keep updated books of accounts i.e
  • All receipts, debtors and creditors accounts
  • Handling all salary payments
  • Booking Flight reservations and Accommodation for our Directors and Administrators coming from South Africa
  • Preparing and paying all the company contributions like NSSF, PAYE, VAT
  • To ensure that operations and marketing teams make daily reports
  • To make sure all contracts receive the necessary cleaning materials at the beginning of the month and ensure that the same are used sparingly
  • Scheduling meetings between our Bosses and Clients
  • Customer care related issues i.e
  • To give feedback to head office in South Africa through the manager on product information, i.e
  • High or low prices, customer complaints, etc
  • Preparing invoices for our clients
  • Employee recruitment
  • Provided the highest level of prompt and friendly customer service which increased client base by 40%
  • Made a significant increase in sales by up-selling merchandise displayed at the cash counter
  • Delighted the customers with consistent and pleasant service which resulted in a 30% increase in returning customers
  • Reduced waiting time for customers by providing quick services
  • Followed appropriate procedures for cash handling

Cashier

Living word Internet Café
02.2004 - 11.2005
  • Selling time to clients, Balancing and making daily sales reports, Cash analysis reports
  • Carrying out customer service relations, guiding clients during the surfing process, carrying out secretarial work and reporting the daily sales to the Manager

attendant

01.2003 - 02.2004
  • Worked with Cyber times Internet café as an, RESPONSIBILITIES: Attending to clients and assisting them with scanning, faxing, typing their documents and other related problems.

CUSTOMER SERVICE/RECEPTIONIST

  • Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, or transfer calls to appropriate individuals
  • Arrange conferences, meetings, and travel reservations for office personnel
  • Complete forms in accordance with company procedures
  • Compose, type, and distribute meeting notes, routine correspondence, and reports
  • Greet visitors and callers, handle their inquiries, and direct them to the appropriate persons according to their needs
  • Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming correspondence requiring replies
  • Mail newsletters, promotional material, and other information
  • Maintain scheduling and event calendars
  • Make copies of correspondence and other printed material
  • Open, read, route, and distribute incoming mail and other material, and prepare answers to routine letters
  • Schedule and confirm appointments for clients, customers, or supervisors
  • Set up and maintain paper and electronic filing systems for records, correspondence, and other material
  • Collect and disburse funds from cash accounts, and keep records of collections and disbursements
  • Conduct searches to find needed information, using such sources as the Internet
  • Coordinate conferences and meetings
  • Establish work procedures and schedules, and keep track of the daily work of clerical staff
  • Learn to operate new office technologies as they are developed and implemented
  • Manage projects, and contribute to committee and team work
  • Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information both internally and with other organizations
  • Order and dispense supplies
  • Prepare and mail checks
  • Provide services to customers, such as order placement and account information
  • Review work done by others to check for correct spelling and grammar, ensure that company format policies are followed, and recommend revisions
  • Supervise other clerical staff, and provide training and orientation to new staff
  • Operate office equipment such as fax machines, copiers, and phone systems, and use computers for spreadsheet, word processing, and other applications
  • AS A SECRETARY
  • Greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate departments or individuals
  • Respond to queries in person, via telephone or email
  • Develop and implement office procedures
  • Maintain general company record systems to uphold accurate files
  • Compose letters, memos and emails
  • Screen documents, book meeting rooms, set up conference calls and take messages
  • Perform administrative tasks, including filing and photocopying

Supervisor

  • As a Cashier: Selling time to clients, Balancing and making daily sales reports, Cash analysis reports, making purchases for the center.

Supervisor/Receptionist

  • Carrying out customer service relations, guiding clients during the surfing process, carrying out secretarial work and reporting the daily sales to the Manager, Ensuring that everything at the center was in order, updating the manager on what has transpired at the center during the day.

Secretary/ Receptionist/Cashier

Coffee
  • Interacted with a company’s customers providing them with all required information
  • Addressed inquiries regarding products and services of the company
  • Dealt with and helped resolve customer complaints in a professional manner
  • Assisted customers in maintaining their accounts with the company
  • Placed in clients’ orders/ invoices and ensure they are worked upon effectively
  • Gathered clients’ information via telephone call
  • Provided products and service information to assist customers in making a decision about a product to buy and how
  • Answered telephone calls and made appropriate transfers
  • Processed new clients’ accounts, maintained customer accounts, implemented changes to existing accounts, and filled documents and other paperwork
  • Worked with Uganda Coffee Development Authority as an Office Attendant
  • Deal directly with customers either by telephone, electronically or face to face
  • Respond promptly to customer inquiries
  • Handle and resolve customer complaints
  • Obtain and evaluate all relevant information to handle product and service inquiries
  • Provide pricing and delivery information
  • Perform customer verifications
  • Set up new customer accounts
  • Process orders, forms, applications and requests
  • Organize workflow to meet customer timeframes
  • Direct requests and unresolved issues to the designated resource
  • Manage customers' accounts
  • Keep records of customer interactions and transactions
  • Record details of inquiries, comments and complaints
  • Record details of actions taken
  • RESPONSIBILITIES HELD AT SCHOOL
  • Disciplinary Prefect:
  • Maintaining the discipline of the school
  • Handling simple matters of the students, as part of discipline, ensuring that the
  • Students dressing code is ok.

General Secretary

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
  • Of the Prefect Body:
  • Calling prefects meetings, minuting, ensuring that student’s affairs are directed to the school management in time
  • Chairperson Electoral commission:
  • Preparation of all necessary requirements for the election process, interviewing candidates for various posts, working hand in
  • Hand with the school administration to ensure that the elected candidates are acting to the expectations of the students and the school management.

Secretary, Vice Chairperson

St Matia Mulumba Church
  • Youth
  • Calling executive and general meetings, minuting during meetings, putting up notices to ensure that members are fully informed of what is going on at the center
  • Worked as a, Organizing Mass celebrations, liturgy department songs, readings, petitions
  • Secretary M.D.D
  • Calling departmental General meetings, minuting during meetings, putting up notices
  • Catechist
  • Instructing children especially in schools around the Parish and the children at Church in religious Affairs (Holy Communion, confirmation, Profession of faith)
  • Kampala Arch diocese:
  • Trainer or trainees Starting up new sections and Training of new members.

Section leader

St Matia Mulumba Xaverian
  • Leading the section in all Section aspects, training, church activities
  • Organizing for meetings and seminars
  • Patroness
  • RESPONSIBILITIES: Assisting and directing the Section leader on how best to go about leading the section.

Education

Uganda Diploma - Business Administration

Nakawa Institute of Business Studies
01.2002

Diploma - Business Studies

Makerere University Business School, Nakawa
01.2002

Uganda Advanced Level Certificate -

Nakasero Senior School, Rubaga
01.1998

Uganda certificate of Education

Nakasero Senior Secondary School, Rubaga
01.1994

Primary Leaving Certificate -

Old Kampala Primary School
01.1990

Skills

  • COMPUTER SKILLS
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Internet/E-mail
  • Accounting Package (Tally and quick books)
  • IN HOUSE ADDITIONAL SKILLS
  • Communication Skills
  • MS Office
  • Customer Service
  • Data Entry
  • Coordinating
  • Office Management
  • Secretarial

Languages

  • English Fluent
  • Luganda Fluent
  • Timeline

    BURSAR - BEATRICE SECONDARY SCHOOL
    06.2022 - Current
    SALES PERSON /RECEPTIONIST - FLOSENJO BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
    04.2021 - 06.2022
    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT /SECRETARY CUM CLERK - Mr Clean Uganda Limited
    11.2005 - 03.2021
    Cashier - Living word Internet Café
    02.2004 - 11.2005
    attendant -
    01.2003 - 02.2004
    CUSTOMER SERVICE/RECEPTIONIST -
    Supervisor -
    Supervisor/Receptionist -
    Secretary/ Receptionist/Cashier - Coffee
    General Secretary - EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
    Secretary, Vice Chairperson - St Matia Mulumba Church
    Section leader - St Matia Mulumba Xaverian
    Nakawa Institute of Business Studies - Uganda Diploma, Business Administration
    Makerere University Business School - Diploma, Business Studies
    Nakasero Senior School - Uganda Advanced Level Certificate,
    Nakasero Senior Secondary School - , Uganda certificate of Education
    Old Kampala Primary School - Primary Leaving Certificate,
    CHRISTINE N. ZAWEDDE