Imani Alkins
Christ Church
Summary
Dynamic financial professional with extensive experience at BPWCCUL, excelling in vault management and cash handling. Proven track record in enhancing operational efficiency and regulatory compliance while fostering staff development. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail, ensuring secure and accurate financial transactions. Committed to maintaining high integrity and confidentiality. Seeking to leverage my cultivated and transferable skills and experience to become a valued member of your team in the role of Internal Audit Assistant.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Head/Vault Teller
BPWCCUL
10.2023 - Current
- Overseeing daily operations of the vault area, maintaining a secure environment at all times. Conducting thorough audits of vault contents, verifying accuracy and identifying discrepancies.
- Serving as a reliable point of contact for colleagues seeking guidance on complex transactions or policy questions.
- Managing cash inventory levels to meet daily demands while minimizing excess holdings. Streamlining cash handling processes, reducing errors and improving overall efficiency.
- Ensuring accurate cash balances by conducting regular counts, reconciliations, and adjustments as needed. Preparing detailed reports on vault activity, supporting informed decision-making by management.
- Balancing staff and vault at end of day and secured monies in accordance with established procedures.
Financial Services Representative
BPWCCUL
04.2023 - 03.2025
- Assisting the supervisor - Savings Mobilization to maintain highly motivated, well-trained staff, maintaining effective employee relations. Supervising staff to ensure regular, high-standard of performance while maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry regulations, trends, and best practices to provide informed advice to clients.
- Managing the vault for the branch, including ensuring adequate cash levels are maintained, ordering cash, verifying, disbursing and replenishing cash orders for the FSR11s, internal and external ATMs, maintaining full vault security and balancing vault cash daily. Overseeing proper availability of daily cash and controlling cash levels in the FSR - II tills and ATM(s).
- Fully supporting and assisting the Branch Manager and Supervisor in developing, applying and evaluating policies and procedures for the savings area. Managing staff including scheduling, approving leave, providing regular team meetings, conducting perfomance reviews, providing counsellyinh, on-the-job guidance and discipline as required.
- Supervising the activities of the Financial Services Representatives - Grade II(FSRs) for Savings Mobilization ensuring authenticity of requested overrides and entering associated verifications.
- Reconciling FSR IIs end of day cash and cheques.
Financial Services Representative
BPWCCUL
03.2018 - 03.2023
- Providing prompt, efficient, and compliant administrative financial service to 500+ members, specifically directing the deposit and withdrawals procedures of over US$50k.
- Liaising with members to identify theirs needs, assessing compliance with the Credit Union’s policies and procedures and providing recommendations and appropriate solutions.
- Diligently executing the Credit Union’s established procedures and policies which prevented an imposter from committing fraud, handling the occurrence with great poise, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Education
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
01-2023
Certificate - Supervisory Management
Barbados Institute of Management And Productivity
01-2019
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
University of The West Indies
Cave Hill Campus01-2015
Skills
- Vault Management
- Cash Handling
- Time Management and Organization
- Microsoft Office Proficiency: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Regulatory Compliance
- Staff Supervision
- Data Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Problem Solving & Taking Initiative
- Adaptable
- Attention to Detail
- Confidentiality and Discretion
- High Level of Integrity
References
Mrs. Gleneth Clarke
Branch Operations Officer
BPWCCUL
Mile and a Quarter
(246) 6229141
Mr. Ryan Burke
Teacher
The Lodge School
St. John
(246) 2419181
Timeline
Head/Vault Teller
BPWCCUL
10.2023 - Current
Financial Services Representative
BPWCCUL
04.2023 - 03.2025
Financial Services Representative
BPWCCUL
03.2018 - 03.2023
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Certificate - Supervisory Management
Barbados Institute of Management And Productivity
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
University of The West Indies
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