MARIAM SYLVIA FALOLA
204-***-**** ***************@*****.***
*** – 365, Thames Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2L 2B7
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Specialized in working in a fast-paced environment to meet customers’ needs and ensure efficient banking system.
Over 11 years of experience in retail banking industry, courteously providing variety of banking services to customers.
Supervised/Managed over 20 employees in Operations team which delivered effective financial services to customers.
Engaged customers to understand and meet their current and future financial needs by proactively providing them with advice and appropriate products and services.
Provided excellent teamwork, collaboration, leadership and interpersonal skills.
Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills with ability to prepare reports, memos, emails, and correspondence.
Superior skills in Microsoft Office suites and Digital literacy across several range of devices (such as laptops, tablets, smartphones e,t,c,) with a fast speed keyboarding skills, internet and computer navigation.
Led team of over 20 people for a period of 5 years plus to engage with other departments in order to ensure the organization goals are realized.
Ensured customer services are delivered in accordance with specified standards and agreed policies and procedures.
Taken ownership and responsibility for any service-related complaints/queries from customers, ensuring that their experience is positive, professional and within set timescales at all times.
KNOWLEDGE AREA
Customer Services & Relationship
Banking Services
Supervision and compliance
Time Management
Change Management
Risk Management
CRM Solution Software
Microsoft Office Suit
Report generation and rendition as required
E-Transact
Reconciliation of Cash Transaction error, Automated Teller Machine & general ledger
Verification of Western Union Transfer
Cash movement & Vault management
WORK EXPERIENCE
ZENITH BANK PLC April 2017 – June 2022
Relationship Manager / Banking Advisor
Responsibilities
Engage client through different communication platforms to deliver outstanding customer service experience with strong sense of urgency and pro-activeness to ensure customer satisfaction.
Conduct in-person, telephone, or email interviews with customers and potential customers of the bank to ascertain their financing needs.
Prompt handled and resolved customer issue and complaints with tact and diplomacy using different banking solution platforms and resolved clients concern at first point of contact.
Examine and decide on property, loan, and available credit applications based on an individual's ability, character, and assets in attempt to decide their ability to repay.
Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents by using strong data entry and attention to detail skill to ensure all documents are error free.
Delivering regular performance-related feedback to the customer support team while monitoring and evaluating their activities.
Developing a plan for and keeping an eye on everyday operations for customer service.
Offer necessary assistance with tasks for the customer support team.
Address customers issues regarding lending services and responding to questions from customers
Contributed and collaborated with colleagues successfully in meeting customers’ needs.
Recommended to all other departments cross-selling opportunities.
Cultivate and maintain relationship with different stakeholder of the bank with the aim of achieving common goal.
Demonstrate an initiative and excellent understanding of customers’ needs by following all company’s procedure, policies, and requirements, resulting in continuously meeting and exceeding customer’s and company’s expectation.
Educate and assist clients with using the online applications and mobile apps.
Ensure excellent customer delivery and resolution of customer enquires
ZENITH BANK PLC June 2013 – April 2017
Customer Representative Supervisor/ Banking Advisor
Responsibilities
Frontline management and customer enquiries
Delivering regular performance-related feedback to the customer support team while monitoring and evaluating their activities.
Developing a plan for and keeping an eye on everyday operations for customer service.
Employees receive training in areas such as corporate policies and customer service.
To provide effective customer service, manage cashier coverage and customer flow.
Evaluate and decide on property, loan, and available credit applications based on an individual's ability, character, and assets in attempt to decide their ability to repay.
Resolve customers issues regarding lending services and responding to questions from customers
Analyze issues and sort for lasting solutions and studying and learning sales tactics
Address usual customer issues regarding lending services and responding to questions from customers
Contribute and collaborated with colleagues successfully in meeting customers’ needs.
Recommend to all other departments cross-selling opportunities.
Cultivate and maintain relationship with different stakeholder of the bank with the aim of achieving common goal.
Update customers information on bank's database
Reach out to customers for follow up transaction and fulfilling KYC policies.
Recommend to all other departments potentials sales opportunities.
Follow rules and security protocols that are relevant to the job.
Process and reconcile Tax bill payment and customized collections
Process and reconcile payments via online platforms
Reconciliation of daily transactions and subsequent reporting
ZENITH BANK PLC March 2011 – June 2013
Customer Service Representative
Responsibilities
Placing and taking calls for customer service
Keeping good client connections by responding quickly and professionally to queries and problems
Addressing customer concerns, maintaining database records, and creating status reports on customer service issues
Resolve client issues, handled data entry and research are sometimes necessary.
Frontline management and customer enquiries
Assisting customers of the bank to resolve issues related to their bank account
Handling inquiries about the products and services offered by the bank.
Analyzing issues and sorting for lasting solutions
Investigating and resolving problems and studying and learning sales tactics
Update customers information on bank's database
Reaching out to customers for follow up transaction and fulfilling KYC policies.
Process and reconcile Tax bill and payment and various customized collections
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science 2009
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Diploma in Social Development 2004
Social Development Institute
CERTIFICATION & CERTIFICATE
Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1) Scrum.org 2022
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Great Learning 2022
Business Process Management Great Learning 2022
Professional Manager Certificate Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) 2016