Caroline Wanjiku Mutura

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SUMMARY:

Current graduate student in Project Management, with 2 years of professional experience in finance and banking industries. Additional experience with event/program planning and assessment. Committed to building a career in project management, to improve on my managements and leadership skills and to have a comprehensive understanding of project management. Eligible for co-operative education and internship opportunities for January 2021.

EDUCATION:

Northeastern University, Seattle

Master of Science, Project Management (Expected: December 2021)

Relevant Coursework: Project Scope Management, Risk Management, Scheduling and Cost Planning, Agile Project Management, Leading/Managing Technical Projects

Seattle, WA

Jan 2020 – Present

Strathmore University, Nairobi

Bachelor of Commerce, Finance

Relevant Coursework: Investment and Portfolio Management, Corporate finance, Public Finance, Financial Statement analysis, International Finance, Real Estate Finance

Nairobi, Kenya

Apr 2015 – Jun 2019

SKILLS:

Project Management Tools & Skills: MS Project, Agile Methodology, Scheduling, Cost Planning

Assessment Tools: Qualtrics

Basic Computer Software: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Additional Certifications: Cultivating Cultural Competence and Inclusion (LinkedIn Learning)

Languages: Swahili (native), English (native), Kenya Sign Language (basic)

EXPERIENCE:

Student Programming Assistant, College of Professional Studies

Northeastern University, Seattle

Create and distribute a bi-weekly announcement newsletter to 150+ graduate students, informing them of important campus and community information

Coordinate 1-2 career, academic and social events per month for the College of Professional Studies (CPS); assess and evaluate student satisfaction with event and program offerings

Develops biannual Student Experience surveys to gauge students’ ideas and feedback on campus/college co-curricular activities

Participate on Communications Committee for the CPS Office of Academic Advising; contribute current student perspectives toward the development of student-facing news/communication

Generate relevant Social media content for CPS students, keeping them informed about the safety protocols implemented, during COVID, for study sessions and space

Seattle, WA

Jun 2020 – Present

Corporate Payments Processor, Customer Care

Barclays Bank, Kenya

Analyzed payment supporting documents and forms to make sure the appropriate documents were submitted before for payment process

Processed financial payments in the right current accounts to be applied and that the funds were available using an Oracle based system

Reconciled daily posted payments for the corporate clients to ensure that all the payments are all accounted for and to mitigated any error found.

Respond to telephone inquiries on payments that required urgent attention and offered solutions when the customer had issues with a payment that was wrongly posted.

Filled and scanned all the weekly reports to be certain that all deposit amounts correlate to the posting reports

Nairobi, Kenya

Aug 2019 – Dec 2019

Finance Intern and Front Desk Coordinator

Strami, Limited – Kenya

Calculated income tax, Value added Tax (VAT) and Statutory Deductions before the deadline to avoid last minute rush and heavy penalties for the deferred payments

Prepared management Reports, including cash and revenue reports, supervised the cash flow, revenue, profit and come up with projected inventory needed in the month

Banked individual cheques from clients in different banks where the company held accounts and bank reconciliations to be certain that the payments are processed

Periodically invoiced clients for services rendered at the beginning of the month for the previous months services and monitored the client accounts

Supervised the daily vehicle running logistics, making the arrangements in the evening to ensure smooth running and solved any issues that arise

Prepared Tender documents, including pre-qualifications of suppliers to help increase the company clientele and boost sales

Ensured Proper office management and proper storage of the necessary equipment while requisitioned equipment that needed to be fixed and renewed

Nairobi, Kenya

Jan 2018 – Jun 2018

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