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Leah Nambela

Lusaka

Summary

Focused customer service professional and bank teller experienced in banking environments for over 10 years. Skilled in building positive customer relationships. Excellent sales, service and time management abilities, counting and packaging money and keeping an accurate drawer.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Secondment to Commercial Division (Transactional B

ZANACO
10.2025 - Current
  • · Ensure thorough testing of transactions on vnet, infinity and core banking systems
  • Served as Tester for Transactional Banking during the upgrade of Zanaco’s Core Banking System, ensuring seamless functionality and compliance with business requirements.
  • Conducted end-to-end testing and validation of transactional banking processes, identifying and resolving critical issues to maintain system integrity.
  • Participated in the customization and testing of the Oracle Business Payment Model for Zanaco, ensuring accurate configuration and successful integration with core banking operations.
  • Delivered test result validation and collaborated with cross-functional teams to guarantee quality assurance and smooth deployment.

CORE BANKING PROJECT- SECONDMENT

ZANACO
10.2023 - 10.2025

· Developed user-friendly manuals and conducted hands on training sessions

· Holding virtual and hands on training of branch staff ensuring a smooth transition

· Coordinated go-live activities and provided support post go live to branches

· Cascaded all training materials and user manuals to the branches

· Participated and coordinated of user acceptance testing (UAT) for the respective branches

Customer Service Consultant

Zambia National Commercial Bank
01.2023 - 10.2023
  • Maintaining customer satisfaction with quick and professional handling of product returns.
  • Market and sale bank products to walk in customers
  • Training new personnel regarding company operations, policies and services.
  • Provide customer service care to customers who walk in the bank
  • Opening of fresh accounts and signature capturing
  • Assist customers with compromised debit cards and issued new credentials.
  • Draft and share monthly reports regarding opened accounts and products customers are being attracted to
  • Liaise with sales, marketing and management teams to develop solutions on different bank products
  • Communicate with Branch Operations Manager to inform of quality control checks and findings.
  • Recommend new procedures to boost consistency and customer experiences.
  • Assist clients with issues or requests.
  • Perform routine closings, maintain clean, accurate and accessible records and kept close eye on transaction updates throughout each day.
  • Perform banking, business administration and financial tasks
  • Assist customers with setting up or closing accounts, completing loan applications and signing up for new services.
  • Answer customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges and interest rates.
  • Establish rapport with new clients to increase satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Receive loan and utility payments, sending funds to correct destinations.
  • Work within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment

Bank Teller

Zambia National Commercial Bank
07.2019 - 12.2022
  • Place orders for customer cheques and verified starting numbers.
  • Build and strengthen customer relationships by leveraging excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Receiving in house and outward cheques and processing
  • Handling foreign cheques and processing
  • Provide customer records, account statements and copies of checks.
  • Sell and cross-sell bank products to new and existing customers.
  • Audit fellow teller currency to contribute to dual-control procedures.
  • Turn in excess cash to maintain drawer security.
  • Remove mutilated currency from circulation.
  • Complete highly accurate, high-volume money counts via both manual and machine-driven approaches.
  • Count and package currency and coins.
  • Reconcile cash drawer and resolved discrepancies.
  • Process customer transactions promptly, minimizing wait times.
  • Receiving deposits with correct information
  • Verifying signatures on withdraw slips to ensure that payments are made to right people
  • Conduct cash and key audits for controls and compliance.
  • Assist with daily cash and ATM balancing.
  • Educate customers on use of banking website and mobile apps.
  • Account Reactivations
  • Answer customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges and interest rates.
  • Log cashier's checks and other transactions to maintain accurate account records.

Xapit Coordinator

Zambia National Commercial Bank
06.2014 - 06.2018
  • Reactivations of Dormant accounts
  • Conducted cash and key audits for controls and compliance.
  • Developed and implemented strategies for top-tier customer service.
  • Performed routine closings, maintained clean, accurate and accessible records and kept close eye on transaction updates throughout each day
  • Performed banking, business administration and financial tasks to guarantee excellent service for high end clients.
  • Issuing of Visa Debit Cards and helping customers how to apply for one
  • Marketing for the bank's new products
  • Processing salaries and collecting commission as required
  • Executed wire transfers, stop payments and account transfers
  • Calculated fees due, interest and change for customer transactions
  • Assist customers with setting up or closing accounts, completing loan applications and signing up for new services.

Direct Sales Agent

Zambia National Commercial Bank
07.2010 - 05.2014
  • Banking all commissions earned by other sales agents into the bank’s account
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with quick and professional handling of product returns.
  • Trained new personnel regarding company products
  • Provide customer service care to customers who walk in the bank
  • Identifying customers through their identities which includes a National
  • Opening of fresh accounts and signature capturing
  • Carrying out any other work-related duties as assigned by the supervisor
  • Liaised with sales, marketing and management teams to develop solutions
  • Communicated with Branch Operations Manager to inform of quality control checks and findings.
  • Recommended new procedures to boost consistency and customer experiences.
  • Assisted clients with issues or requests and mentored employees on customer service techniques.
  • Assisted customers with setting up or closing accounts, completing loan applications and signing up for new services.
  • Answered customer inquiries regarding account balances, transaction history, services charges and interest rates.
  • Established rapport with new clients to increase satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Capturing Know your customer details of all new customers
  • Selling baking products including Savings and Current accounts
  • Selling minimal loans to marketeers and small businesses
  • Filling of all customer account details accordingly

Education

Degree - Public Administration

NIPA
Lusaka, Zambia
12-2027

Diploma - Insurance Studies

Zambia Insurance College Trust
Lusaka, Zambia
12.2012

Certificate - Insurance Studies

Zambia Insurance College Trust
Lusaka, Zambia
12.2008

Grade 12, High School - undefined

St Joseph Secondary School
Monze, Zambia
12.2007

Skills

  • Reporting familiarity
  • Strong Banking Ethics
  • Safes and vault operation
  • Risk management assessments
  • Customer service skills
  • Financial Advising
  • Banking operations knowledge
  • Cash handling expertise
  • Currency and coin counter operation
  • Cash counting
  • Compliance, banking laws and regulations
  • Consumer banking specialist
  • Deposit and Withdrawal Management
  • Cross-Selling Expertise

Timeline

Secondment to Commercial Division (Transactional B

ZANACO
10.2025 - Current

CORE BANKING PROJECT- SECONDMENT

ZANACO
10.2023 - 10.2025

Customer Service Consultant

Zambia National Commercial Bank
01.2023 - 10.2023

Bank Teller

Zambia National Commercial Bank
07.2019 - 12.2022

Xapit Coordinator

Zambia National Commercial Bank
06.2014 - 06.2018

Direct Sales Agent

Zambia National Commercial Bank
07.2010 - 05.2014

Diploma - Insurance Studies

Zambia Insurance College Trust

Certificate - Insurance Studies

Zambia Insurance College Trust

Grade 12, High School - undefined

St Joseph Secondary School

Degree - Public Administration

NIPA

References

  • Baruch P, Chambakata, 0976317239, Zambia National Commercial Bank, Head Office
  • Joseph,Chisembele 0977457345, Zambia National Commercial Bank, Head Office
  • Nancy M., Nachangwa, 0972519366, Zambia National Commercial Bank, Northmead
  • Pastor Chinedu, Arinze, 0964266779, Church Name Divine Solution Deliverance Ministry
Leah Nambela