James Alaba, Assitance Branch Manager

James Alaba

Assitance Branch Manager

A&M Pty Ltd Johannesburg, SA

Location
South Africa
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting,Finance, business and management
Experience
22 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 0 Months

Assitance Branch Manager at A&M Pty Ltd Johannesburg, SA
  • South Africa
  • My current job since February 2014

■ Key Functions:
• Supported manager in performing management functions such as staffing, training and expanding business plans.
• Investigated and resolved customer’s issues and complaints regarding operational matters - Handled all queries and client feedback in a professional manner.
• Communicated with the support team and implemented the organization’s operational guidelines, standards and policies.
• Monitored and managed operational activities - Directed the branch/store/bank operational risks, financial aspects and QA and audit processes.
• Documented and prepared reports on management and information systems; presented same to manager.
■ Staffing Contributions:
• Assisted the manager in recruiting diligent professionals, committed to high principles of service and performance.
• Designed and coordinated training programs for employees in order to enhance work efficiency - Conducted training sessions and workshops to improve the workforce and productivity of the firm.
• Maintained cordial relations with other staff and assisted them in resolving their issues

Marketing/Sales Consultant at Likai Distributor
  • South Africa
  • February 2013 to January 2014

• Plan and execute sales strategies for company by influencing sales staff. Providing sales figures for staff to understand; facilitate on site sales training in meetings, conference and online seminars.
• Effective utilization of customer relationship management system (CRM) to plan, prioritize, track and measure selling activities.
• Management of customers orders, replacements and refund system
• Maintenance and management of contacts identified in order to build lasting relationship.
• Arrangement of meeting or exceeding sales quotas, marketing products, creating customer base and maintaining customer relationship after sales.
• Effective planning and Budgeting, Target setting among sales team or Representatives.
• Mapping of potential customers and generate leads for the organization and setting Brand promotion.
• Motivation of team members

Head, Transaction/Customer Service Manager at Skye Bank Resources ltd
  • Nigeria
  • June 2006 to June 2013

• Responding to issues such as service inquiries, problem resolution, and retaining accounts.
• Handling customer escalations and all customer relations issues.
• Writing reports and business correspondence.
• Relaying information in a concise and clear manner.
• Managing customer expectations.
• Building customer relationships and loyalty.
• Quickly researching and investigating issues that concern a customer.
• Managing customer service teams, processes, and polices.
• Creating work schedules.
• Conducting visual observations of how staff speaks to customers.
• Allocating staff resources.
• Preparing daily, weekly, and monthly reports for senior managers.
• Coaching and developing team members in soft skills.
• Assessing the customer service department’s operational performance against set targets.
• Promoting products and services

Finance Assistance at ABC Consult & Finance
  • Nigeria
  • April 2002 to April 2006

Budget control, Clients management, Reconciliation, Account management etc.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting,Finance, business and management
  • at Ekiti state University, Ado Ekiti
  • November 2012
Higher diploma, Banking& Finance
  • at Osun State College Of Technology, Esa Oke
  • August 2007
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Nigeria
  • June 2007

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Team Leadership
Finance
Banking
• Organizational Leadership • Sales and Accounting management • Business Development • Client Relat
• Supervision • Training &Development • Advertising/Marketing Strategies • HR & Administrative Funct
Networking

Languages

English
Expert
Afrikaans
Beginner

Memberships

Internation Community
  • Supervisory & Advice
  • July 2015
International Accounting group
  • Advisory
  • June 2015

Training and Certifications

• Service Culture • Feelings for Customers • Service Recovery • Exceptional Service Delivery (Training)
Training Institute:
Skye Bank Plc Lagos
Date Attended:
January 2011
• The American Dream For The Next Generation- 15.662x(MiTx/Edx online USA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2015
• Inclusive Leadership Training; Becoming A Successful Leader-ILX1(Catalystx/Edx online USA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2015
• The Science of Happiness-GG101X(Berkeleyx College/Edx online course USA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2015
• Academic & Business Writing-Colwri2.3x(Berkeleyx College/Edx online course USA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015
• Introduction To Product Management- (Training)
Training Institute:
Canvas Online course
Date Attended:
March 2015
• Participating Certificate on Master Card Debit Training – Card Activation & Usage Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Master card Debit activation-Lagos
Date Attended:
August 2012

Hobbies

  • Travelling, Reading and meeting friends
    Best Atm distributor bankwide. Awarded certificate of outstanding staff of the year 2012.